Riding Gate, Canterbury, 1777
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Riding is a homonym of two distinct English words:


From the word ride

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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 ...
, riding a horse * Riding animal, animal bred or trained for riding * Riding hall, building designed for indoor horse riding


From Old English ''*þriðing''

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Riding (division) A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district, particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries. Etymology The word ''riding'' is descended from late Old English or (recorded only in Latin contexts or forms ...
, administrative division of a county, or similar district * Electoral district (Canada), Canadian term for an electoral district * Riding association, Canadian political party organization at the riding level * Riding officer, name once used for customs officials who patrolled for smugglers on beaches and other informal landing spots * Common Riding, event celebrated in some Scottish towns to commemorate the guarding by local men of the town's common-land boundaries


Other uses

* Riding, Northumberland, a former parish, now in Broomhaugh and Riding, England * Riding (surname) * "Riding", a 2022 song by Bently and No Money Enterprise


See also

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Ridin' (disambiguation) "Ridin'" is a 2005 song by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone. Ridin' may also refer to: * "Ridin'" (Mýa song), 2007 * "Ridin'" (NCT Dream song), 2020 See also * * Riding (disambiguation) Riding is a homonym of two distinct English words: ...
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