Delicate horsemanship (8)
I believe the answer is:
dressage
'delicate horsemanship' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for dressage that I've seen before include "Olympic event" , "Equestrian discipline" , "Part of equestrian event" , "equestrian routine" , "Training for competition" .)