equestrian skill
Example Sentences
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Among these did Hector mingle, performing arduous deeds with his spear and equestrian skill, and he was laying waste the phalanxes of youths.
From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois
But, far the first, arose Eumelus, king of men, the dear son of Admetus, who surpassed in equestrian skill.
From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois
These manoeuvres were executed by the young warriors, apparently in a spirit of bravado, and with the design of showing off their courage and equestrian skill.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne
They are approaching it at a like rate of speed; for although the horses appear to be in a gallop, it is only a fancy gait fashionable among Spanish-Americans, its purpose to exhibit equestrian skill.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne
I don’t like to be defeated, and I should not like to abandon the undertaking on account of my want of equestrian skill.
From With Axe and Rifle by Meyer, H.
