equestrian

e·ques·tri·an  (-kwstr-n)

adj.

1. Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders.

2. Depicted or represented on horseback: an equestrian statue of a famous monarch.

n.

One who rides a horse or performs on horseback.

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[From Latin equester, equestr-, from eques, horseman, from equus, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·questri·an·ism, e·questri·an·ship n.

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equestrian [ɪˈkwɛstrɪən]

adj

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) of or relating to horses and riding

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) on horseback; mounted

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) depicting or representing a person on horseback an equestrian statue

4. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or composed of Roman equites

5. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or composed of knights, esp the imperial free knights of the Holy Roman Empire

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a person skilled in riding and horsemanship

[from Latin equestris, from eques horseman, knight, from equus horse]

equestrianism  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	equestrian - a man skilled in equitation           horseback rider, horseman picador - the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low bronco buster, broncobuster, buster - a person who breaks horses fox hunter - a mounted hunter who follows the hounds in pursuit of a fox horsewoman - a woman horseman jockey - someone employed to ride horses in horse races postilion, postillion - someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) rider - a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel) roughrider - a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle
Adj.	1.	equestrian - of or relating to or composed of knights
	2.	equestrian - of or relating to or featuring horseback riding

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equestrian

adjective

riding, mounted, horse riding his equestrian skills

noun

rider, jockey (archaic), horseman, horse rider, knight, cavalier a record performance yet to be beaten by any other British equestrian

Equestrianism

Equestrian events and sports  Ascot, Badminton, buckjumping (Austral.), cavalcade, claiming race (U.S. & Canad.), classic, Derby, dressage, eventing, Grand National, gymkhana, harness racing, horse racing, hunt, joust, jump-off, Kentucky Derby, meeting, nursery stakes, Oaks, One Thousand Guineas, picnic race (Austral.), plate, point-to-point, polo, puissance, race meeting, races, the, Saint Leger, showjumping, steeplechase, sweepstake or (esp. U.S.) sweepstakes, three-day eventing, Two Thousand Guineas

Classic English horse races 

Course	Distance
One Thousand Guineas (fillies)	Newmarket	one mile
Two Thousand Guineas (colts)	Newmarket	one mile
Derby (colts)	Epsom	one and a half miles
the Oaks (fillies)	Epsom	one and a half miles
St. Leger (colts and fillies)	Doncaster	one and three quarter miles

Horse racing terms  accumulator, allowance, also-ran, ante post betting, apprentice, auction plate, away, blanket finish, boring, break, break away, card or race card, chaser, claiming race (U.S. & Canad.), classic, clerk of the course, clerk of the scales, colt, come in, course, daily double, dead heat, distance, dope sheet (slang), draw, each way or (U.S.) across-the-board, faller, fence, filly, finish, flat, flat jockey, flat racing, flight, furlong, gate, going, green horse, handicap, handicapper, handy, harness race or (N.Z.) trotting race, head, home straight or (U.S.) home stretch, hurdle, hurdling, impost, jockey, Jockey Club, jump jockey, length, maiden, meeting, milepost, nap, National Hunt, neck, novice, objection, pacemaker or pacesetter, pacer, paddock, photo finish, place, plater, point-to-point (Brit.), pole (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), post, roughie, scratch, scurry, selling race or plate, short head, silver ring, stakes, starter, starting post, starting price, starting stalls or (U.S.) starting gate, stayer, steeplechase or chase, steward, stewards' inquiry, straight or (U.S.) straightaway, stretch, sweat (chiefly U.S.), sweat up, ticktack, track, trainer, turf, under starter's orders, unplaced, unseated rider, walkover, weigh in, winning post, wire (U.S. & Canad.), yearling

Types of jump  brush and rails, double oxer, gate, hog's back, narrow stile, parallel poles, planks, post and rails, triple bars, wall, water jump

Translations

equestrian [ɪˈkwestrɪən]

A. ADJ → ecuestre

B. N → caballista mf, jinete mf

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equestrian [ɪˈkwɛstriən]

adj [skills, event] → équestre

n (= person) → écuyer/ère m/f, cavalier/ière m/f

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equestrian

adj → Reit-, Reiter-; equestrian act → Reit- or Pferdenummer f; equestrian events → Reitveranstaltung f; (tournament) → Reitturnier nt; equestrian statue → Reiterstandbild nt

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equestrian [ɪˈkwɛstrɪən]

1. adj → equestre

2. n (man) → cavaliere m; (woman) → amazzone f

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equestrian [ɪˈkwɛstrɪən]

1. adj → equestre

2. n (man) → cavaliere m; (woman) → amazzone f

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equestrian

adj equestrian [iˈkwestriən]

of the art of horse-riding. perderuiter فُروسي конна езда jezdecký ride-; rytter Reiter... ιππικός ecuestre ratsutamis- مربوط به سوارکاری ratsastus- équestre רְכִיבַת סוּסִים अश्वारोही, घुड़सवार jahaći, vješt u jahanju lovas seni menunggang kuda reiðmennsku- equestre 馬術 마술(馬術)의 jojimo, raitelių jāšanas- menunggang kuda ruiter- ride-, rytter- jeździecki equestre ecvestru конный jazdecký jahalen konjički rid-, ryttar- ที่เกี่ยวกับการขี่ม้า biniciliğe ait, atlı 騎術的 кінний شہسواری thuộc sự cưỡi ngựa 骑术的