Riding, in this sense, is the sport or pastime of sitting on a horse and going out on it — for pleasure, for a lesson, or in a competition. In British English, if someone says they go riding at the weekend, they almost always mean a horse, not a bike and not a motorbike.

Riding, in this senseRiding 在這個意思裡， is是 sitting on a horse坐在馬背上、 and going out on it騎著牠出門 the sport or pastime的運動或消遣—— for pleasure可以為了開心、 for a lesson為了上課， or in a competition或在比賽裡。 In British English在英式英語裡， if someone says如果有人說 at the weekend週末 they go riding要去 riding， they他 almost always mean幾乎一定是指 a horse馬， not a bike不是腳踏車， and not a motorbike也不是機車。

You can take riding lessons, keep a horse at a riding school, or buy riding boots made for the stirrup. In American English people more often say horseback riding, because riding alone might make you think of a bus or a car.

You你 can take riding lessons可以上騎馬課、 at a riding school在馬術學校 keep a horse養一匹馬， or buy或買 made for the stirrup為馬鐙做的 riding boots馬靴。 In American English在美式英語裡 people more often say人們比較常說 horseback ridinghorseback riding， because因為 riding alone單獨一個 riding might make you think of可能會讓你想到 a bus or a car公車或汽車。

The word itself is ordinary, not posh, though the activity can look expensive. Show jumping and dressage are the dressed-up side of the same thing; families still just say riding.

The word itself這個字本身 is ordinary是平常的， not posh不高貴—— though雖然 the activity這項活動 can look expensive看起來可能很花錢。 Show jumping and dressage障礙賽和馬場馬術 of the same thing是同一件事 are the dressed-up side盛裝打扮的那一面； families一般家庭 still just say還是只說 ridingriding。