eventing
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- noun
- /ɪˈvɛntɪŋ/
- Jargon
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prueba de tres días
- He has trained hard for the eventing trials, focusing on improving his skills in all three disciplines.
- three-day eventing
- day eventing
Examples
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A woman I worked with suggested I meet her trainer—who taught the sport of eventing, also known as the equine triathlon, testing horse and rider in the disciplines of dressage, stadium jumping, and cross-country jumping.
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After weeks of preparation, she felt ready to compete in her first eventing championship this weekend.
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I've been riding since the age of 7, and doing dressage and eventing since the age of 15.
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What is even more amazing to me is that these horses are competing successfully in disciplines such as dressage and eventing.
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He is now competing successfully in dressage and eventing competitions.
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Monica and Yankee have worked with these wonderful instructors in the past, laying the solid foundation needed for the demands of eventing.
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The eventing competition required the horse and rider to excel in dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.
Synonyms
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A horse competition held over three days with dressage, cross-country, and jumping
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Morphology
Etymology
Eventing comes from the common word event ('something that happens') plus the ending -ing that makes a word about an activity. It was first used for the horse sport that joins several events together, so eventing means the activity of competing in those linked horse events.