Equestrian vs Eventing - What's the difference?
equestrian | eventing |
of horseback riding or horseback riders
An equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country, and showjumping.
*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 23, author=Katie Thomas, title=Equestrian Rider’s Recovery Serves as Reminder of Sport’s Danger, work=New York Times
, passage=Chiacchia had to relearn the basics of walking and tying his shoes, but is now back competing in eventing . }}
As nouns the difference between equestrian and eventing
is that equestrian is an equestrian person; a horserider while eventing is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country, and showjumping.As an adjective equestrian
is of horseback riding or horseback riders.equestrian
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Adjective
(en adjective)- They were an equestrian people.
- After his death an equestrian statue was created.
Hyponyms
* equestrienneDerived terms
* equestrianismeventing
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Noun
(-) (wikipedia eventing)citation