Legendary horse throwing off rider up for treatment (5)
I believe the answer is:
usage
'treatment' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for usage that I've seen before include "Application" , "Common practice" , "etiquette" , "Silly little thing" , "Established custom" .)