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Equitation vs Riding - What's the difference?

equitation | riding |

As nouns the difference between equitation and riding

is that equitation is equestrianism, horseriding while riding is a path cut through woodland or riding can be historically]], one of the three administrative divisions of yorkshire and some other northern [[county|counties of england.

As a verb riding is

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equitation

English

Noun

(-)
  • The art, practice or act of riding a horse; horsemanship.

    • riding

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • A path cut through woodland.
  • The act of one who rides; a mounted excursion.
  • * 1853 , Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Heir of Redclyffe (volume 1, page 95)
    • I like nothing better than to hear of your ridings , and shootings, and boatings.
  • (obsolete) A festival procession.
    • (Chaucer)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) * (wikipedia riding)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Historically]], one of the three administrative divisions of Yorkshire and some other northern [[county, counties of England.
  • (Canada) Electoral district or constituency.

    • Derived terms

    * (Canada) riding association

    See also

    * wapentake

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