equestrian

[ih-kwes-tree-uhn]

adjective

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

   equestrian skill.

2. mounted on horseback.

   equestrian knights.

3. representing a person mounted on a horse.

   an equestrian statue.

4. pertaining to or composed of knights or mounted warriors.

   an equestrian code of honor.

5. of or relating to the ancient Roman equites.

noun

1. a person who rides horses.

equestrian

/ ɪˈkwɛstrɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to horses and riding

2. on horseback; mounted

3. depicting or representing a person on horseback

   an equestrian statue

4. of, relating to, or composed of Roman equites

5. of, relating to, or composed of knights, esp the imperial free knights of the Holy Roman Empire

noun

1. a person skilled in riding and horsemanship

Other Word Forms

• equestrianism noun
• nonequestrian adjective
• unequestrian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of equestrian¹

1650–60; < Latin equestri ( s ) (compare eques horseman) + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of equestrian¹

C17: from Latin equestris, from eques horseman, knight, from equus horse

Example Sentences

Weary of heat affecting horses in Santa Anita, they took care to schedule equestrian events for either early morning or evening sessions.

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Weather considerations went into the plan, with some sessions moved into the evening to have cooler conditions, including for horses at Santa Anita for equestrian events.

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Fink said with a laugh that equestrians have been sneaking onto the polo field for weeks, even though the park was closed.

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This features a life-sized giraffe and a replica of an equestrian statue of Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire, both constantly change shape in slow motion.

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Keck’s horizontal equestrian sculpture, which intimates occupation of the land, became Walker’s vertical, a grotesque standing humanoid, disemboweled.

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