Gentleman rider

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Herrenreiter denotes:

  • an amateur racing rider (as opposed to a salaried jockey ), which was also generalized to any amateur tournament rider
  • the so-called Herrenreiter case , a decision by the Federal Court of Justice from 1958 to protect general personal rights
  • a picture by Edgar Degas from 1870
  • a widely used nickname of the German Chancellor and diplomat Franz von Papen

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