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Recent Examples of quarter horse
The death toll over a serious equine virus at Los Alamitos grew to 12, with five more horses euthanized after an outbreak of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in the barn of quarter horse hall of fame trainer Heath Taylor.
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Los Alamitos runs a year-round quarter horse and thoroughbred meeting that is partly made up of lower level thoroughbred horses.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Next October his first set of quarter horses are set to go into futurity, a competition which offers staggering prize money to winners.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 July 2024
Riding through the festival crowd on horseback to her Saturday evening set on the Great Northern Stage, Ferrell hopped off the quarter horse, immediately strapped on an acoustic guitar and went right into a jam with her band.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Los Alamitos runs a year-round quarter horse and thoroughbred meeting that is partly made up of lower level thoroughbred horses.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Next October his first set of quarter horses are set to go into futurity, a competition which offers staggering prize money to winners.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 July 2024
Riding through the festival crowd on horseback to her Saturday evening set on the Great Northern Stage, Ferrell hopped off the quarter horse, immediately strapped on an acoustic guitar and went right into a jam with her band.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter horse
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The farm also had saddle horses, a team of Belgian draft horses that helped haul manure and feed, and plenty of chickens that supplied eggs for those big breakfasts every morning (followed by even larger dinners at noon and suppers in the evenings).—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Mackinac Island Carriage Tours, private livery tours, drive-yourself carriages and saddle horses will still be available but will have alternate routes to avoid the Arch Rock.—
Jasmin Barmore,
Detroit Free Press,
2 Sep. 2023
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It is named after a champion cutting horse and features ostrich vamps, goat quarters and roses stitched into the leather.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
WWD,
21 Mar. 2025
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The model met the cowboy, who trains in Weatherford for cutting horse events, at a horse show.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s also a wireless phone charger in front of the gearstick that doubles as a phone mount to use for navigation.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The engine mounts are lighter, the walls of the components thinner, and titanium and Inconcel parts are used, all a bid to shave pounds and ounces.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
17 Apr. 2025
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The irony of that is that viewers know next season won’t be about ponies and rainbows.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Celebrate the end of Ramadan with halal food vendors, pony rides, a multicultural bazaar and performance from Palestinian rapper MC Abdul.—
Nadia Lopez,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
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There's an entire section that dictates how to depreciate a racehorse over three years (true story), but try finding a simple explanation of whether your crypto losses offset your W-2 income.—
Darren T. Case,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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This felt like a Miami Heat season looking for a way to end, to be over, to be put out of its misery like a crippled racehorse humanely put down.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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Ride Giannis Into the Paint—and the Pacers Into the Ground With no Lillard for now, the Bucks’ offensive warhorse is back to full-time duty.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The National Symphony Orchestra is planning warhorses by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich and world premieres by Carlos Simon, the Kennedy Center’s composer in residence; Valerie Coleman; and others.—
Javier C. Hernández,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Android held steady with seven hacks, and Chrome had the same, which was one higher than 2023.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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The innocent hacks and operational shortcuts from the industry's early days have become potential liabilities in today's regulated environment.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?—
Drew Zieff,
Outside Online,
16 July 2024
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In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.—
Moira Hodgson,
WSJ,
30 Dec. 2021
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“Quarter horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarter%20horse. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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