carousel horse

Painted wooden steed

A carousel horse is one of the painted wooden or fiberglass horses mounted on a carousel, the rotating amusement ride.

They typically move up and down on poles as the platform spins.

The term extends to the ornate, often antique figures collected as folk art: The carousel horse sold at auction for twelve thousand dollars.

Related

wooden · carved wood · pole · saddle · mane · fairground · county fair · state fair · spinning · gilded · nostalgic · old fashioned · whimsical · carnival · theme park · music · calliope · circus music

Categories
Opposites
animacy/realness

carousel horseracehorse

Equine bred for speed

mustang · wild horse · thoroughbred · draft horse · stallion

motion type

carousel horseracehorse

Equine bred for speed

galloping horse · wild horse · wild mustang · trail horse · cavalry horse

context/setting

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Reliable, tireless producer

plow horse · war horse · cavalry horse · pack horse · draft horse

Family

carousel, horse, carousels, horses, horsed, horsing, horsy, horsey, horseman

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G