equitation

[ ek-wi-tey-shuh n ]

/ ˌɛk wɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or art of riding on horseback.

Nearby words

equirotal, equisetoid, equisetum, equitable, equitant, equitation, equites, equities, equitoxic, equity, equity capital

Origin of equitation

1555–65; < Latin equitātiōn- (stem of equitātiō), equivalent to equitāt(us) (past participle of equitāre to ride) + -iōn- -ion

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Examples from the Web for equitation

Our instructional staff for equitation is thoroughly satisfactory.
Cavalry in Future Wars|Frederick von Bernhardi.
My time before I joined was taken up with learning the use of arms, equitation, and certain dry studies under an abbe.
Won by the Sword|G.A. Henty
Mounted drill, riding bare-back, with nothing but a halter chain as a bridle, was the initiatory degree of Battery D's equitation.
The Delta of the Triple Elevens|William Elmer Bachman
In all his principal matches he rode himself, and in that branch of equitation rivaled the most professional jockeys.
The International Weekly Miscellany, Volume I. No. 9.|Various

And any mode of equitation, from the far inferior wealth of ancient times, implied wealth.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey

British Dictionary definitions for equitation

equitation

/ (ˌɛkwɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the study and practice of riding and horsemanship

Word Origin for equitation

C16: from Latin equitātiō, from equitāre to ride, from equus horse

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