horse riding

Astride a steed

The activity of sitting on a horse and controlling its movement, whether for recreation, sport, or transportation.

In American English, the more common term is horseback riding; horse riding is the standard form in British English.

She took up horse riding as a teenager.

Related

saddle up · eventing · rider · cross-country · barrel racing · pony club · grooming · rodeo · wild west · vaulting · bridle · hackamore · tack room · buffalo hunting · polo · lunging · stirrups · dismount

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Opposites
mode of locomotion/transport

horse ridingwalking

Locomotion on foot

driving · cycling · flying · sailing · public transit

human-animal interaction type

horse ridinghorse grooming

Maintaining equine coat hygiene

activity level/effort

horse ridingsitting still

Seated without movement

resting · lounging · inactivity · idleness

Family

horse, riding, horseback riding

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G