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roan
a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
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stable companion, stablemate
a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person
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gee-gee
a word for horse used by children or in adult slang
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dawn horse, eohippus
earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal
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mesohippus
North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses
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protohippus
Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size
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male horse
the male of species Equus caballus
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female horse, mare
female equine animal
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mount, riding horse, saddle horse
a lightweight horse kept for riding only
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pony
a range horse of the western United States
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polo pony
a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo
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wild horse
undomesticated or feral domestic horse
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hack
a horse kept for hire
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hack, jade, nag, plug
an old or over-worked horse
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pony
any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
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bangtail, race horse, racehorse
a horse bred for racing
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steeplechaser
a horse trained to run in steeplechases
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stalking-horse
a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
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harness horse
horse used for pulling vehicles
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workhorse
a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
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post horse, post-horse, poster
a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
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pacer
a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
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high stepper, stepper
a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting
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chestnut
a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
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liver chestnut
a solid dark brown horse
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bay
a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
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sorrel
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
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palomino
a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail
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pinto
a spotted or calico horse or pony
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entire, stallion
uncastrated adult male horse
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gelding
castrated male horse
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broodmare, stud mare
a female horse used for breeding
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remount
a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle
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palfrey
especially a light saddle horse for a woman
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warhorse
horse used in war
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prancer
a mettlesome or fiery horse
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hack
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
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cow pony
a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle
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quarter horse
a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia
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Morgan
an American breed of small compact saddle horses
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Plantation walking horse, Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse
a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk
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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
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Arab, Arabian
a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
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Lipizzan, Lippizan, Lippizaner
a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage
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mustang
small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
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buckskin
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
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crow-bait, crowbait
an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
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dun
horse of a dull brownish grey color
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gray, grey
horse of a light gray or whitish color
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Equus caballus gomelini, tarpan
European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century
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warragal, warrigal
Australian wild horse
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Equus caballus przevalskii, Equus caballus przewalskii, Przevalski's horse, Przewalski's horse
wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered
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Indian pony, cayuse
a small native range horse
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plough horse, plow horse
a horse used to pull a plow
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Shetland pony
breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail
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Welsh pony
breed of small ponies originally from Wales
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Exmoor
stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose
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thoroughbred
a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
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pony
an informal term for a racehorse
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yearling
a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
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two year old, two-year-old horse
a racehorse that is two years old
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three year old, three-year-old horse
a racehorse that is three years old
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dark horse
a racehorse about which little is known
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mudder
a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack
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nonstarter
a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered
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cob
stocky short-legged harness horse
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hackney
a compact breed of harness horse
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draft horse, draught horse, dray horse
horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
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packhorse
a workhorse used as a pack animal
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dobbin, farm horse
a quiet plodding workhorse
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pacemaker, pacer, pacesetter
a horse used to set the pace in racing
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trotter, trotting horse
a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing
