equitation vs athletics

equitation and athletics both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equitation	Yes	No	No	No
athletics	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, athletics is a hypernym of equitation; that is, athletics is a word with a broader meaning than equitation:

equitation: the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
athletics: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

Other hypernyms of equitation include sport.

equitation (noun)	athletics (noun)
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
	participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
	a contest between athletes