Definition of Horsemanship

1. Noun. Skill in handling and riding horses.

Generic synonyms: Accomplishment, Acquirement, Acquisition, Attainment, Skill
Derivative terms: Horseman

Definition of Horsemanship

1. n. The act or art of riding, and of training and managing horses; manege.

Definition of Horsemanship

1. Noun. The skill of riding a horse. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Horsemanship

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horsemanship

horsehood
horseknop
horseknops
horselaugh
horselaughs
horselaughter
horseleech
horseless
horseless carriage
horseless carriages
horselike
horseload
horseloads
horsely
horsemanship (current term)
horsemanships
horsemeat
horsemint
horsemints
horsenail
horsenails
horseness
horseplay
horseplayed
horseplayer
horseplayers
horseplaying
horseplays

Literary usage of Horsemanship

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Charleston Library Society by Charleston Library Society (S.C.) (1826)
"ADAMS' (John) Analysis of horsemanship; teaching the whole art of riding, ... A General System of horsemanship, in all its branches, containing a faithful ..."

2. The Works of Xenophon by Xenophon, Henry Graham Dakyns (1897)
"CLAIMING to have attained to some proficiency in horsemanship l ourselves, ... There is, it is true, a treatise on horsemanship written by Simon, ..."

3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1852)
"A Rêverie of horsemanship. LINKS то AM. WHEW first I saw thy charming face ... A REVERIE OF horsemanship.« WE are at our cottage in the country — if we were ..."

4. A Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain by Charles Burney, William G. Harris (1821)
"Berenger's History and Art of horsemanship, 2 vol. 4to. 1771. The Duke of Newcastle's General System of horsemanship in all its Branches, 2 vol. fol. 1743. ..."

5. Fundamentals of Military Service by Lincoln Clarke Andrews, Leonard Wood (1916)
"CHAPTER XXV horsemanship NOT only as the very cornerstone of cavalry training, but necessary to the mounted men in all arms, and of interest to many who ..."

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