An amazing sport consisting of a partnership between the human and the horse. Horseback riding takes grace, skill, and everything else any other sport needs. A common misconception is that horseback riding does not take any skill, as it is the horse that does all the work. However, any person that has ridden a horse the right way knows that riding takes just as much skill, if not more, as any other sport.
"Look at the amazing partnership between that girl and her horse."
"Wow! What amazing equestrianism!"
"Wow! What amazing equestrianism!"
by Menghan July 29, 2006
A person who works very hard with horses and at the sport of riding horses. A good equestrian is usually a very hardworking person who is completely commited to the sport of riding and the animals(horses/ponies) that he or she rides. Often stereotyped as being snobby and rich the equestrian is usually overlooked as a person who partakes in sports/ physical activity. Equestrians need to have the concentration and ability to judge distance like a golfer, strength and stamina of a hockey player, artistic flow and ability to make a hard thing look easy and beauiful like a gymnest, and and also know where everyone around them is at all times ALL WHILE controlling a 1000lb or more animal with your hands, back, neck, shoulders, thighs, calves, legs, heels, stomach, or basically every bone/muscle in your body with the help of a 5 inch piece of metal. "Riders use their entire bodies to tell their horse what they want them to do; the way they sit, move their hands, the pressure of their legs...dosens of signals pass between horse and rider, at every moment"-Horse Power: The Road To Maclay. To be an equestrian you have to know the sport in and out and be able to work as a team with your animal. A talented equestrian knows her horse as well as she knows her best friend if not better.
Maria is a very talented equestrian, everyday she goes to the barn to ride and work with hers and other peoples horses.
Someone once told me that i wasn't a true equestrian because my parents have money, but trust me when i say that when i get to the barn my horse couldn't care less about how much money i have in the bank
Someone once told me that i wasn't a true equestrian because my parents have money, but trust me when i say that when i get to the barn my horse couldn't care less about how much money i have in the bank
by ameliia May 8, 2007
by angel5647 June 19, 2013
Quite simply, a person who engages in sports or activities that involve horses. ("Equus" meaning "horse.")
by Abby September 15, 2004
A badass person who works very hard with horses and at the sport of riding horses. An equestrian is usually a very hardworking person who is completely commited to the sport of riding and the animals(horses/ponies) that he or she rides. Often stereotyped as being snobby and rich the equestrian is usually overlooked as a person who partakes in sports/ physical activity. Equestrians need to have the concentration and ability to judge distance like a golfer, strength and stamina of a hockey player, artistic flow and ability to make a hard thing look easy and beauiful like a gymnast, and and also know where everyone around them is at all times ALL WHILE controlling a 1000lb or more animal with your hands, back, neck, shoulders, thighs, calves, legs, heels, stomach, or basically every bone/muscle in your body with the help of a 5 inch piece of metal.
Rachet ass hoe that equestrian don't fuck around- mess with her horse and she'll burn your house down.
by Ctj1998 March 8, 2015
A rich man's sport. An Olympic sport. One of the most dangerous sports. A horseback rider. Stereotyped as being very rich,and blue ribbon snobs (in some cases it's true). Usually you see them hang out at the barn alot because owning a horse or horses is commitment. There's two types of riding styles of equestrian. English riding: the blazer, breeches, tall boots, the velvet hard helmet, does the foxhunting, jumping, dressage, eventing, ect. Western riding: The cowboys, rodeos, barrel racing, ect.
by Amanda April 18, 2004
1. Person who likes to wear tight pants and use whips, however, do not make fun or else they will beat the shit out of you with the whip and then trample you with their horse.
by kat July 11, 2003