hoofbeat
Galloping horse sound
Hoofbeat is the sound of a horse's hoof striking the ground, or a single instance of that sound.
The word usually appears in the plural: The hoofbeats grew louder as the riders approached.
In medicine, the saying "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras" advises considering common diagnoses before rare ones.
Atop a steed
- ridingControlling while mounted
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- canterModerate equine gait
- trotPace between walk, canter
gallop · saddle · bridle · stirrup · manege · equitation · mare · stallion
Rate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- pulseArterial blood throb
- meterDevice that measures usage
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
throb · pattern · pace · clatter · thunder · pounding · staccato · tattoo
Grazing animals together
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- chargeCost or accusation
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- wildebeestLarge African grazing antelope
zebra · antelope · cattle · trample · dust · rumble · panic · frenzy
Cost or accusation
- warhorseSeasoned campaigner or mount
- dragoonCavalryman or browbeat
- lancerMounted soldier with spear
- trooperMounted soldier or patroller
scout · bugle · regiment · brigade · battalion · formation · sabre · carbine
Equine bred for speed
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- derbyOpen-entry competition
- furlongEquestrian distance measure
sprint · jockey · track · homestretch · handicap · turf · stretch · backstretch
horseback
Atop a steed
trot · gallop · saddle · bridle · stirrup · manege · equitation · mare · stallion · gelding
tempo
Rate of musical performance
drumming · throb · pattern · pace · clatter · thunder · pounding · staccato · tattoo · rumble
herd
Grazing animals together
wildebeest · zebra · antelope · cattle · trample · dust · rumble · panic · frenzy · savannah
charge
Cost or accusation
trooper · scout · bugle · regiment · brigade · battalion · formation · sabre · carbine · mounted
racehorse
Equine bred for speed
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- derbyOpen-entry competition
furlong · sprint · jockey · track · homestretch · handicap · turf · stretch · backstretch · frontrunner