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Synonyms for equitation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ek-wi-tey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛk wɪˈteɪ ʃən



Définition of equitation

  • As in horsemanship : noun riding skill
Example sentences :
  • Our instructional staff for equitation is thoroughly satisfactory.
  • Extract from : « Cavalry in Future Wars » by Frederick von Bernhardi.
  • Unfortunately the history of equitation is a very obscure subject.
  • Extract from : « The Heroic Age » by H. Munro Chadwick
  • A section across the cluster of leaves at the bottom, showing the equitation.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • This, as regards finish in the rider's hand, is in equitation what tone is in music.
  • Extract from : « The Barb and the Bridle » by Vielle Moustache
  • Moreover, the style of equitation was that of a man—a leg on each side of the saddle.
  • Extract from : « The Guerilla Chief » by Mayne Reid
  • In equitation, as in matrimony, there should never arise the first quarrel.
  • Extract from : « Riding Recollections, 5th ed. » by G. J. Whyte-Melville
  • This day we were to begin our equitation, as I said; for I would needs make a word too.
  • Extract from : « Life Of Johnson, Volume 5 » by Boswell
  • And any mode of equitation, from the far inferior wealth of ancient times, implied wealth.
  • Extract from : « The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) » by Thomas De Quincey
  • Now in equitation there can be no divided empire; and the horse will most assuredly be master if the man is not.
  • Extract from : « Riding Recollections, 5th ed. » by G. J. Whyte-Melville
  • Never have I seen such a wild dream of equitation as the Tokio parade-ground showed.
  • Extract from : « From Sea to Sea » by Rudyard Kipling

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