horseback_riding (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *horseback riding*:
NOUN	act	horseback riding, riding, equitation	the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
NOUN	act	horseback riding, riding	travel by being carried on horseback

English > *horseback riding*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements.
Synonyms	riding, equitation
Category of	canter	ride at a cantering pace
	gallop	ride at a galloping pace
	gallop, extend	Cause to move at full gallop
	post	ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
	prance	ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
	prance	Cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
	ride horseback	ride on horseback
	trot	ride at a trot
Narrower	equestrian sport	A sport that tests horsemanship
Narrower	pony-trekking	A sport in which people ride across country on ponies
Broader	sport, athletics	An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Spanish	equitación
Catalan	equitació
Verbs	ride horseback	ride on horseback

English > *horseback riding*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	Travel by being carried on horseback.
Synonym	riding
Category of	canter	ride at a canter
	canter	ride at a cantering pace
	gallop	ride at a galloping pace
	gallop, extend	Cause to move at full gallop
	outride	ride better, faster, or further than
	override	ride (a horse) too hard
	post	ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
	prance	ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
	prance	Cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
	ride, sit	Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
	ride horseback	ride on horseback
	trot	ride at a trot
	unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down	Alight from (a horse)
Narrower	bronco busting	breaking a bronco to saddle
	endurance riding	riding for long hours over long distances
	pack riding	riding with a pack
	trail riding	riding along a roughly blazed path
Broader	travel, traveling, travelling	The act of going from one place to another
Spanish	equitación
Catalan	equitació
Adjectives	equestrian	of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
Verbs	ride horseback	ride on horseback

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