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Equestrian may mean: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...

A horseback rider (see equestrianism)
Equestrian (Roman), a member of one of the upper classes in ancient Rome
Equestrian sculpture, a statue of a leader on horseback
Equestrian nomad, one of various nomadic or semi-nomadic ethnic groups whose culture places special emphasis on horse breeding and riding

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Category: Disambiguation A junior horse riding event at the Melbourne Show Equestrianism relates to the riding of horses. ... An Equestrian (Latin eques, plural equites) was a member of one of the two upper social classes in the Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. ... The equestrian Marcus Aurelius on Capitoline Hill displayed uninterruptedly for eighteen centuries was the prototype of Renaissance equestrian sculptures An equestrian sculpture (from the Latin equus meaning horse) is a statue of a mounted rider. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Eurasian nomads. ...

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equestrianism - Columbia Encyclopedia article about equestrianism (524 words)
	Equestrian events have been held in the Olympic games since 1912.
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