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 confidently recommend all ladies, and especially young girls just beginning the art of equitation, to procure a lady's spur, and never to mount a horse without it.

From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie