Horseback Riding in France ๐Ÿ‡

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List of French horseback riding terms, how to say horse riding in French, French horse vocabulary, un cheval vs des chevaux + fun practice video.

How to Say Horseback Riding in French ?

The French word for horseback riding is โ€œlโ€™รฉquitationโ€. Itโ€™s a feminine word in French.

How To Say To Ride a Horse in French?

To say to ride a horse in French, we say โ€œmonter ร  chevalโ€.

Moi, jโ€™aime beaucoup monter ร  cheval, et je monte assez bien. Et vous ?
I enjoy horseback riding, and I ride rather well. What about you?

31 French Horseback Riding Terms

Here is a list of horseback riding vocabulary โ€“ if you think of more words, please submit them in the comment box below!

  1. At full galop : aller au grand galop, au triple galop
  2. Cantering: aller au galop, galoper
  3. Trotting: aller au trot, trotter
  4. Walking: aller au pas, marcher
  5. Horseback riding: lโ€™รฉquitation
  6. A horse rideย : une promenade ร  cheval
  7. Horseman, horsewoman : un cavalier, une cavaliรจre
  8. Balance : lโ€™รฉquilibre (m)
  9. Breaking : le dรฉbourrage
  10. Correct seat :  une bonne assiette
  11. Harness: le harnais
  12. Bit: le mors
  13. Reins : les rรชnes (f)
  14. Saddle : la selle
  15. To get in the saddle : monter en selle
  16. Strap : la sangle
  17. To tighten the saddle girth : sangler la selle
  18. To unsaddle : desseller
  19. Stirrup : un รฉtrier
  20. To put your Stirrups on : Chausser les รฉtriers
  21. Long rope : une longe
  22. Upper level competition : la haute-compรฉtition
  23. Equestrian riding : la monte รฉquestre
  24. Equestrian knowledge : le savoir รฉquestre
  25. Farrier : un marรฉchal-ferrant
  26. A horse shoe : un fer ร  cheval
  27. To shoe : ferrer un cheval
  28. To lame : boรฎter
  29. To lead : diriger son cheval
  30. To praise the horseย : fรฉliciter le cheval
  31. Giddy up : hue (pronounce it โ€œuuuuโ€œ)
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French Horse Vocabulary

  1. Horse : un cheval
  2. Horses : des chevaux (irregular plural โ€“ watch out, not โ€œdes cheveuxโ€ โ€“ hair)
  3. Un poney : poney (but itโ€™s a โ€œayโ€ sound in French, not a โ€œeeโ€ sound! โ€œponayโ€)
  4. Mare : une jument
  5. Stallion : un รฉtalon
  6. Foal : un poulain
  7. Hoof : un sabot
  8. Neck : une encolure
  9. Withers : le garrot
  10. Legs : les jambes
  11. Mane: la criniรจre
  12. Tail : la queue
  13. Racehorseย : un cheval de course
  14. To buck : ruer
  15. To neigh: hennir
  16. The neigh: le hennissement

And now for a Fun French practice: watch Camille as she plays Minecraft in French! In this video, she tames a wild horse! You will learn some French horse vocabulary in context. Turn the CC in French or English if you wish.

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Bonjour! My name is Pierre and I have a passion for history. It will be my pleasure to help you discover my beautiful region of France when you learn French in immersion with me.

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