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Near-simultaneously, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a stab at diplomacy, attempting to turn the conversation away from teasing Putin with an enthusiastic endorsement of equestrianism.

From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2022

Parents bought a horse for a child, now grown-up and no longer interested in equestrianism.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2022

A graduate of Princeton’s Theological Seminary, Baskerville, then 23, decided to delay his entry to ministry and left for Tabriz to teach several subjects and coach tennis and equestrianism at a Presbyterian missionary school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

“She had been interested in equestrianism her entire life.”

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2020

The author has studied equestrianism as an art, and, although believing in the Haute Ecole of Baucher, enjoys with equal zest a ride to hounds or a gallop on the western prairies.

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