equitation

Example Sentences

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The girls are bright and independent, and enrolled in online school so they can compete in both show jumping and equitation, a division in which riders are judged on their form.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2020

Yes, Billy Joel had also been spotted watching an equitation class on family day, Mr. Robbins said.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2019

While his wife is writing for the press "on horses and equitation," Powell's career as a largely unread novelist goes nowhere.

From Time Magazine Archive

He knew enough about equitation to realize she was showing off.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

I by no means refer to those schools which teach equitation as a true art, instead of merely drilling you in the bald elements of riding.

From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault