coursers
Galloping warhorses of old
Coursers are swift horses bred for running, or the people who hunt game with hounds.
The term evokes speed and pursuit, whether describing a horse that courses across open ground or a hunter engaged in coursing—the sport of chasing prey by sight rather than scent.
In ornithology, coursers are also a family of slender, long-legged birds found in arid regions of Africa and Asia, named for their habit of running swiftly across open terrain.
Dogs bred to track
- greyhoundsFast, lean racing dogs
- sighthoundsDogs hunting by vision
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- gameOrganized play or sport
hares · deer · chase · sport · nobility · medieval · falconry · hawking
hounds
Dogs bred to track
- greyhoundsFast, lean racing dogs
- sighthoundsDogs hunting by vision
- pursuitAct of chasing something
game · hares · deer · chase · sport · nobility · medieval · falconry · hawking · quarry
steeds
Spirited riding horses
- chargersPower-restoring devices or warhorses
- warhorsesHorses bred for battle
- gallopingFastest equine gait
swift · hunting · medieval · nobility · cavalry · Arabian · Barb · pursuit · mounts · equestrian
steeds
Spirited riding horses
gallant · fleet · proud · fiery · spirited · legendary · epic · chivalric · knightly · romantic
- horse historywar horses, chariot racing, cavalry charges, jousting, horse breeding
- shorebirdssandpiper, sandpipers, plover, plovers, curlew
coursersdraft horses
Heavy breeds for hauling
draught horses · workhorses · Clydesdales · Shires · Percherons
courserssetters
Breeds indicating quarry location
pointers · retrievers · lurchers · ambush predators · stalkers
- of courseExpression of obvious agreement
- crash courseBrief, concentrated instruction
- main coursePrimary dish served
- golf courseFacility for club sport
- obstacle courseRoute requiring climbing, jumping, crawling
- off courseStraying from planned route