equestrianism
Equestrianism (noun) means the sport or skill of riding horses. Example: “She took up equestrianism after years of helping out at the local stables.”
How to use equestrianism
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEquestrianism is just the proper word for horse riding as a sport or skill.
It's a slightly formal word, more likely to appear on a club sign-up sheet than in everyday chat about riding.
Remember it's built on 'equestrian', so if you know that adjective, the noun follows the same stress pattern.
Trace the full origin ↓Fill the gap
Can you complete this real example?
She took up _____ after years of helping out at the local stables.
Etymology
Equestrianism is built from the adjective equestrian, meaning relating to horse riding, with the suffix -ism added to turn it into the name of the activity itself.
