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Recent Examples of saddle horse
The farm also had saddle horses, a team of Belgian draft horses that helped haul manure and feed, and plenty of chickens that supplied eggs for those big breakfasts every morning (followed by even larger dinners at noon and suppers in the evenings).
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Mackinac Island Carriage Tours, private livery tours, drive-yourself carriages and saddle horses will still be available but will have alternate routes to avoid the Arch Rock.
—Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
The Devil was a saddle horse ridden by Maj.
—Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2021
Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Mackinac Island Carriage Tours, private livery tours, drive-yourself carriages and saddle horses will still be available but will have alternate routes to avoid the Arch Rock.
—Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
The Devil was a saddle horse ridden by Maj.
—Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddle horse
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The five who were euthanized Wednesday also were quarter horses.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Oct. 2024
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Over the next 30 years, the steamboat captain, born the son of Irish immigrants in New York, built a ranching empire still known today for its beef cattle and quarter horses.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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He is survived by his family, a collection of trophy big-game mounts, and generations of bulls in Colorado’s West Elk Wilderness who knew him by bugle, chuckle, and mew.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
19 Feb. 2025
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At nearly 160 pounds without its legs attached, this monster is too heavy for most wall mounts to support.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The model met the cowboy, who trains in Weatherford for cutting horse events, at a horse show.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Her competitive spirit prompted her to try her hand in various events throughout North Texas, including an equestrian and cutting horse competition in January, the Dallas Observer reports.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American-Statesman,
2 May 2024
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Fun fact: The Vanderbilt family once owned Sagamore Farm, and Plank commissioned a mural of the family's racehorse, Native Dancer, in the home.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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The grant allowed Ride Above Disability to purchase a 9-year-old retired racehorse named Remi, who had raced at Los Alamitos Race Course.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.—
Charles McGrath,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2024
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As for bags, the Script logo shopper was made in an even lighter, more relaxed shopping bag in an allover calfskin leather, suede or pony skin, while the Flap Bag reinterpreted a classic camera bag in smooth calfskin leather.—
Stephen Garner,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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That’s the Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz, which in January 2025 celebrated its 40th anniversary, bringing together over 100 of the world’s top polo ponies and 25,000 spectators.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Saddle horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddle%20horse. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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