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also horse
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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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His dad loaned him $250,000 for a down payment on a house with horse property in Maple Ridge, a tony suburb north of Vancouver popular among doctors and lawyers.
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Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Sports The Game Inside the Game Emma Healey The NBA halftime show is a kind of Trojan horse—a secret, strange venue for performance art, hidden at the centre of one of our most mainstream entertainment juggernauts.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
The inspirational documentary chronicles the actor's storied rise but mainly focuses on his later life and work championing people with disabilities and spinal-cord injuries after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
This option from Radio Flyer can accommodate up to 60 pounds and lets kids feed and groom their horses with interactive sounds and plush fur.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Dec. 2024
Hadid starred as Sadie, the girlfriend of Travis Wheatley, a horse trainer played by Sheridan, who is also the show's co-creator.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Bella rode 3 horses and qualified to 7 different finals, bringing home her first CHAMPIONSHIP buckle!
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
In the photos, Hadid is sitting on a fence of horse pen at the eponymous ranch of the popular TV show wearing a blue V-neck sleeveless shirt with jeans and suede chaps.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In her first episode, Hadid’s Sadie has a not-so-friendly run-in with Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly), and is later shown dressed in full Western gear, riding a horse during the auction at Yellowstone ranch.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Sports The Game Inside the Game Emma Healey The NBA halftime show is a kind of Trojan horse—a secret, strange venue for performance art, hidden at the centre of one of our most mainstream entertainment juggernauts.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
The inspirational documentary chronicles the actor's storied rise but mainly focuses on his later life and work championing people with disabilities and spinal-cord injuries after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
This option from Radio Flyer can accommodate up to 60 pounds and lets kids feed and groom their horses with interactive sounds and plush fur.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Dec. 2024
Hadid starred as Sadie, the girlfriend of Travis Wheatley, a horse trainer played by Sheridan, who is also the show's co-creator.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Bella rode 3 horses and qualified to 7 different finals, bringing home her first CHAMPIONSHIP buckle!
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
In the photos, Hadid is sitting on a fence of horse pen at the eponymous ranch of the popular TV show wearing a blue V-neck sleeveless shirt with jeans and suede chaps.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In her first episode, Hadid’s Sadie has a not-so-friendly run-in with Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly), and is later shown dressed in full Western gear, riding a horse during the auction at Yellowstone ranch.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horses. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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