Riding

:This article is about the riding as a unit of local government and as an electoral district; for usage of the more common homonym, a form of the verb to ride, see horse and related articles such as riding animal.

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In the British Isles since Anglo-saxon times and in modern times in Canada, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county, in Australia analogous. The word is a corruption of the Old Norse ?ri?ing (thridhing or thrithing) meaning a third part. The term was also used in 19th century Canada to refer to sub-divisions of counties - today, the word riding is a semi-official term for an electoral district. A common misconception holds that the term arose from some association between the size of the district and the distance that can be covered on horseback in a certain amount time.

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Horse: :This article discusses ungulate mammals. For other meanings of horse, see Horse (disambiguation)....

Riding animal: redirect Working animal#Riding animals or mounts...

British Isles: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like (Great) Britain, United Kingdom and England see also British Isles (terminology)....

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