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trail riding

trail riding

1 3.1
Riding a horse or bike along trails for fun
  • noun
  • /treɪl ˈraɪdɪŋ/
translation icon : montar a caballo por senderos
  • Trail riding through the scenic mountains offers a wonderful escape into nature.
  • bike for trail riding
  • mountain trail riding
  • plenty of trail riding

So now we have him at my farm and he's just as retired and I take him on trail rides and stuff.

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Examples

  • Do you want to go trail riding?

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Our main focus is on fiber animals, but horses are my first love, so we do a lot of trail riding as well.

    Blog text (34)
  • But you don't have to get in a car or spend a full weekend away to get some good trail riding in.

    Blog text (21)
  • Joaquin Miller: The East Bay has lots of great trail riding, and Joaquin Miller Park is one of the best.

    Blog text (21)
  • Skiing, snowshoeing, camping, kayaking, hiking, rafting, trail riding... let's go have fun.

    Blog text (11)
  • We've been inseparable the last six years, doing dressage shows, local club shows, parades, drill team, trail riding, and teaching lessons.

    Blog text (34)
  • The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and includes trail riding, a children's obstacle course, a jump show from local and pro riders, a free barbecue, and prizes at the park near Issaquah.

    Blog text (18)
  • The group enjoyed trail riding on horseback along the winding paths of the forest.

  • Every weekend, they look forward to trail riding along the riverbank with their friends.

Synonyms

riding
vstrail riding
97 1.0

Sitting on and controlling a horse while it moves

focuses on trails and pleasure across different paths and animals
horseback riding
vstrail riding
23 2.7

An activity of sitting on a horse while it moves for sport or pleasure

is broader and also covers cycles and other animals on rough paths
pony-trekking
vstrail riding
  • UK
6.1

An activity of riding small horses across the countryside for fun

is broader and includes other animals or bicycles on trails

How Difficult

enduro
  • Jargon
7.6
mountain bike
20 2.7
trail riding
1 3.1
bicycling
13 1.3
roading
  • Australian
2 6.1

Surface Forms

trail riding singular
trail ridings plural

Morphology

trail + riding

The meaning 'the activity of riding along trails' is directly and compositionally derived from 'trail' (a beaten path) + 'riding' (the activity of riding). This noun+gerund combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Trail riding comes from a simple picture: trail is a path and riding is sitting on a horse, bike, or other animal as you move along that path through the countryside. So, it means the activity of riding on rough 'paths' or tracks for 'pleasure'.