equitation
noun/ˌekwɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌekwɪˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the skills and activities connected with riding, driving, or keeping horsesWord Originmid 16th cent.: from French équitation or Latin equitatio(n-), from equitare ‘ride a horse’, from eques, equit- ‘horseman’ (from equus ‘horse’).
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