Party, having ditched gardening equipment (7)
I believe the answer is:
hoedown
'party' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hoedown that I've seen before include "American country dance" , "Lively steps" , "Boisterous American folk dance" , "US party" , "Barn-dance" .)