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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Much to the dismay of many horsemen, Congress established HISA in 2020.
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Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
Premiering the first of eight episodes on Sunday, March 22, The Comeback’s shaggy, despairing, hilarious, and sometimes baldly sentimental third season spends its first two episodes running through all the horsemen of the Hollywood-pocalypse.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In addition, Somone claimed that Hawthorne owes the horse operators almost $700,000 in racing entry fees and a state grant that the track keeps in an account for the horsemen.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Many became ranchers, farmers, miners and skilled horsemen across Colorado and neighboring states.
—Lindsey Granger - 02, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
Premiering the first of eight episodes on Sunday, March 22, The Comeback’s shaggy, despairing, hilarious, and sometimes baldly sentimental third season spends its first two episodes running through all the horsemen of the Hollywood-pocalypse.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In addition, Somone claimed that Hawthorne owes the horse operators almost $700,000 in racing entry fees and a state grant that the track keeps in an account for the horsemen.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Many became ranchers, farmers, miners and skilled horsemen across Colorado and neighboring states.
—Lindsey Granger - 02, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Horseman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseman. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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