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Equestrian comes from equus, Latin for "horse". Old statues of military heroes, like the famous one of General Sherman on New York's Fifth Avenue, are frequently equestrian. In these sculptures the man always sits nobly upright on a horse, but the horse's stance varies; depending on whether the rider was killed in battle or survived, was victorious or defeated, the horse traditionally stands with four, three, or two hooves on the ground. Equestrian statues have been popular through the centuries, because until the 20th century almost every officer in Europe and America was trained in equestrian skills and combat.
Examples of equestrian in a Sentence
Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Loro Piana’s connection to the equestrian world was inherent from the very beginning, with brothers Pier Luigi and Sergio Loro Piana, the former co-owners of the Maison, both passoniate riders.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Devarrick Turner, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Like her late mother Queen Elizabeth and daughter Zara, Princess Anne, 73, is a passionate equestrian who has lent her name to another feature of the Cheltenham meeting.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Equestrian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equestrian. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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equestrian
1 of 2 adjective
equestrian
2 of 2 noun
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