1
: a rider or driver of horses
especially
: one whose skill is exceptional
2
: a person skilled in caring for or managing horses
3
: a person who breeds or raises horses
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Both Reeves and Love were expert horsemen and marksmen who gained respect and notoriety in the West through their skill and work ethic.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
In conjunction with that transfer, Maryland Jockey Club acting president Mike Rogers informed the state’s horsemen that the dilapidated facility will close in September, meaning trainers, backstretch workers and horses stabled at Pimlico will need to move to Laurel Park over the next two months.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
Halloween is when the village especially springs to life, with activities such as a haunted hayride, which follows the same route that Ichabod took while trying to escape the horseman.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Twenty-seven horsemen made the ride from their horse boarding stable in Marriottsville decked out in green to celebrate.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
In conjunction with that transfer, Maryland Jockey Club acting president Mike Rogers informed the state’s horsemen that the dilapidated facility will close in September, meaning trainers, backstretch workers and horses stabled at Pimlico will need to move to Laurel Park over the next two months.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
Halloween is when the village especially springs to life, with activities such as a haunted hayride, which follows the same route that Ichabod took while trying to escape the horseman.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Twenty-seven horsemen made the ride from their horse boarding stable in Marriottsville decked out in green to celebrate.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Horseman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseman. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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