equitation
Art of riding
Equitation is the art and practice of horseback riding.
The term emphasizes skill and technique rather than simply sitting on a horse—proper posture, control, and communication with the animal.
It appears most often in formal contexts: equitation classes, equitation competitions.
The word is somewhat technical; everyday speech prefers riding or horsemanship.
Timed equine obstacle sport
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
- poloMounted mallet sport
- vaultingLeaping over something
endurance · reining · cutting · hunter · steeplechase · cross-country · gymkhana
Mounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
- bitSmall amount or portion
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
girth · cinch · pommel · cantle · saddlecloth · martingale · breastplate · crupper
Atop a steed
- riderOne who mounts transport
- mountClimb up or steed
- dismountGet off something ridden
- seatPlace for sitting
posture · balance · aids · hands · collection · impulsion · cadence · rhythm
Travel on foot
- trotPace between walk, canter
- canterModerate equine gait
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- haltComplete sudden stop
pace · jog · lope · hoofbeats · tempo · stride · footfall · diagonal
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- half-passDiagonal two-track movement
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- shoulder-inLateral equestrian exercise
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
centerline · test · movements · transitions · submission · straightness · suppleness · contact
showjumping
Timed equine obstacle sport
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
- poloMounted mallet sport
vaulting · endurance · reining · cutting · hunter · steeplechase · cross-country · gymkhana
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
stirrups · girth · cinch · pommel · cantle · saddlecloth · martingale · breastplate · crupper · surcingle
horseback
Atop a steed
seat · posture · balance · aids · hands · collection · impulsion · cadence · rhythm · gait
walk
Travel on foot
halt · pace · jog · lope · hoofbeats · tempo · stride · footfall · diagonal · lateral
passage
Segment of text
- half-passDiagonal two-track movement
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- shoulder-inLateral equestrian exercise
freestyle · centerline · test · movements · transitions · submission · straightness · suppleness · contact
capriole
Leaping horse kick
- curvetLeaping horse maneuver
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- above-groundHigher than ground level
- loisirssport, lecture, cinema, musique, cuisine
- equestrianhorse, dressage, rider, saddle, jump
- Equestrianismhorse riding, riding, dressage, saddle, bridle
- horsemanshipriding lesson, riding lessons, riding school, riding schools, riding instructor
- horse historywar horses, chariot racing, cavalry charges, jousting, horse breeding
- horse showsshow ring, horses, show rings, conformation, showmanship
equitable, equestrian, equine, equitably, equines, equerry, equestrians, equitableness, horseback riding