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also horse
as in mares
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
the mounted police stable their horses in the city park
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Recent Examples of horses
But what are the odds all three will be horses down the stretch?
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
First responders will also be well represented at the event with Sheriff’s patrol cars, Mounted Patrol horses and fire trucks in the parking lot of the Hamburger Factory Restaurant.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
The 2-year pause came after horses Mickey and Tony were euthanized in 2022 due to poor living conditions and feed, the Associated Press reported.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
At the time, the remaining horses retired and were sent to live in Florida.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
During the event, visitors can expect marching bands, horses, and floats sponsored by local Irish groups and families.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Included in the post were snaps of places Hadid has traveled, selfies, and pictures of her little one at the American Museum of Natural History and a farm petting horses.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Ranchers ward off new development Hugh Taylor learned his trade through decades saddling a horse before sunrise to move herds across his ranch along the river just south of Myakka City.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Experts only discovered an effective treatment for diphtheria around the turn of the 20th century, when public health agencies and pharmaceutical companies started producing an antitoxin serum derived from the blood of horses.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
First responders will also be well represented at the event with Sheriff’s patrol cars, Mounted Patrol horses and fire trucks in the parking lot of the Hamburger Factory Restaurant.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
The 2-year pause came after horses Mickey and Tony were euthanized in 2022 due to poor living conditions and feed, the Associated Press reported.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
At the time, the remaining horses retired and were sent to live in Florida.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
During the event, visitors can expect marching bands, horses, and floats sponsored by local Irish groups and families.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Included in the post were snaps of places Hadid has traveled, selfies, and pictures of her little one at the American Museum of Natural History and a farm petting horses.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Ranchers ward off new development Hugh Taylor learned his trade through decades saddling a horse before sunrise to move herds across his ranch along the river just south of Myakka City.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Experts only discovered an effective treatment for diphtheria around the turn of the 20th century, when public health agencies and pharmaceutical companies started producing an antitoxin serum derived from the blood of horses.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horses. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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