- Look up
equestrian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word
equestrian is a
reference to
equestrianism, or
horseback riding,
derived from
Latin equester...
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Equestrianism (from
Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'),
commonly known as
horse riding (Commonwealth English) or
horseback riding (American...
- An
equestrian statue is a
statue of a
rider mounted on a horse, from the
Latin eques,
meaning 'knight',
deriving from equus,
meaning 'horse'. A statue...
- of
ancient Rome,
ranking below the
senatorial class. A
member of the
equestrian order was
known as an
eques (Latin: [ˈɛ.kʷɛs]).
During the
Roman Kingdom...
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Equestrian sports are
sports that use
horses as a main part of the sport. This
usually takes the form of the
rider being on the horse's back, or the horses...
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Equestrian sports are
among those contested at the
Summer Olympic Games.
Equine events began at the
Olympics in 1900, when
competitions in polo (considered...
- on June 20, 2023, and were
married on
April 20, 2024. "Karl Cook". US
Equestrian.
Retrieved 2024-08-02. https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/EQU/OG2...
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Equestrian sports were
first included in the
Olympic Games in the
Summer Olympics of 1900 in Paris. They were
again included in 1912, and have been included...
- The
place of
women in
equestrianism has
undergone significant societal evolution.
Until the 20th century, in most
Eurasian and
North African countries...
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Equestrian vaulting, or
simply vaulting, is most
often described as
gymnastics and
dance on horseback,
which can be
practiced both
competitively or non-competitively...
