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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Equitation

/ĕkˌ-wət-āsh'-ən/ · Eq·ui·ta·tion · IPA /ˌɛkwətˈeɪʃən/
01 n. A riding, or the act of riding, on horseback; horsemanship.
  1. 1.
    A riding, or the act of riding, on horseback; horsemanship.
    “The pretender to equitation mounted.” W. Irving.