equestrianism
Americannoun
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the pursuit and participation of equestrian sports.
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skill in riding and performing various maneuvers on horseback.
Example Sentences
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Three of the five proposed designs feature the late Queen riding a horse, reflecting her lifelong enthusiasm for equestrianism.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
“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 ● Apr. 29, 2024
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 ● Jun. 26, 2022
A graduate of Princeton’s Theological Seminary, Baskerville, then 23, decided to delay his entry to ministry and left for Tabriz to teach several subjects and coach tennis and equestrianism at a Presbyterian missionary school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
"And all the authorities agree with him," says Versatilia, who has accumulated a small library of books on equestrianism since she began to take lessons.
From In the Riding-School; Chats with Esmeralda by Browne, Theo. Stephenson
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