The word equestrian is a reference to
equestrianism
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, Driving (horse), driving, and Equestrian vaulting, vaulting ...
, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
Examples of this are:
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Equestrian sports
Equestrian sports are sports that use horses as a main part of the sport. This usually takes the form of the rider being on the horse's back, or the horses pulling some sort of horse-drawn vehicle.
General
* 4-H
* Equitation
*Horse show
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Equestrian order
The ''equites'' (; literally "horse-" or "cavalrymen", though sometimes referred to as "knights" in English) constituted the second of the property-based classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the senatorial class. A member of the equestrian o ...
, one of the upper classes in ancient Rome
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Equestrian statue
An equestrian statue is a statue of a rider mounted on a horse, from the Latin ''eques'', meaning 'knight', deriving from ''equus'', meaning 'horse'. A statue of a riderless horse is strictly an equine statue. A full-sized equestrian statue is a d ...
, a statue of a leader on horseback
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Equestrian nomads
The Eurasian nomads were a large group of nomadic peoples from the Eurasian Steppe, who often appear in history as invaders of Europe, Western Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, and South Asia.
A nomad is a member of people having no permanent ab ...
, one of various nomadic or semi-nomadic ethnic groups whose culture places special emphasis on horse breeding and riding
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Equestrian at the Summer Olympics
Equestrian sports were first included in the Olympic Games in the Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics of 1900 in Paris. They were again included in 1912, and have been included in every subsequent edition of the Games. The O ...
, a division of Olympic Games competition
Other
*The ship ''Equestrian'', used to transport convicts from England to Australia, for example
Alfred Dancey
A British schoolchild, Alfred Dancey was convicted of murder at the age of 14 and transported to Australia in 1850, after he shot two classmates with a pistol he brought to the school.Wilson, Colin. "The Mammoth Book of True Crime", 1998
Dancey gr ...
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Equestria, Pretoria
Equestria is a suburb in Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
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Equestria
Equestria () is the fictional setting of the fourth and fifth generations of the My Little Pony toy line and media franchise, including the animated television series '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and '' My Little Pony: Pony Life''. ...
, the fictional nation in which the television show ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', and its associated comic books, movies, and novels primarily take place
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