quarter horse

Definition of quarter horsenext

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Recent Examples of quarter horse The quarter horse colt was not fully vaccinated, MDARD reported. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026 On the car ride to the casino, Sarris is riffing on his friendship with Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart, who bought Sarris a quarter horse as a gift. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress has canceled its Saturday night card for quarter horses and thoroughbreds amid evacuations in the area of a malfunctioning chemical storage tank in nearby Garden Grove, track officials announced. — Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 23 May 2026 Their connection traced back to Lukas’ days training quarter horses in New Mexico before getting into thoroughbreds and becoming one of the faces of the sport. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarter horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter horse
Noun
  • Because the mother cow was severely engorged, the calf wouldn’t have been able to nurse, prompting Ladd and the ranch hands to saddle horses, ride out into the snow, rope the cow, and milk her.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Along with the thousands of cows, the property is home to 180 bulls, 7,500 yearlings, and 130 saddle horses.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Tickets are now on sale for the event that will bring together celebrities and skilled cutting horse trainers to raise funds for the medical center.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Yellowstone actor and cutting horse trainer Jake Ream will make his directorial debut on the second picture on the Perlino Pictures slate, The Color of Winter, which is due to film in Utah in the new year.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With her tight perm, oversized glasses and thick outer-borough accent, Johansson’s Hester has a watchful unease as the dangers surrounding her family mount.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This heater can be bought either alone or with a tripod, a roll cage or a ceiling mount.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Eschewing the model’s typical leather build, the luxe-leaning spin on the brand’s Air Max sneaker boot is covered in tonal black pony hair across the entirety of its upper.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Through the years, the singer has remained remarkably loyal to her lengths, whether swept up into a gravity-defying pony, styled into a sleek ballerina bun, or cascading down her back.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Cecil made Frankel a champion racehorse who was unbeaten in all 14 starts and earned a final victory at the Champion Stakes at the iconic Ascot Racecourse.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Derek Thompson once stood in the winner's circle next to a champion racehorse named Shergar, owned by one of the richest royals in the world, who dominated on the tracks in the 1980s.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Gerwig explained that the classic-rock warhorse matches her vision of the film, which adapts Lewis’ origin story for Narnia.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The race at Sepang saw old warhorses Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton show their class in challenging conditions.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The French government summoned Iran's ambassador Tuesday morning after Paris said Monday that the findings of an investigation laid the blame for the hacks on Shahid Kaveh, an affiliate of the cyber unit of the powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The attacks on the French grocery store chains were followed weeks later by similar hacks affecting refrigerators and freezers at supermarkets in Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • After traveling a mile or two, the packhorses settled down, pretty much satisfied with their places.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • 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 13 Nov. 2026.

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