saddle horse

noun

Definition of saddle horsenext
as in quarter horse

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Recent Examples of saddle horse 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddle horse
  1. quarter horse
  2. mount
  3. cutting horse
  4. racehorse
  5. warhorse
  6. pony
Noun
  • 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
Definition of quarter horse
Noun
  • The device also comes with a wireless remote and a tiny magnetic microphone that clips onto your clothing using a magnetic mount.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 29 July 2026
  • Critics have long urged the British government to pull the plug on the Islamic Center’s operation as pressure mounts on the new prime minister, Andy Burnham, to act against Iranian regime apparatus in the country.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of mount
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
Definition of cutting horse
Noun
  • People still can pool together resources with friends to buy a racehorse for $10,000 and see what happens.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Sometimes that means being the one to say no — to the racehorse, the castle in Scotland, the vintage Ferrari.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of racehorse
Noun
  • The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Strange but true; there could be a little more life in this old warhorse yet.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Definition of warhorse
Noun
  • Thursday that the pony had left its enclosure the night before in a neighborhood off San Felipe Road.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
  • Add some texture by creating messy waves with a curling iron before gathering the hair into a low pony.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Definition of pony

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“Saddle horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddle%20horse. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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