equestrianism

[i-kwes-tree-uhn-iz-uhm]

noun

1. the pursuit and participation of equestrian sports.

2. skill in riding and performing various maneuvers on horseback.

Example Sentences

Three of the five proposed designs feature the late Queen riding a horse, reflecting her lifelong enthusiasm for equestrianism.

From BBC

“We are only women here now,” said one of those experienced riders, Fanny Lorré, gleefully smiling as she noted how big of a change it was from the once male-dominated world of equestrianism.

From Seattle Times

Blackhawk, who read an advance copy of “Indigenous Continent,” said Hamalainen was “an important historian of the early American West, who studies equestrianism as well as anybody.”

From New York Times

Near-simultaneously, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a stab at diplomacy, attempting to turn the conversation away from teasing Putin with an enthusiastic endorsement of equestrianism.

From Washington Post

Parents bought a horse for a child, now grown-up and no longer interested in equestrianism.

From Seattle Times