show horse
Equine competition entrant
A show horse is a horse bred, trained, or kept for exhibition in competitions judged on appearance, movement, or performance rather than racing.
Figuratively, a show horse is someone valued for impressive presentation over substance or utility: He's a show horse, not a workhorse.
The contrast implies style without productivity.
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- braidingInterlacing three strands
- conformationStructural form or arrangement
- breed standardOfficial physical specifications for purebreds
- clippingPiece cut out
Arabian · presentation · proud · bridles · flashy · reining · Friesian · athleticism · symmetry · eventing · elegant · spectacle · posture · Andalusian · grand champion · blue ribbon · temperament · halter
- horsesmare, mares, stallion, stallions, colt
- equinesmare, stallion, donkey, foal, pony
- working animalsherding, gun dog, guarding, pulling, hunting dog
- sport animalsracehorse, greyhound, polo pony, sled dog, rodeo bull
- harness horsesstandardbred, hackney, trotter, trotters, pacer
- hackneyhansom cab, black cab, cabman, cab rank, cab stand
show horseworkhorse
Reliable, tireless producer
draft horse · plow horse · pack horse · mule · beast of burden
show horseworkhorse
Reliable, tireless producer
grunt · grinder · drone · rank and file · unsung hero