equestrian sport

Other forms: equestrian sports

Definitions of equestrian sport

1. noun

   a sport that tests horsemanship
   types:

   dressage

   maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider

   showjumping, stadium jumping

   riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles

   cross-country jumping, cross-country riding

   riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship

   three-day event

   an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping

   curvet, vaulting

   a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

   piaffe

   a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot

   type of:

   equitation, horseback riding, riding

   the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements