What does equestrian mean?
Word: Equestrian
Part of Speech: Adjective, noun
Meaning: Equestrian means connected with riding horses, especially as a sport. As a noun, it is a person who rides horses, especially in competitions.
How do you spell equestrian?
Syllables: e - ques - tri - an
Tricky part: The ending is the trap. Students often switch its last vowels or write an e there, because the end of the word is spoken so lightly.
Watch out for: equestrain, equestrean
Memory tip: An equestrian can be a person, and like a historian, a musician or a librarian, this word closes with ian.
Equestrian in a sentence
Example 1: Riya joined the equestrian club at her school and now rides twice a week.
Example 2: A good equestrian checks the saddle carefully before every ride.
Example 3: The vet at the equestrian centre looks after twenty ponies.
Fun Fact
Equestrian events are among the very few Olympic sports in which men and women compete against each other on equal terms.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
_qu_strian
a) e, e
b) e, i
c) i, i
d) a, e
Show answer
a) e, e. It opens with the e of equal, and the second gap takes the short e of nest.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
During the winter fair in Vienna, visitors clapped loudly as the equesterian team guided their white horses through a narrow course of poles.
a) equesterian
b) narrow
c) guided
d) visitors
Show answer
a) equesterian. Many students slip an e in after the t, but the t and the r sit side by side, as in street.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The new neqsiaretu centre near Pune teaches children how to care for ponies and ride them safely.
a) equatorial
b) equestrian
c) pedestrian
d) equivalent
Show answer
b) equestrian. Equatorial has an o and an l, equivalent has a v, and pedestrian has no q.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning.
1. equestrian 2. athelete 3. marathan 4. gymnastiks
a) a person who competes in running or jumping events
b) a running race of just over 42 kilometres
c) someone who competes in the saddle
d) exercises performed on mats, beams and bars
Show answer
c) someone who competes in the saddle. Athlete has no e after the h, marathon ends in on, and gymnastics ends in cs.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these events would appear in an equestrian programme?
a) high jumping
b) show jumping
c) long jumping
d) ski jumping
Show answer
b) show jumping
2. An old equestrian statue stands in the town square. What does it show?
a) a person at a desk
b) a person on horseback
c) a person in a boat
d) a person on a throne
Show answer
b) a person on horseback
