equestrian sport
- noun
- /ɪˈkwɛstriən spɔrt/
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deporte ecuestre
- After watching the equestrian sport showcase, many attendees expressed a desire to learn how to ride horses.
Examples
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And if that wasn't enough, Doctor White Springer is quite talented in the equestrian sport of dressage, or as you might want to call it, horse dancing.
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"The key to my love of the equestrian sport would, of course, be the horse," Malis said.
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Campbell's involvement with the equestrian sport came from a sheer love of horses.
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The equestrian sport has had a long and storied history here at Pepperdine.
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The children were excited to participate in the equestrian sport event at the county fair.
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She trained diligently for months to excel in equestrian sport competitions.
Synonyms
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1.0
Sitting on and controlling a horse while it moves
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An activity of sitting on a horse while it moves for sport or pleasure
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A skill for riding a horse, often as a sport
A sport and skill for riding, training, and caring for horses
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sport involving horsemanship and riding' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'equestrian' (relating to horses or riding) with 'sport' (an organized physical activity). This adjective+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Equestrian sport comes from the old practice of riding horses: equestrian refers to riding and sport means a contest or game. Long ago people rode for work and war and later turned riding skills into contests like jumping and dressage, so today the phrase means 'a sport that involves riding horses'.