: of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
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equine
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But as McKeever explains, there are also similarities in human and equine competition in this two-minute range.
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Lean on Pete, adapted from a novel by Willy Vlautin, turns on the extraordinary connection between Pete and the silent Charley—who, in his emotional outlook, often seems more equine than human.
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He was escorted by four equestrians from the McCormick Research Institute in St. Cloud, which offers equine therapy for veterans and others with special needs.
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Francis has worked with the equine choreographer Marlene Whitaker for several years to create musical programs for her horses.
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In the 1 1/8-mile Santa Anita Derby, Justify will be making his stakes debut and going farther than a mile for the first time against an exceptional equine athlete in Bolt d'Oro.
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Haigh initially appears to be priming us for a generic fable about a lonely boy who befriends a gruff but kindly father figure, discovers his equine soul mate, and wins the racing sweepstakes.
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Wisconsin has a plethora of equine rescue groups, including some focused on saving former race horses from the slaughterhouse.
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See also: Horseman and equine lawyer Ned Bonnie, who defended Derby winner Dancer's Image, is dead Kentucky Derby distance At 1 1/4 miles, or 10 furlongs, the Derby is almost always the longest race run by horses competing in it.
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Origin and Etymology of equine
Latin equinus, from equus horse; akin to Old English eoh horse, Greek hippos, Sanskrit aśva
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