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equestrian

[ih-kwes-tree-uhn] / ɪˈkwɛs tri ən /
NOUN
horse rider
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The Fourth Plinth was left empty for more than 150 years after money ran out for an equestrian statue of William IV.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The council has authored other motions to limit e-bikes elsewhere, including a ban for e-bikes on equestrian and hiking trails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Her agency has fielded all sorts of parenting requests: providing equestrian nannies who travel to tournaments, baby chefs to prepare culturally specific purées for infants, personal stylists for the children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The 12-acre, “majestically landscaped” equestrian estate sits on a 194-acre community of horse farms.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

She attached cameras to saddles for equestrian events and floated them on pontoon boats for swimming events.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Local volunteers have since helped transform the track into a 20+ mile long path for walkers, cyclists, wheelchair users and mobility scooters, with some sections also open to equestrians.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Fink said with a laugh that equestrians have been sneaking onto the polo field for weeks, even though the park was closed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

One horse sported wear on its teeth suggesting it was controlled by a bit typically used by elite equestrians in the Middle Ages.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024

Helmet inclusivity is important, Black equestrians said, because it could mean the difference between life and death.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

The ten minutes John had given seemed very long, but at last wheels were heard; four equestrians galloped up the drive, and after them came two open carriages.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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