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Recent Examples of mares
The animals live in small social groups — typically one stallion with several mares and their young — alongside separate bands of younger males.
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Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Pearl Is a Tiny, Piano-Playing Sensation Black Pearl — Pearl, to her fans — is one of nine mares on the Mini Therapy Horses team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The organization sends its team of nine mares to support hospital patients, first responders and schoolchildren through animal visits.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The Organization Behind the Curtain Black Pearl is one of nine mares making up Mini Therapy Horses’ team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains led by Victoria Nodiff Netanel.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Bred with stronger British mares, these thoroughbreds define the sport.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Wohlfeil’s decision noted that between the 2024 and 2025 rodeos, the rodeo management team adjusted the rules to not permit the use of electric prods — which had drawn criticism — and also to bar the use of mares known to be pregnant.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Jean got up during the night to check on the mares that were ready to give birth.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
During this time, monitor horses for signs of disease and keep pregnant mares with foals at their side in small groups and away from new/returning horses.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Nov. 2025
Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Pearl Is a Tiny, Piano-Playing Sensation Black Pearl — Pearl, to her fans — is one of nine mares on the Mini Therapy Horses team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The organization sends its team of nine mares to support hospital patients, first responders and schoolchildren through animal visits.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The Organization Behind the Curtain Black Pearl is one of nine mares making up Mini Therapy Horses’ team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains led by Victoria Nodiff Netanel.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Bred with stronger British mares, these thoroughbreds define the sport.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Wohlfeil’s decision noted that between the 2024 and 2025 rodeos, the rodeo management team adjusted the rules to not permit the use of electric prods — which had drawn criticism — and also to bar the use of mares known to be pregnant.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Jean got up during the night to check on the mares that were ready to give birth.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
During this time, monitor horses for signs of disease and keep pregnant mares with foals at their side in small groups and away from new/returning horses.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mares
Noun
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Several of the horses were fairly crazy stallions and one was blind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Apr. 2026
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Kelly Groenestijn - International Pet Photography Awards 2025 The encounter of two stallions early in the morning on a foggy January day this year gives the image a magical touch.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Black-Eyed Susan is the leading race for 3-year-old fillies.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Kentucky Oaks, a slightly shorter race exclusively for fillies on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby, will air in primetime this year in an attempt to draw more viewers.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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That means many rules of the road for cars also apply to equines.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those 6 and older are allowed to ride their gentle steeds solo, and a short lesson is included.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Mares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mares. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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