showjump

showjump
 n.— «On this occasion there will be five or six couples, graduates as they are called, who will be presented to Jenelle Waters, well known showjump rider.…On September 17-18 Nyngan will host the area showjumping competition.» —“All in readiness for ball” by Mary Dutton Nyngan Observer (Australia) Aug. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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