Equitation
/ˌɛkwɪˈteɪʃən/noun
The art or practice of riding horses.
Did you know?Equitation comes from Latin equitātiō, built on eques (“horseman”), ultimately from equus, the Latin word for horse, which also gave English its noble-sounding equine family.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁éḱwos
“horse”
Latin
Latin
equus
“horse”
Latin
Latin
eques
“horseman, mounted warrior”
Late Latin
Latin
equitātiō
“horseback riding; mounted practice”
14th–17th Century
English
equitation
“the practice or art of riding on horseback”
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