equestrianism
Mounted sporting art
Equestrianism is the art and sport of horseback riding.
The term covers competitive disciplines like dressage, show jumping, and polo, as well as recreational riding.
An equestrian is a rider or someone connected with horses: equestrian sports, an equestrian statue.
The word derives from Latin for horse.
Travel on foot
- trotPace between walk, canter
- canterModerate equine gait
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- paceSpeed of movement
posting · lope · jog · rack · footfall · rhythm · tempo · stride
Equine control harness
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
- girthMeasurement around something
halter · martingale · hackamore · lungeing · manege · mounting · dismounting · posting
Mounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
- girthMeasurement around something
bit · noseband · breastplate · martingale · halter · pommel · cantle · billet
Timed equine obstacle sport
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
championship · tournament · arena · medals · trophies · champion · jockey · rivalry
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- half-passDiagonal two-track movement
- shoulder-inLateral equestrian exercise
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- impulsionForce driving motion
cadence · balance · precision · choreography · harmony · symmetry · suppleness · engagement
Course for competitive speed
- racecourseVenue for competitive running
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- steeplechasingRacing horses over obstacles
hurdling · furlong · paddock · purse · sulky · turf · derby · stakes
Domesticated riding animal
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- foalYoung equine, under one
- coltImmature male equine
filly · gelding · pony · thoroughbred · warmblood · andalusian · mustang · conformation
walk
Travel on foot
pace · posting · lope · jog · rack · footfall · rhythm · tempo · stride · suspension
bridle
Equine control harness
girth · halter · martingale · hackamore · lungeing · manege · mounting · dismounting · posting · seat
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
girth · bit · noseband · breastplate · martingale · halter · pommel · cantle · billet · browband
showjumping
Timed equine obstacle sport
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
steeplechase · championship · tournament · arena · medals · trophies · champion · jockey · rivalry · federation
passage
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- half-passDiagonal two-track movement
- shoulder-inLateral equestrian exercise
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
impulsion · cadence · balance · precision · choreography · harmony · symmetry · suppleness · engagement · collection
racetrack
Course for competitive speed
- racecourseVenue for competitive running
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
steeplechasing · hurdling · furlong · paddock · purse · sulky · turf · derby · stakes · handicap
horse
Domesticated riding animal
colt · filly · gelding · pony · thoroughbred · warmblood · andalusian · mustang · conformation · bloodlines
jodhpurs
Hip-flared equestrian trousers
- medieval lifechivalry, royal courts, jousting, knighthood, falconry
- Renaissance artspainting, sculpture, architecture, fresco, portrait painting
equestrianismrunning
Swift foot travel
track and field · marathon running · racewalking · sprinting · walking
equestrianismweightlifting
Sport of hoisting barbells
gymnastics · swimming · boxing · wrestling · cycling
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