equitation

[ ek-wi-tey-shuh n ]

/ ˌɛk wɪˈteɪ ʃən /

the act or art of riding on horseback.

Origin of equitation

1555–65; < Latin equitātiōn- (stem of equitātiō), equivalent to equitāt(us) (past participle of equitāre to ride) + -iōn- -ion

Our instructional staff for equitation is thoroughly satisfactory.

Cavalry in Future Wars |Frederick von Bernhardi.
My time before I joined was taken up with learning the use of arms, equitation, and certain dry studies under an abbe.

Won by the Sword |G.A. Henty
Mounted drill, riding bare-back, with nothing but a halter chain as a bridle, was the initiatory degree of Battery D's equitation.

The Delta of the Triple Elevens |William Elmer Bachman
In all his principal matches he rode himself, and in that branch of equitation rivaled the most professional jockeys.

The International Weekly Miscellany, Volume I. No. 9. |Various

And any mode of equitation, from the far inferior wealth of ancient times, implied wealth.

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) |Thomas De Quincey

equitation

/ (ˌɛkwɪˈteɪʃən) /

the study and practice of riding and horsemanship

C16: from Latin equitātiō, from equitāre to ride, from equus horse