equitation

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  1. noun The art and practice of riding a horse.

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  • This day we were to begin our equitation, as I said; for I would needs make a word too. —  Life Of Johnson, Volume 5
  • Saturday's event included English and western equitation, working trails and dressage. —  news | OS | http://www.ocala.com
  • Blais has a 9-1 record this season in equitation over fences. —  Oklahoma State Cowboys News -- www.okstate.com
  • The Hunter Seat team, seeded No. 6, faces SMU in the first round, with equitation over fences starting at 9 a.m. and equitation over flats at 1: 30 p.m. —  The Daily O'Collegian
  • In Hunter Seat, Ally Blais and Sam Collingsworth's twin sister, Charlotte, will compete in equitation on the flat. —  The Daily O'Collegian
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  1. Latin equitātiō, equitātiōn-, from equitāre, to ride horseback; see equitant.

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  1. = French équitation = Spanish equitacion = Portuguese equitação = Italian equitazione, from Latin equitatio(n-), from equitare, past participle equitatus, ride: see equitant.
 

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/ɛkwɪˈteɪʃən/
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