horses
Mane and hooves
Horses is the plural of horse, the large hoofed mammal domesticated for riding, draft work, and racing.
The word appears in countless expressions: hold your horses means wait or slow down, wild horses couldn't drag me expresses firm resolve, and straight from the horse's mouth means from a reliable source.
To beat a dead horse is to belabor a settled matter.
Horses for courses suggests different approaches suit different situations.
Intact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- foalYoung equine, under one
- coltImmature male equine
- fillyJuvenile female equine
gelding · sire · dam · pedigree · bloodline · studbook · lineage · purebred
Mounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
- equestrianRelating to horsemanship
dressage · showjumping · girth · bit · hackamore · martingale · pommel · cantle
Absence of constraint
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- wildnessUntamed, uncontrolled state
spirit · Pegasus · unicorn · centaur · stallion · mustang · cavalry · chivalry
Professional race rider
- trackPath or monitored route
- derbyOpen-entry competition
- PreaknessBaltimore thoroughbred stakes race
- BelmontNew York racecourse
steeplechase · furlong · handicap · thoroughbred · odds · betting · bookmaker · homestretch
Swiftest quadruped gait
Of pure ancestral line
- ArabianOf the peninsula
- quarterOne of four parts
- ClydesdaleScottish heavy draft breed
- AppaloosaSpotted coat equine breed
Mustang · Friesian · Andalusian · Morgan · Percheron · Lipizzaner · Palomino · pinto
Secure and unchanging
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- corralFenced livestock enclosure
stall · hay · oats · grooming · curry · brush · blanket · tack
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
- plowTool for turning soil
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- draftPreliminary version of text
teamster · dray · cart · coach · stagecoach · buggy · sleigh · packhorse
stallion
Intact male breeding horse
filly · gelding · sire · dam · pedigree · bloodline · studbook · lineage · purebred · crossbreed
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
equestrian · dressage · showjumping · girth · bit · hackamore · martingale · pommel · cantle · breeches
freedom
Absence of constraint
wildness · spirit · Pegasus · unicorn · centaur · stallion · mustang · cavalry · chivalry · knights
jockey
Professional race rider
Belmont · steeplechase · furlong · handicap · thoroughbred · odds · betting · bookmaker · homestretch · trifecta
gallop
Swiftest quadruped gait
pace · gait · stride · lope · prance · rear · buck · bolt · shy · halt
thoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
- ArabianOf the peninsula
- quarterOne of four parts
- ClydesdaleScottish heavy draft breed
Appaloosa · Mustang · Friesian · Andalusian · Morgan · Percheron · Lipizzaner · Palomino · pinto · draft
stable
Secure and unchanging
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
corral · stall · hay · oats · grooming · curry · brush · blanket · tack · feed
carriage
Wheeled passenger vehicle
draft · teamster · dray · cart · coach · stagecoach · buggy · sleigh · packhorse · draught
neigh
Horse's vocal call
herd · spook · nuzzle · kick · bite · rear · buck · flight · grazing · rolling
hoof
Horny foot covering
withers · fetlock · pastern · cannon · flank · croup · dock · forelock · muzzle · nostril
horsesautomobiles
Self-propelled road vehicles
cars · engines · motors · machines · motorcycles
- hold your horsesRequest for patience
- wild horsesFeral, undomesticated equines
- rocking horseMounted toy that sways
- horse pillVery large tablet
- dark horseUnlikely but possible winner
- horse raceEquine speed competition
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