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equestrian The circus's equestrian acts, in which bareback riders performed daring acrobatic feats atop prancing horses, were her favorites. ɪkˈwɛstriən

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Of or relating to horseback riding. 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

word	equestrian
definition	Of or relating to horseback riding.
eg_sentence	The circus's equestrian acts, in which bareback riders performed daring acrobatic feats atop prancing horses, were her favorites.
explanation	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
IPA	ɪkˈwɛstriən

Equestrian Statues Relating Horseback Riding Circus's Acts Bareback