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"Länkkäri" is a Western, but the other terms like länkkä, länkätä and länkkäillä are only used by those who have riding as a hobby in Finland and the usage is based on the word "länkkäri".
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From the link below
Voin summata koko artikkelin yhteen lauseeseen: “rentous on tärkeintä, länkkä on rentoa, kouluratsastus on niin jäykkää, mutta toisaalta eleganttia, mutta ei nyt ainakaan rentoa, länkkä on ihan tyhmää, ratsasta englantilaista”.
Going back to the circumstances involved, I found there is no obstacle to horse riding. Thanks, Owen, for bringing up the figurative meanings but I have used the term literally after all.
The term occurs in emails between two penpals, one in Finland the other in the US. Marju's suggestion is valid but horse riding is unlikely due to circumstances. The figurative meanings you list convince me that "going western" is a better translation here. Thank you both
My hat is off to Marju for coming up with a plausible answer with no context. Can't you give us anything more, Desmond?
I could see this referring to doing anything "western"--wearing cowboy-style attire, bullying the world with your big army, refusing to sign climate accords, driving a Ford F-350...
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go Western riding
Explanation: That's it.
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Colloquially it's called länkkäily.
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"Länkkäri" is a Western, but the other terms like länkkä, länkätä and länkkäillä are only used by those who have riding as a hobby in Finland and the usage is based on the word "länkkäri".
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From the link below
Voin summata koko artikkelin yhteen lauseeseen: “rentous on tärkeintä, länkkä on rentoa, kouluratsastus on niin jäykkää, mutta toisaalta eleganttia, mutta ei nyt ainakaan rentoa, länkkä on ihan tyhmää, ratsasta englantilaista”.
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I could see this referring to doing anything "western"--wearing cowboy-style attire, bullying the world with your big army, refusing to sign climate accords, driving a Ford F-350...
Owen Witesman Local time: 18:15 Meets criteria Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Thanks, Owen, even if I did not use your suggestion this time!
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