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Examples of equitation in a Sentence
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Tickled Pink Memorabilia Mall in Louisville. nuts & bolts: Home for the horses
Owner: Jo Cornell, who is a saddle seat equitation instructor.
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
The Fieldstone clients took part in carriage driving through an obstacle course, as well as trail riding, equitation, and futures and dressage with progressively difficult maneuvers.
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cleveland, 11 July 2023
Allen resident Stacey Johnson, 43, has over 100 Special Olympics medals in equestrian and track disciplines — including a gold equitation medal from the organization’s World Summer Games in Ireland in 2003.
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Terry Wagner, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
In February, at a national equitation championship hosted at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Hannah came in 12th out of more than 100 athletes, said Mitchell, who saw the Olympics in Hannah’s future.
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Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
That their first horse should be named Cash seems apt: Mr. Oldfather makes frequent note of the money required to compete in the Hunter/Jumper and equitation divisions of this new world that his daughters had chosen.
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Lettie Teague, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022
Freeburger said riders at the show were judged on their abilities to perform equitation skills including walk, trot and halt.
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Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 17 Nov. 2020
In addition to her running, Simmons does English riding, taking part in hunter, jumper and equitation competitions in the spring and summer on one of her three horses.
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Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2020
The equitation competition consisted of three rounds.
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Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 14 Nov. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
Middle French, from Latin equitation-, equitatio, from equitare to ride on horseback, from equit-, eques horseman, from equus horse
First Known Use
1562, in the meaning defined above
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“Equitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equitation. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
equitation
noun
eq·ui·ta·tion
ˌek-wə-ˈtā-shən
: the action or art of riding on horseback
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