English > riding horse: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | A lightweight horse kept for riding only. |
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| Synonyms | saddle horse, mount |
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| Narrower | American saddle horse | A high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky |
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| Appaloosa | A hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump |
| Arabian, Arab | A spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia |
| Lippizan, Lipizzan, Lippizaner | A compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna |
| Morgan | An American breed of small compact saddle horses |
| Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse, Plantation walking horse | A horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk |
| buckskin | horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail |
| cow pony | A light saddle horse trained for herding cattle |
| crowbait, crow-bait | An emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows |
| dun | horse of a dull / dull brownish grey color |
| grey, gray | Horse of a light gray or whitish color |
| hack | A saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. |
| palfrey | especially a light saddle horse for a woman |
| prancer | A mettlesome or fiery horse |
| quarter horse | A small powerful horse originally / originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia |
| remount | A fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed / killed or injured in battle |
| warhorse | horse used in war |
| Broader | horse, Equus caballus | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times |
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| Spanish | cabalgadura, caballo de montar, caballo de silla, montura |
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| Catalan | cavall de muntar, cavall de sella |
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