gymkhana

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She enjoyed attending auctions and farm estate auctions and loved to ride horses competitively; she also enjoyed the rodeo and the gymkhana arena.

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  1. noun Any of various meets at which contests are held to test the skill of the competitors, as in equestrianship, gymnastics, or sports car racing.
  2. noun The place where such an event is held.

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  • Then the pony club are holding a short gymkhana, to be followed by a display of dressage by Joan of Arc, Charles II and Dick Turpin Dressage? —  PAGEANT OF MURDER - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 38
  • She enjoyed attending auctions and farm estate auctions and loved to ride horses competitively; she also enjoyed the rodeo and the gymkhana arena. —  Greeley Tribune - Top Stories
  • I hope the judges know how responsible they are for Hobbs getting kicked off the show and allowing it to happen by awarding Brophy unjustifiably high scores for a very indifferent dance - wandering round the floor with a flower basket and putting it down for Olivieri to jump over like a gymkhana pony.
  • It is time to leave behind those memories of primary school gymkhana hell and ... —  Sydney Star Observer
  • It is time to leave behind those memories of primary school gymkhana hell and experience sport in an all-different and all-supportive environment. —  Sydney Star Observer
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  1. Probably alteration (influenced by gymnastics) of Hindi geṁd-khānā, racket court : geṁd, ball (of Dravidian origin) + khānā, house (from Persian khāna, variant of khān; see khan2).
 

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