horseherd

Manages wild mustangs

A horseherd is a person who tends horses, analogous to a shepherd for sheep or a goatherd for goats.

The word is rare in modern usage, as rancher, wrangler, or horse trainer have largely replaced it: The horseherd drove the mustangs toward the canyon.

occupation

wrangler

Livestock handler on ranches

stockman · drover · equine · caretaker · stable · corral · paddock · pasture · grazing · livestock

collective

drove

Operated a vehicle

  • bandGroup playing music together
  • stringSlender fiber or character sequence
  • cavalcadeCeremonial traveling procession

mares · stallions · foals · colts · fillies · yearlings · mustangs · broncos · ponies · geldings

historical

nomad

Homeless wanderer by choice

  • steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
  • MongolCentral Asian pastoral people
  • MagyarEthnic group of Hungary

Cossack · plainsman · tribal · pastoral · ancient · migration · encampment · yurt · horseback · mounted

Opposites
type of animal tended

horseherdshepherd

One who tends flocks

goatherd · swineherd · cowherd · cattleman · drover

Family

herd, horse, heard, shepherd, horses, horseshoe, herding, herder, horseman

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G