SADDLE HORSE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A lightweight horse kept for riding only

Synonyms:

mount; riding horse; saddle horse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("saddle horse" is a kind of...):

Equus caballus; horse (solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saddle horse"):

gray; grey (horse of a light gray or whitish color)

dun (horse of a dull brownish grey color)

crow-bait; crowbait (an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows)

buckskin (horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail)

Lipizzan; Lippizan; Lippizaner (a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage)

Arab; Arabian (a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia)

Appaloosa (a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump)

American saddle horse (a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky)

Plantation walking horse; Tennessee walker; Tennessee walking horse; Walking horse (a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk)

Morgan (an American breed of small compact saddle horses)

quarter horse (a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia)

cow pony (a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle)

hack (a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.)

prancer (a mettlesome or fiery horse)

warhorse (horse used in war)

palfrey (especially a light saddle horse for a woman)

remount (a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle)