horsemanship

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noun

The skill of horseriding, and sometimes of training and managing horses.

“The retired cowboy showed off his horsemanship by doing tricks in the saddle.”

Similar
see at equestrianism
OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English horseman ← Middle English horsman →
UncommonScrabble 22
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Meanings

nounhorsemanship (usually uncountable, plural horsemanships)

plural horsemanships

  1. uncountableusuallyThe skill of horseriding, and sometimes of training and managing horses.

    The retired cowboy showed off his horsemanship by doing tricks in the saddle.

    Synonyms: see at equestrianism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe skill of horseriding, and sometimes of training and managing horses.

Similar
see at equestrianism
Also see
equestrianismequitation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wers-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wérsēn
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šā
  7. Proto-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šāder.?
  8. Proto-Germanic*hrussą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*hross
  10. Old Englishhors
  11. Middle Englishhors
  12. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  13. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  14. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  15. Old Englishmann
  16. Middle Englishman
  17. Middle Englishhorsman
  18. Englishhorseman
  19. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  20. Englishhorsemanship

From horseman + -ship.

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APA

horsemanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsemanship

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“horsemanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsemanship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horsemanship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsemanship.

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