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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
Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Mitchell himself helped found Los Rancheros Visitadores, the storied equestrian group that still rides through Santa Barbara County each year, with early gatherings centered at the ranch.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
One company, run with Laura, an equestrian, leased and sold horses for show-jumping; another company was for the self-help podcast that Jan Black and Laura Owens co-hosted until June 2025.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Equestrian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equestrian. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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equestrian
1 of 2 adjective
equestrian
2 of 2 noun
