galloper
Swift hoofed runner
A galloper is a horse that gallops, particularly one trained or suited for fast riding rather than trotting or pacing.
The term extends to the rider of such a horse, especially in military contexts where gallopers served as mounted messengers carrying orders across battlefields.
In British fairground terminology, a galloper is a carousel horse or the carousel ride itself, named for the up-and-down motion that mimics a horse's gallop.
Intact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- foalYoung equine, under one
- coltImmature male equine
- fillyJuvenile female equine
gelding · mane · hoofbeats · canter · trot · neigh · whinny · bridle
One who delivers communications
- dispatchSend with speed
- courierDelivery person or service
- orderlyArranged with care
- liaisonConnector between groups
headquarters · battlefield · communiqué · relay · command · horseback · military · adjutant
Free-roaming feral horse
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- savannahTropical grassland ecosystem
- herdGrazing animals together
- untamedNot domesticated
roam · feral · graze · steppe · freedom · range · nomadic · instinct
Of pure ancestral line
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- trackPath or monitored route
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- furlongs220-yard units
steeplechase · handicap · derby · paddock · silks · bookmaker · odds · betting
Large mounted gun
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- limberBending without resistance
- caissonWatertight underwater enclosure
fieldpiece · gunner · bombardment · Napoleon · howitzer · carriage · horse-drawn · mobile
stallion
Intact male breeding horse
filly · gelding · mane · hoofbeats · canter · trot · neigh · whinny · bridle · saddle
messenger
One who delivers communications
liaison · headquarters · battlefield · communiqué · relay · command · horseback · military · adjutant · runner
mustang
Free-roaming feral horse
untamed · roam · feral · graze · steppe · freedom · range · nomadic · instinct · liberty
thoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
furlongs · steeplechase · handicap · derby · paddock · silks · bookmaker · odds · betting · claimer
cannon
Large mounted gun
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- limberBending without resistance
caisson · fieldpiece · gunner · bombardment · Napoleon · howitzer · carriage · horse-drawn · mobile · rapid-fire
- carousel partscarousel horses, wooden horses, center pole, brass ring, calliope
- ride-on horsesrocking horse, carousel horse, spring rider, hobby horse, kiddie ride
- galloping horseEquine moving at fastest gait
- galloping hooves
- in full gallopRunning at top speed