From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Equestrian \E*ques"tri*an\, adjective [L. equester, from eques horseman, fr. equus horse: cf. F. ['e]questre. See {Equine}.]
1. Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.
2. Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue.
An equestrian lady appeared upon the plains. --Spectator.
3. Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman equities or knights; as, the equestrian order. --Burke.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Equestrian \E*ques"tri*an\, noun One who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
equestrian
adjective
1: of or relating to or composed of knights
2: of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
noun: a man skilled in equitation [syn: {horseman}, {horseback rider}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "equestrian": asinine, bovid, bovine, broncobuster, buckaroo, caballero, caprid, caprine, cavalier, cavalryman, chevalier, circus rider, cowboy, cowgirl, cowish, cowlike, cowpuncher, deerlike, equestrienne, equine, gaucho, goatish, goatlike, hircine, hoggish, hoofed, horse soldier, horseback rider, horsebacker, horseman, horsewoman, horsy, jockey, knight, mounted policeman, mulish, ovine, piggish, postboy, postilion, puncher, rider, roughrider, ruminant, sheepish, sheeplike, steeplechaser, swinish, trick rider, ungulate, vaquero
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