Doma menorquina is the traditional style of riding of the island of Menorca. It is closely associated with the Menorquín horse.
Doma menorquina is based on classical dressage and resembles a combination of Spanish; Castilian: [[Haute Ecole (dressage)|alta escuela]] and Spanish; Castilian: [[doma vaquera]] disciplines. Usually, stallions 3–4 years old are trained. From the three basic gaits, walk, trot and gallop, training progresses to the Spanish walk, half pass, flying changes and piaffe and culminates in the bot, or walking courbette. The remarkable ability of Menorcan horses in the bot is the most notable element of Menorcan riding; during the manoeuvre, the rider sits motionless, supported by the rigid back of the Catalan; Valencian: sella menorquina, the Menorcan saddle.
Horses and riders are at the centre of local Catalan; Valencian: festa celebrations, in a tradition that may go back to the fourteenth century and incorporate elements of Christian, pagan and Moorish ritual. Some 150 riders participate in the festival of Catalan; Valencian: [[Birth of Mary|Mare de Déu de Gràcia]]|italic=no (8–9 September) in Maó and in that of Catalan; Valencian: [[John the Baptist|Sant Joan]]|italic=no (23–24 June) in Ciutadella. Riders pass through the crowds, executing caracoles and repeatedly performing the bot; the more often it is performed and the greater the distance travelled, the greater the applause of the crowd. Touching the horses is believed to bring good luck. At Ciutadella three types of contest of skill are also held: the Catalan; Valencian: [[Corrida de sortija|ensortilla]], in which the rider armed with a lance attempts to take a small ring suspended from a cord; the Catalan; Valencian: rompre ses carotes, a jousting contest in which one rider attempts to break a hand-painted circular wooden shield held by the other; and the most dangerous, Catalan; Valencian: córrer abraçats, "running embraced", in which two horses gallop with their riders arm-in-arm.
The Catalan; Valencian: elevade, in which the horse beats the air with the front hooves, is also a part of the ritual of the Catalan; Valencian: festa.