equestrians

Mounted sport athletes

Equestrians are people who ride horses, particularly those skilled in horsemanship or involved in competitive riding sports like dressage, show jumping, or eventing.

The word also works as an adjective describing anything related to horseback riding: equestrian events, equestrian sports, an equestrian statue depicting a figure mounted on horseback.

competition

showjumping

Timed equine obstacle sport

arena · championship · rosette · trophy · medal · champion · obstacle · course · faults · penalties

horsemanship

saddle

Mounted rider's seat

mount · dismount · seat · posture · balance · aids · half-halt · collection · impulsion · contact

gaits

walk

Travel on foot

  • trotPace between walk, canter
  • canterModerate equine gait
  • gallopSwiftest quadruped gait

pace · cadence · stride · hoofbeats · rhythm · tempo · collection · extension · transition · footfall

stables

hay

Dried feed crop

  • stallEnclosed compartment or delay
  • barnAgricultural storage structure
  • groomingSelf-care for appearance

tack · feed · bedding · manure · paddock · farrier · halter · pasture · pitchfork · turnout

horses

mare

Female adult equine

colt · filly · mane · withers · hock · fetlock · hoof · breed · thoroughbred · warmblood

racing

jockey

Professional race rider

bookmaker · odds · furlong · paddock · weigh-in · handicapper · stakes · turf · sulky

dressage

passage

Segment of text

precision · elegance · harmony · choreography · freestyle · test · movements · transitions · centerline · salute

Categories
Opposites
mode of locomotion/transport

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People traveling on foot

walkers · cyclists · hikers · motorists · runners

Phrases
Family

equestrian, equestrianism

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G