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Definition of Cross-country jumping
1. Noun. Riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship.
Generic synonyms: Equestrian Sport
Group relationships: Three-day Event
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross-country Jumping
Literary usage of Cross-country jumping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Montreal to Vimy Ridge and Beyond: The Correspondence of Lieut by Clifford Almon Wells (1917)
"Before we get through, we shall be riding cross-country, jumping fences, etc.
One has to be able to ride at a full gallop using neither reins nor stirrups, ..."
2. Vestigia, Reminiscences of Peace and War by Charles à Court Repington (1919)
"... the beagles, the long cross-country jumping expeditions (where it was a point
of honour, if one could not jump over a stream, to jump into it), ..."
3. Vestigia by Charles à Court Repington (1919)
"... the beagles, the long cross-country jumping expeditions (where it was a point
of honour, if one could not jump over a stream, to jump into it), ..."
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