rough-riding1
/ˈrʌfˌrʌɪdɪŋ/noun
1The action or occupation of a rough-rider. Also (and in earliest use) figurative.
2In extended use: any other kind of hard, uncomfortable, or challenging riding, as in a motor car, train, etc.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Colman (d. 1794), playwright and theatre manager. From rough + riding, after rough-rider.
rough-riding2
/ˈrʌfˌrʌɪdɪŋ/adjective
That rough-rides.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Walter Scott (1771–1832), poet and novelist. From rough + riding, after rough-rider, rough-riding, rough-ride.