equestrianism

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e·ques·tri·an

(ĭ-kwĕs′trē-ən)

adj.

1. Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders.

2. Depicted or represented on horseback: an equestrian statue of a famous monarch.

One who rides a horse or performs on horseback.

[From Latin equester, equestr-, from eques, horseman, from equus, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots.]

e·ques′tri·an·ism, e·ques′tri·an·ship n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

equestrianism

1. the art of horsemanship.
2. the practice of this art. — equestrian, equestrienne, n. — equestrian, adj.

equestrianism

[ɪˈkwestrɪənɪsm] N → equitación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

equestrianism

[ɪˈkwɛstriənɪzəm] n (= sport) → hippisme m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

equestrianism

n → Pferdesport m, → Reiten nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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There are scenes of all sorts; some dreadful combats, some grand and lofty horse-riding, some scenes of high life, and some of very middling indeed; some love-making for the sentimental, and some light comic business; the whole accompanied by appropriate scenery and brilliantly illuminated with the Author's own candles.

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'He belongs to the horse-riding, if you please, sir.'

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