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, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...
, riding a horse
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Riding animal
A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks instead of being slaughtered to harvest animal products. Some are used for their physical strength (e.g. oxen and draft horses) or for ...
, animal bred or trained for riding
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Riding hall
A riding hall, indoor arena, indoor school (UK English), or indoor ring (US English) is a building (part of an equestrian facility) that is specially designed for indoor horse riding. Smaller, private buildings contain only space for riding, wh ...
, 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
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' ( county). In English i ...
, Canadian term for an electoral district
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Riding association
An electoral district association (french: association de circonscription enregistrée), commonly known as a riding association (french: association de comté) or constituency association, is the basic unit of a political party at the level of the ...
, Canadian political party organization at the riding level
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Riding officer, name once used for customs officials who patrolled for smugglers on beaches and other informal landing spots
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Common Riding, event celebrated in some Scottish towns to commemorate the guarding by local men of the town's common-land boundaries
Other uses
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Riding, Northumberland, a former parish, now in
Broomhaugh and Riding
Broomhaugh and Riding is a civil parish in Northumberland, England. It includes the villages of Broomhaugh and Riding Mill. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 936, increasing to 966 at the 2011 census.
History
The parish wa ...
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Riding (surname) Riding is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Douglas Riding (born 1943), Australian air marshal
* Joanna Riding (born 1967), English actress
* Laura Riding (1901–1991), American poet and writer
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