Horse Words

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. astride
    with one leg on each side
  2. bareback
    without a saddle
  3. bay
    an indentation of a shoreline smaller than a gulf
  4. blinker
    a light that flashes on and off
  5. bridle
    headgear for a horse
  6. buck
    mature male of certain mammals, especially deer or antelope
  7. buggy
    a small lightweight carriage
  8. cabriolet
    small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage
  9. canter
    a smooth three-beat gait
  10. caparison
    stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
  11. carriage
    a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
  12. carthorse
    draft horse kept for pulling carts
  13. cavalry
    troops trained to fight on horseback
  14. chaise
    a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top
  15. chestnut
    a type of hardwood tree that yields edible nuts
  16. chevalier
    a gallant or courtly gentleman
  17. clip-clop
    the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
  18. colt
    a young male horse under the age of four
  19. curry
    a South Asian dish flavored with a spice mixture
  20. dam
    a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water
  21. dapple
    a small contrasting part of something
  22. dark horse
    a racehorse about which little is known
  23. dressage
    maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
  24. dun
    a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
  25. equestrian
    of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
  26. equine
    relating to or resembling a horse
  27. farrier
    a person who shoes horses
  28. filly
    a young female horse under the age of four
  29. foal
    a young horse
  30. gait
    an animal's manner of moving
  31. gallop
    a fast gait of a horse
  32. gallop
    a fast gait of a horse
  33. gelding
    castrated male horse
  34. hackney
    a carriage for hire
  35. harness
    an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal
  36. hoof
    the hard foot of some mammals
  37. horseshoe
    U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
  38. jockey
    someone employed to ride horses in horse races
  39. mane
    long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
  40. mare
    an adult female horse
  41. mount
    go up, advance, or increase
  42. mule
    hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
  43. mustang
    small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
  44. muzzle
    forward projecting part of the head of certain animals
  45. nag
    bother persistently with trivial complaints
  46. neigh
    make a sound characteristic of a horse
  47. nicker
    make a soft sound characteristic of a horse
  48. paddock
    a pen for horses
  49. Pegasus
    (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
  50. pommel
    strike, usually with the fist
  51. pony
    any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
  52. prance
    move or step in a lively, spirited, or showy way
  53. rein
    one of a pair of long straps used to control a horse
  54. roan
    having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
  55. roughshod
    having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
  56. rowel
    a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur
  57. saddle
    a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
  58. sorrel
    prickly annual herb used in tarts and jelly
  59. spur
    a prod on a rider's heel used to urge a horse onward
  60. stable
    resistant to change of position or condition
  61. stallion
    uncastrated adult male horse
  62. steed
    a spirited horse for state or war
  63. stud
    an upright in house framing
  64. thoroughbred
    having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
  65. trammel
    place limits on extent or access
  66. trot
    ride at a gait faster than a walk
  67. unbridled
    not restrained or controlled
  68. unicorn
    an imaginary horse with a long horn on its forehead
  69. vault
    a burial chamber (usually underground)
  70. warhorse
    horse used in war
  71. wrangler
    a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
Created on Wed Feb 13 10:58:43 EST 2013 (updated Wed Feb 13 10:58:52 EST 2013)

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