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, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...
, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback riding (or riding in British English)
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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.
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Equestrian order
The (; , though sometimes referred to as " knights" in English) constituted the second of the property/social-based classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the senatorial class. A member of the equestrian order was known as an ().
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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 ...
, a statue of a leader on horseback
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Equestrian nomads, 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. Curre ...
, a division of Olympic Games competition
Other
*The ship ''Equestrian'', used to transport convicts from England to Australia, for example
Alfred Dancey
Alfred Dancey was convicted of the murder of nineteen year old William Braund on Bedminster Bridge, Bristol in 1849. At the time of the murder William was working for a local wine merchant. Alfred was also working - the newspapers say he was an err ...
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Equestria, Pretoria
Equestria is a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south ...
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Equestria
Equestria () is a fictional kingdom and the main setting of My Little Pony (2010 toyline), the fourth and My Little Pony: A New Generation, fifth generations of the My Little Pony toy line and media franchise, including the Animated series, ...
, 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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Horse (disambiguation)
A horse is a hoofed mammal of the species ''Equus ferus caballus''.
Horse or Horses may also refer to:
Animals
* Equidae, the horse family
** Equinae, the horse subfamily
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Horse people (disambiguation) Horse people may refer to
* Equestrians ("people" uncountable)
*Ethnographically, ("people" countable; mostly dated, also mounted people)
**Eurasian nomads
** Plains Indians
** Borana Oromo people
** Songhai people
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Horsewoman (disambiguation)
Horsewoman or horse-women may refer to:
In general
* A female horse rider
* A female horse herder
* A female horse farmer
* A female horse breeder
* A female equestrianist
* A female horseman
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Horseman (disambiguation)
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