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/ˌɛkwətˈeɪʃən/ Listen

Equitation

noun

The sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements. Synonyms: horseback riding, riding.

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"Equitation" Quotes from Famous Books

... afraid you meant one of your ostriches, and I candidly admit that my experiences in equitation do not extend to ...

— Willis the Pilot • Paul Adrien

... Jothphine hath been and got married to E. W. B. Childerth, and thee hath got a boy, and though he'th only three yearth old, he thtickth on to any pony you can bring againtht him. He'th named The Little Wonder of Thcolathtic Equitation; and if you don't hear of that boy at Athley'th, you'll hear of him at Parith. And you recollect Kidderminthter, that wath thought to be rather thweet upon yourthelf? Well. He'th married too. Married a widder. Old enough to be hith mother. Thee wath Tightrope, thee wath, and now thee'th ...

— Hard Times • Charles Dickens*

Words linked to "Equitation" : ride horseback, horseback riding, athletics, prance, post, extend, equestrian sport, sport, pony-trekking, riding, gallop, trot, canter