Equestrian

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The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin equester and equus, "horse".

Horseback riding (or riding in British English)

Examples of this are:

  • Equestrian sports
  • Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ancient Rome
  • Equestrian statue, a statue of a leader on horseback
  • Equestrian nomads, one of various nomadic or semi-nomadic ethnic groups whose culture places special emphasis on horse breeding and riding
  • Equestrian at the Summer Olympics, a division of Olympic Games competition

Other

  • The ship Equestrian, used to transport convicts from England to Australia, for example Alfred Dancey.

See also

  • Equestria, Pretoria
  • Equestria, the fictional nation in which the television show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, and its associated comic books, movies, and novels primarily take place
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