Riding Explained
Riding is a homonym of two distinct English words:
From the word ride
- In equestrianism, riding a horse
- Riding animal, animal bred or trained for riding
- Riding hall, building designed for indoor horse riding
From Old English *þriðing
- Riding (division), administrative division of a county, or similar district
- Electoral district (Canada), Canadian term for an electoral district
- Riding association, Canadian political party organization at the riding level
- Riding officer, name once used for customs officials who patrolled for smugglers on beaches and other informal landing spots
- Common riding, event celebrated in some Scottish towns to commemorate the guarding by local men of the town's common-land boundaries
Other uses
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