quarter horse

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Recent Examples of quarter horse Rosas competes in rodeos and enjoys trail rides with her 5-year-old quarter horse, Timone. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 The five who were euthanized Wednesday also were quarter horses. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 Over the next 30 years, the steamboat captain, born the son of Irish immigrants in New York, built a ranching empire still known today for its beef cattle and quarter horses. Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025 Ware’s uncle, Carlos Pedraza, said the horse is a quarter horse. Tiffani Arnold, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for quarter horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter horse
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • The model met the cowboy, who trains in Weatherford for cutting horse events, at a horse show.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As pressure mounts, those numbers are only expected to grow.
    Troy Batterberry, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Death toll mounts in Israel Earlier Sunday in Israel, at least six people, including a 10-year-old and a 9-year-old, were killed when a missile hit an apartment building in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • The event highlighted local artists, authors and businesses and included painting, bounce houses, face painting, pony rides and more.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • In Europe, there was also the option of a 4.2-liter V-8, which dialed up the ponies to 286 but came with the four-speed automatic as standard and the manual gearbox as an option.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Eight of his flat racehorses (as opposed to jump racing over fences) with four UK trainers are owned in partnership with Ian McAleavy, head of football for nine years at Starlizard, a global leader in specialist online sports betting advice established by Bloom in Camden, north London, in 2006.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • The shortlist includes a personal nuclear reactor, a thoroughbred racehorse farm, and a private submarine.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The Club World Cup is the old warhorse in his element, the ego still raging after all this time.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • While the loss of Zach Hyman is potentially a big one, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5-13-18), Evander Kane (5-6-11), defenseman Evan Bouchard (6-11-17) and 40-year-old warhorse Corey Perry (7-3-10) have all been in the thick of things.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • These recipes take minimal effort, make use of time-saving kitchen hacks, and taste like a family favorite waiting to happen.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • More than an indulgent luxury, skin rejuvenating facials scheduled post flight could just as well be one of the smartest travel hacks to consider.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
  • 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 7 Jul. 2025.

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