horse

large, four-legged animal: She rode the horse into the woods.
Not to be confused with:hoarse – harsh; grating; throaty; rough: His voice was hoarse from screaming at the game.

horse

H0225800 (hôrs)n.1. a. A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads.b. An adult male horse; a stallion.c. Any of various equine mammals, such as the wild Asian species Przewalski's horse or certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse.2. A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding.3. Sports A vaulting horse.4. Slang Heroin.5. often horses Horsepower: a muscle car with 400 horses under the hood.6. Mounted soldiers; cavalry: a squadron of horse.7. Geology a. A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals.b. A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault.v. horsed, hors·ing, hors·es v.tr.1. To provide with a horse.2. To haul or hoist energetically: "Things had changed little since the days of the pyramids, with building materials being horsed into place by muscle power" (Henry Allen).v.intr. To be in heat. Used of a mare.adj.1. Of or relating to a horse: a horse blanket.2. Mounted on horses: horse guards.3. Drawn or operated by a horse.4. Larger or cruder than others in the same category: horse pills.Phrasal Verb: horse around Informal To indulge in horseplay or frivolous activity: Stop horsing around and get to work.Idioms: a horse of another/a different color Another matter entirely; something else. beat/flog a dead horse1. To continue to pursue a cause that has no hope of success.2. To dwell tiresomely on a matter that has already been decided. be/get on (one's) high horse To be or become disdainful, superior, or conceited. hold (one's) horses To restrain oneself. the horse's mouth A source of information regarded as original or unimpeachable.

[Middle English, from Old English hors; akin to Old Norse hross, horse, and German Ross, steed.]

horse

(hɔːs) n1. (Animals) a domesticated perissodactyl mammal, Equus caballus, used for draught work and riding: family Equidae. 2. (Animals) the adult male of this species; stallion3. (Animals) wild horse a. a horse (Equus caballus) that has become feralb. another name for Przewalski's horse4. (Animals) a. any other member of the family Equidae, such as the zebra or assb. (as modifier): the horse family. 5. (Military) (functioning as plural) horsemen, esp cavalry: a regiment of horse. 6. (Gymnastics) gymnastics Also called: buck a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting, etc7. (Building) a narrow board supported by a pair of legs at each end, used as a frame for sawing or as a trestle, barrier, etc8. a contrivance on which a person may ride and exercise9. (Pharmacology) a slang word for heroin10. (Mining & Quarrying) mining a mass of rock within a vein of ore11. (Nautical Terms) nautical a rod, rope, or cable, fixed at the ends, along which something may slide by means of a thimble, shackle, or other fitting; traveller12. (Chess & Draughts) chess an informal name for knight13. (Units) informal short for horsepower14. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (modifier) drawn by a horse or horses: a horse cart. 15. a horse of another colour a horse of a different colour a completely different topic, argument, etc16. be on one's high horse get on one's high horse informal to be disdainfully aloof17. flog a dead horse See flog⁶18. hold one's horses to hold back; restrain oneself19. horses for courses a policy, course of action, etc modified slightly to take account of specific circumstances without departing in essentials from the original20. the horse's mouth the most reliable source21. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to horse! an order to mount horsesvb22. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to provide with a horse or horses23. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to put or be put on horseback24. (tr) to move (something heavy) into position by sheer physical strength[Old English hors; related to Old Frisian hors, Old High German hros, Old Norse hross] ˈhorseless adj ˈhorseˌlike adj

horse

(hɔrs)

n., pl. hors•es, (esp. collectively) horse, n. 1. a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous mammal, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in numerous varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads and for riding. 2. a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion. 3. something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises, as if astride the back of such an animal: rocking horse. 4. Also called trestle. a frame or block, with legs, on which something is mounted or supported. 5. a. vaulting horse. b. pommel horse. 6. soldiers serving on horseback; cavalry: a thousand horse. 7. Usu., horses. Informal. horsepower. 8. Informal. a knight in chess. 9. Slang. an illicit aid to schoolwork, esp. a literal translation of a foreign-language text; pony; crib. 10. a mass of rock enclosed within a lode or vein of ore. 11. Slang. heroin. v.t. 12. to provide with a horse or horses. 13. to set on horseback. 14. to move with great physical effort or force. 15. Archaic. to place (someone) on a person's back, in order to be flogged. v.i. 16. to mount or go on a horse. 17. (of a mare) to be in heat. 18. horse around, Informal. to fool around; indulge in horseplay. adj. 19. of or for a horse or horses. 20. drawn or powered by a horse or horses. 21. mounted or serving on horses: horse troops. 22. unusually large. Idioms: 1. from the horse's mouth, from the original or a trustworthy source. 2. hold one's horses, Informal. to be patient. 3. look a gift horse in the mouth, to be critical of a gift. [before 900; Middle English, Old English hors, c. Old Saxon hros, hers, Old High German (h)ros, Old Norse hross] horse′less, adj.

horse

(hôrs)1. A large hoofed mammal having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail. Horses have been domesticated for riding and for drawing or carrying loads since ancient times. Because they have a single broad hoof on each foot, horses run not on entire feet but on single toes.2. Any living or extinct equine mammal.

horse

Past participle: horsed
Gerund: horsing

Imperative
horse
horse

Present
I horse
you horse
he/she/it horses
we horse
you horse
they horse

Preterite
I horsed
you horsed
he/she/it horsed
we horsed
you horsed
they horsed

Present Continuous
I am horsing
you are horsing
he/she/it is horsing
we are horsing
you are horsing
they are horsing

Present Perfect
I have horsed
you have horsed
he/she/it has horsed
we have horsed
you have horsed
they have horsed

Past Continuous
I was horsing
you were horsing
he/she/it was horsing
we were horsing
you were horsing
they were horsing

Past Perfect
I had horsed
you had horsed
he/she/it had horsed
we had horsed
you had horsed
they had horsed

Future
I will horse
you will horse
he/she/it will horse
we will horse
you will horse
they will horse

Future Perfect
I will have horsed
you will have horsed
he/she/it will have horsed
we will have horsed
you will have horsed
they will have horsed

Future Continuous
I will be horsing
you will be horsing
he/she/it will be horsing
we will be horsing
you will be horsing
they will be horsing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been horsing
you have been horsing
he/she/it has been horsing
we have been horsing
you have been horsing
they have been horsing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been horsing
you will have been horsing
he/she/it will have been horsing
we will have been horsing
you will have been horsing
they will have been horsing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been horsing
you had been horsing
he/she/it had been horsing
we had been horsing
you had been horsing
they had been horsing

Conditional
I would horse
you would horse
he/she/it would horse
we would horse
you would horse
they would horse

Past Conditional
I would have horsed
you would have horsed
he/she/it would have horsed
we would have horsed
you would have horsed
they would have horsed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric timesEquus caballusencolure - the mane of a horsehorseback - the back of a horsehorse's foot - the hoof of a horseEquus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidaeequid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neckroan - a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or graystable companion, stablemate - a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same persongee-gee - a word for horse used by children or in adult slangdawn horse, eohippus - earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animalmesohippus - North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horsesprotohippus - Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in sizefoal - a young horsemale horse - the male of species Equus caballusfemale horse, mare - female equine animalmount, riding horse, saddle horse - a lightweight horse kept for riding onlypony - a range horse of the western United Statespolo pony - a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polowild horse - undomesticated or feral domestic horsehack - a horse kept for hirenag, jade, hack, plug - an old or over-worked horsepony - any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulderbangtail, race horse, racehorse - a horse bred for racingsteeplechaser - a horse trained to run in steeplechasesstalking-horse - a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking gameharness horse - horse used for pulling vehiclesworkhorse - a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy laborpost horse, post-horse, poster - a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelerspacer - a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground togetherhigh stepper, stepper - a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trottingchestnut - a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horseliver chestnut - a solid dark brown horsebay - a horse of a moderate reddish-brown colorsorrel - a horse of a brownish orange to light brown colorpalomino - a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tailpinto - a spotted or calico horse or ponywithers - the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animalsgaskin - lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stiflepoll - the part of the head between the earshorseflesh, horsemeat - the flesh of horses as food
	2.	horse - a padded gymnastic apparatus on legsgymnastic horseexerciser, gymnastic apparatus - sports equipment used in gymnastic exercisespommel horse, side horse - a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each endbuck, long horse, vaulting horse - a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
	3.	horse - troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"cavalry, horse cavalryarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectivelycavalryman, trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit
	4.	horse - a framework for holding wood that is being sawedsawbuck, sawhorse, buckframework - a structure supporting or containing somethingtrestle - sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
	5.	horse - a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)knightchess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingchess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
Verb	1.	horse - provide with a horse or horsescater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"remount - provide with fresh horses; "remount a regiment"

horse

noun nag, mount, mare, colt, filly, stallion, gelding, jade, pony, yearling, steed (archaic or literary), dobbin, moke (Austral. slang), hobby (archaic or dialect), yarraman (Austral.), gee-gee (slang), cuddy or cuddie (dialect, chiefly Scot.), studhorse or stud A small man on a grey horse had appeared.horse around or about (Informal) play around or about, fool about or around, clown, misbehave, play the fool, roughhouse (slang), play the goat, monkey about or around, indulge in horseplay, lark about or around Later that day I was horsing around with Katie.Related words
adjectives equestrian, equine, horsey
noun equitation
male stallion
female mare
young foal, colt, filly
like hippomania
fear hippophobia see equestrianismQuotations
"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!" [William Shakespeare Richard III]
"A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle" [Ian Fleming]Proverbs
"Don't change horses in midstream"
"You can take a horse to water but you cannot make him drink"
"A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse"
"Nothing is so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse"

Horses

Breeds of horse Akhal-Teke, American Quarter horse, American Saddle horse, Andalusian, Anglo-Arab, Anglo-Norman, Appaloosa, Arab, Ardennes, Balearic, Barb, Basuto, Batak or Deli, boerperd, Beetewk, Brabançon, Breton, Burmese or Shan, Cleveland Bay, Clydesdale, Connemara, Criollo, Dales pony, Danish, Dartmoor pony, Don, Dutch Draught, Esthonian, Smudish, or Zmudzin, Exmoor, Fell pony, Finnish horse, Fjord pony, Flemish, Friesian, Gelderland, Gidran, Groningen, Gudbrandsdal, Hackney, Hafflinger, Hambletonian, Hanoverian, Highland pony, Holstein, Huçul, Iceland pony, Iomud, Jutland, Kabarda, Karabair, Karabakh, Karadagh, Kathiawari, Kladruber, Klepper, Knabstrup, Konik, Kurdistan pony, Limousin, Lipizzaner or Lippizaner, Lokai, Manipur, Marwari, Mecklenburg, Mongolian, Morgan, mustang or bronco, New Forest pony, Nonius, North Swedish horse, Oldenburg, Orlov Trotter, Palomino, Percheron, Persian Arab, Pinto, Pinzgauer, Polish Arab, Polish Half-bred, Polish Thoroughbred, Quarter horse, racehorse, Rhenish, Russian saddle horse or Orlov Rostopchin, Schleswig, Shagya, Shetland pony, Shirazi or Gulf Arab, Shire horse, Spanish Jennet or Genet, Spiti, Standard Bred, Strelet, Suffolk or Suffolk Punch, Swedish Ardennes, Tarbenian, Tarpan, Tennessee Walking Horse or Walking Horse, Thoroughbred, Timor pony, Trakehner, Turk or Turkoman, Viatka, Waler, Welsh Cob, Welsh Mountain pony, Welsh pony, Yamoote, Yorkshire Coach horse, Zeeland horse, ZemaitukasTypes of horse carthorse, cavalry horse, cayuse (Western U.S. & Canad.), charger, cob, courser (literary), cow pony, crock, destrier (archaic), drayhorse, hack, high-stepper, hunter, liberty horse, nag, night horse (Austral.), packhorse, palfrey (archaic), pacer, packhorse, plug (chiefly U.S.), polo pony, pony, racehorse or (Austral. informal) neddy, rip (informal, archaic), running mate, saddle horse or saddler, screw (slang), show jumper, stalking-horse, stockhorse, sumpter (archaic), trooper, warhorse, weed, workhorseWild horses brumby (Austral.), buckjumper (Austral.), mustang, Przewalski's horse or wild horse, quagga, tarpan, warrigal (Austral.), zebraExtinct horses hyracotherium or eohippus, merychippus, miohippus, pliohippus, quagga, tarpanLegendary/fictional/historical horses Bayard, Black Beauty, Black Bess, Boxer, Bucephalus, Champion, El Fideldo, Flicka, Hercules, Incitatus, Mister Ed, Pegasus, Rosinante, Silver, Sleipnir, Traveler, TriggerHorse colours albino, bay, black, blue roan, chestnut, claybank, cream, dapple, dapplegrey, dun, fleabitten, grey, mealy, palomino, piebald, pinto (U.S. & Canad.), roan, skewbald, sorrel, strawberry roanHorse markings blaze, coronet, snip, sock, star, stocking, stripe, white faceHorse gaits amble, canter, extended trot, gallop, jog trot, lope, pace, prance, rising trot, single-foot or rack, sitting trot, trot, walkHorse parts back, bar, barrel, brisket, buttress, cannon bone, chestnut, chin groove, coffin bone, coronet band, counter, coupling, croup or croupe, diagonal, dock, ergot, fetlock joint, flank, forearm, forehand, foreleg, forelock, forequarters, frog, gambrel, gaskin or second thigh, hamstring, haunch, haw, heel, hock, hoof, loins, mane, muzzle, near-fore, near-hind, neck, off-fore, off-hind, pastern, poll, quarter, saddle, shannon or shank, sheath, sole, splint bone, stifle joint, tail, toe, tusk, wall, white line, withersPeople associated with horses broncobuster, buster (U.S. & Canad.), caballero (Southwestern U.S.), cavalier, cavalry, chevalier (French history), coachman, coper, cowboy, currier, equerry, equestrian or (fem.) equestrienne, equites (Roman history), farrier, groom, horseman or (fem.) horsewoman, horse whisperer, hussar, jockey, Jockey Club, knacker, knight, lad (Brit.), ostler, picador, postilion, postrider, rider, roughrider, rustler (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), saddler, stable lad, trainer, wrangler (Western U.S. & Canad.)Tack and equipment and their parts anti-sweat rug, bar, bard or barde, bearing rein or (U.S.) check rein, bit, blinkers, body brush, boot, breastplate, breeching, bridle, bridoon, browband, cantle, cavesson, chamfron, cheek-piece, crownpiece, crupper, curb or curb bit, curb chain, curb reins, curry comb, dandy brush, day rug, double bridle, double-jointed snaffle, flap, front arch, fulmer snaffle, gag-bit, gambado, girth or (U.S. & Canad.) cinch, girth strap, hackamore plate, halter, harness, headpiece, hockboot, hoof pick, horseshoe, jointed egg-butt snaffle, kimblewick, kneecap, lip strap, mane comb, martingale, New Zealand rug, night rug, nosebag, noseband or nosepiece, overcheck, pad saddle or numnah, pelham, plain snaffle, plate, pommel, rein, roller, saddle, saddlebag, saddlecloth, saddlery, sidesaddle, skirt, sliphead, snaffle or snaffle bit, split-eared bridle, spur, stable rubber, stirrup, stirrup bar, stirrup iron, stirrup leather, summer sheet, surcingle, sweat scraper, swingletree, whippletree, or (U.S.) whiffletree, tack, tail bandage, tail comb, tailguard, throatlash or throatlatch, trace, trammel, trappings, twisted snaffle, twitch, underblanket, water brush, Weymouth curb bit, wispHorses, rhinos and other perissodactyls ass, chigetai or dziggetai, donkey, elephant, horse see breeds of horse keitloa, kiang, kulan, mule, onager, rhinoceros, tapir, white elephant, zebra

Translations

马木马

horse

(hoːs) noun1. a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc. 马2. a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium. 木马ˈhorse-box noun an enclosed vehicle etc used for carrying horses. 运马的有篷货车ˈhorsefly noun a large fly that bites horses etc. 马蝇ˈhorsehair noun, adjective (of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail. The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress.马毛ˈhorseman – feminine ˈhorsewoman – noun a rider, especially a skilled one. She is a very competent horsewoman.骑手ˈhorsemanship noun马术ˈhorseplay noun rough and noisy behaviour or play. 胡闹ˈhorsepower (usually abbreviated to h.p.when written) noun a standard unit used to measure the power of engines, cars etc. 马力horseshoe (ˈhoːʃʃuː) noun1. a curved iron shoe for a horse. 马蹄铁2. something in the shape of a horseshoe. The bride was presented with a lucky silver horseshoe.马蹄形的东西on horseback riding on a horse. The soldiers rode through the town on horseback.骑着马(straight) from the horse's mouth from a well-informed and reliable source. I got that story straight from the horse's mouth. 直接得来的，（消息）直接来自有关人士的

horse

→ 马zhCN

Can we go horseback riding? (US)
Can we go horse riding? (UK) → 我们可以去骑马吗？
I'd like to see a horse race → 我想去看赛马
Let's go horseback riding (US)
Let's go horse riding (UK) → 我们去骑马吧

horse

horse,

hoofed, herbivorous mammal now represented by a single extant genus, Equus. The term horse commonly refers only to the domestic Equus caballus and to the wild Przewalski's horsePrzewalski's horse
, wild horse of Asia, Equus przewalski, E. ferus przewalski, or E. caballus przewalski, the only extant wild horse that, in the purebred state, is not descended from the domestic horse.
..... Click the link for more information. . (Other so-called wild horses are feral domestic horses or their descendants.) Adapted to plains environments, all Equus species, including the assass,
hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the genus Equus, closely related to the horse. It is distinguished from the horse by its small size, large head, long ears, and small hooves. There are three living species: Equus hemonius, the Asian wild ass; E.
..... Click the link for more information. and the zebrazebra,
herbivorous hoofed African mammal of the genus Equus, which also includes the horse and the ass. It is distinguished by its striking pattern of black or dark brown stripes alternating with white.
..... Click the link for more information. , have lengthened foot bones ending in a single toe covered by a hoof, for fast running; teeth shaped for grinding grass; and intestinal protozoa for digesting cellulose. All species have tufts of hair on the tail, used against insects, and manes on the neck. Horses, zebras, and asses can interbreed, but the offspring are usually sterile. The offspring of a horse and a donkey (domestic ass) is called a mule.

A male horse is called a stallion, or if castrated, a gelding; a female is a mare; her offspring are foals—males are colts, females are fillies. A male parent is a sire, a female parent is a dam. A single foal is born after a gestation of about 11 months. Horses reach sexual maturity in about two years, but are not fully grown for about five years. The average life span is 18 years, but 30-year-old horses are common. The standard unit of height is a hand, equal to 4 in. (10 cm).

See horse racinghorse racing,
trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with obstacles to
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art of riding and handling a horse. Horseback riding was practiced as far back as the Bronze Age and was thereafter adapted to commerce, industry, war, sport, and recreation.
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History and Breeds

The earliest known direct ancestor of Equus, the eohippus [Gr.,=dawn horse], 10 to 20 in. (25–50 cm) tall, lived approximately 50 million years ago in both the Old and New Worlds. Equus originally evolved in North America by the late Pliocene epoch, some 4 million years ago (based on DNA sequencing of modern and ancient horses), spreading to all continents except Australia. Horses disappeared from the Americas for unknown reasons about 10,000 years ago, to be reintroduced by Europeans, c.A.D. 1500.

Many species of Equus arose in the Old World. Horses were probably first domesticated by central Asian nomads around 3500 B.C., probably initially for milk and meat. Horses were recorded in Mesopotamia and China (c.2000 B.C.), Greece (c.1700 B.C.), Egypt (c.1600 B.C.), and India (c.1500 B.C.). Horses were domesticated in W Europe no later than 1000 B.C. It is not known whether these early domesticated horses developed from a single wild race or from many local races.

Largely superseding the slower, less manageable ass, which had been domesticated much earlier, the horse's first known use was for drawing Mesopotamian war chariots. It was long reserved primarily for warfare and for transportation for the rich and well-born, while cheaper animals (e.g., oxen, mules, and donkeys) were used for lowlier work. Horses figured importantly in war and conquest in Europe, central Asia, and the Middle East for over 3,000 years. Early warriors rode bareback or with saddle cloths. The saddlesaddle,
seat or pad to support the rider on an animal, chiefly a horse. The saddles mentioned in the Bible are generally considered to have been saddlecloths. The ancient Greeks sometimes used saddlecloths, but they had no saddles and often rode bareback.
..... Click the link for more information. and the stirrupstirrup,
foot support for the rider of a horse in mounting and while riding. It is a ring with a horizontal bar to receive the foot and is attached by a strap to the saddle.
..... Click the link for more information. were probably developed in China in the early Christian era, spread by Asian horsemen (such as the Huns), and adopted by Arabs and Europeans in the early Middle Ages. Arab cavalry conquered the Middle East and N Africa in the 7th cent. A.D. In the same period, armored knights were riding to battles in Europe. With highly developed cavalry tactics, the Mongols extended their 13th cent. empire from China to E Europe.

The Spanish conquistadors brought horses to the New World, where Native Americans soon acquired them from ranches and missions. The Plains Indians of North America quickly developed a horse culture that led to their ascendancy in numbers and power. Horses were used for hunting buffalo and other game, for warfare, and for pulling loads on a travoistravois
, device used by Native North Americans of the Great Plains for transporting their tepees and household goods. It consisted of two poles, lashed one on either side of a dog or, later, a horse, with one end of each pole dragging on the ground.
..... Click the link for more information. . Escaped Indian horses were ancestral to the mustangmustang
[Sp. mesteño=a stray], small feral horse of the W United States. Mustangs are descended from escaped Native American horses, which in turn were descended from horses of North African blood, brought to the New World by the Spanish c.1500.
..... Click the link for more information. , the so-called wild horse of the W United States.

The two major groups of modern horses—the light, swift southern breeds, called light horseslight horse,
any breed of horse that is used primarily for riding or for light work such as pulling buggies. Light horses have their origin in the Middle East and N Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. , and the heavy, powerful northern breeds, called draft horsesdraft horse
or work horse,
any breed of horse that is suited to or used for drawing heavy loads. Draft horses originated in central Europe, where their domestication preceded the Roman invasion.
..... Click the link for more information. —are believed to have arisen independently. The small breeds called poniespony,
small horse, officially any horse under 14.2 hands (58 in./145 cm) high. Most ponies are of Celtic origin. They are noted for their extreme hardiness and gentle natures. Some ponies are only 26 in. (65 cm) high. See Shetland pony; Welsh pony.
..... Click the link for more information. may derive from a southern, light horse or from a wild race.

Draft Horses

During Roman times the Gauls and other Europeans used horses of the heavy, northern type for pulling loads and other work. In the Middle Ages huge draft animals, over 16 hands (64 in./160 cm) high, were bred to carry armored knights as well as their own armor. As cavalry warfare declined, such medieval inventions as the horseshoe and the rigid horse-collar (see harnessharness,
comprehensive term for the gear of a draft animal, excluding the yoke, by which it is attached to the load that it pulls. Although harnesses are used on dogs (for drawing travois and dogsleds), on goats, and sometimes on oxen, the typical harness is for horses.
..... Click the link for more information. ) made draft horses more useful for work. By the 19th cent. the draft horse had replaced the ox in N Europe and North America. Draft breeds common in the United States were the BelgianBelgian horse,
one of the largest breeds of draft horses of pure European descent. It has a long history, antedating the Christian era, but became especially popular during the Middle Ages. In the 15th and 16th cent.
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breed of draft horse developed in Scotland. It closely resembles the Shire horse, although it is not as heavy. The Clydesdale is characterized by its graceful, springy step.
..... Click the link for more information. , the PercheronPercheron horse
, breed of draft horse developed in NW France, originally of Flemish origin, but also containing some Arabian blood (see Arabian horse). For a heavy horse, it has considerable stamina and is a good trotter.
..... Click the link for more information. ; and the ShireShire horse,
a breed of draft horse native to central England. It is equal in weight to the Belgian horse and is usually slightly taller. Widely used as a war horse during the Middle Ages, it was well adapted to carry the excessive weight of armor worn by both horse and rider.
..... Click the link for more information. , also the most common draft horse in England.

Light Horses

Modern light horses, all descended in part from the Arabian horseArabian horse,
breed of light horse developed in Mesopotamia and N Africa, and probably the first true domesticated breed. Prized since earliest times for its superior beauty, spirit, speed, grace of movement, stamina, and intelligence, the Arabian has served as parental stock
..... Click the link for more information. , the oldest surviving breed of known lineage, include the ThoroughbredThoroughbred horse,
breed of light horse more properly known as the English running horse. As its name implies, it was the first pedigreed, or "thoroughbred" horse. It originated in England from crosses between imported Turkish and Arabian horses and existing English lines and
..... Click the link for more information. , celebrated as a racehorse; the American saddlebred horseAmerican saddlebred horse,
breed of light horse with great beauty, easy gait, and stamina; also known as the American saddle horse and the Kentucky saddler. It was developed primarily from the Thoroughbred and the Naragansett pacer.
..... Click the link for more information. , known for its easy gaits; the MorganMorgan horse,
breed of American light horse descended from a single progenitor—the famous Justin Morgan. Morgans are used as all-purpose light horses and are very popular on cattle ranches. Their average height is just under 15 hands (60 in.
..... Click the link for more information. and the quarter horsequarter horse,
American breed of light horse that originated during the colonial era, partly from Arabian ancestry (see Arabian horse). The name refers to the horse's reputation for speed at the quarter-mile distance.
..... Click the link for more information. , favored for riding and cow herding; and the StandardbredStandardbred horse
or trotter,
American breed of light horse developed especially for harness, or sulky, racing. Of Thoroughbred ancestry, it is similar in appearance to a thoroughbred but has shorter legs.
..... Click the link for more information. , or trotter, developed for light harness racing. The AppaloosaAppaloosa horse
, breed of light horse developed in the United States by the Nez Percé of Idaho from a horse that originated in Asia and was popular in Europe during the Middle Ages. Lewis and Clark found the breed in the possession of the Nez Percé in 1805.
..... Click the link for more information. and the PintoPinto, Fernão Mendes
, c.1509–1583, Portuguese traveler. For some 20 years he traveled in Africa and Asia, journeying to far places and experiencing great hardships, including years as a slave.
..... Click the link for more information. , much used in cow herding, are distinguished by their patterned colors. The palominopalomino horse,
American light horse that, contrary to popular opinion, is not a breed but a color type. The palomino is a characteristic golden, creamy tan, with an almost white mane and tail. White stripes on the face and white stockings are common.
..... Click the link for more information. is not a breed but a color type. Among the small horses are the Shetland ponyShetland pony,
smallest breed of horse, originating in the Shetland Islands some 200 mi (322 km) N of Scotland. The Shetland resembles a miniature draft horse and has long been used for working purposes.
..... Click the link for more information. and Welsh ponyWelsh pony,
breed of small horse of European origin. First bred primarily in Saxony, it later became localized in Wales. Although the breed is of ancient type, it presently bears traces of the Arabian horse and shows influences of the Thoroughbred horse.
..... Click the link for more information. . The terms cow pony and polo pony refer to the animal's use rather than its size or breed. Although little used for work today, horses are widely owned for recreational riding and show activities.

Classification

Horses are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
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Bibliography

See A. Hyland, Equus (1990); E. H. Edwards and C. Geddes, ed., The Complete Horse Book (1991); K. R. Ward, The American Horse (1991); J. Clutton-Brock, Horse Power (1992); J. Holderness-Roddam, The New Complete Book of the Horse (1992); A. N. Greene, Horses at Work: Harnessing Power in Industrial America (2008); P. Kelekna, The Horse in Human History (2009).

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A large hoofed mammal, having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail, and domesticated since ancient times for riding and to pull vehicles or carry loads.

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(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

The Horse is one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. It refers to one of the 12 earthly branches, which are used in Chinese astrology, together with the 10 heavenly stems. Such a branch designates one day every 12 days: the days are named according to a sexagesimal (60) cycle, made of 10 series of 12 branches.

With his fiery nature, the Horse quickly gets worked up. Happy and not complicated, a little naive and sometimes weak, this socialite likes to entertain and to be entertained; he is appreciated everywhere. This enthusiastic worker is ambitious, persuasive, and a great improviser. He often does well in his plans, but he is not noted for his inordinate intelligence. He likes travelling, mostly abroad, and has a rather fickle nature.

—Michele Delemme

What does it mean when you dream about a horse?

The horse is a powerful animal representing noble and forthright actions. If the dreamer is riding the horse, the dreamer is most probably in control of his or her life. The drives of power and sex can also come into play in this kind of dream.

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[hȯrs] (geology) A large rock caught along a fault. (mining engineering) horseback (vertebrate zoology) Equus caballus. A herbivorous mammal in the family Equidae; the feet are characterized by a single functional digit.

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symbol of agents of destruction. [Christian Tradition: N.T.: Revelation 6; Mercatante, 65]See: Death

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symbolizes fecundity. [Bengali Folklore: Binder, 67]See: Fertility

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Al Borakwhite horse Muhammad rode to the seven heavens. [Islam: Leach, 172]Arionfabulous winged horse; offspring of Demeter and Poseidon. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 31]Arundel Bevis’sincomparable steed. [Br. Lit.: Bevis of Hampton]Assaultfamous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]Baliusimmortal steed of Achilles. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 44]Baviecathe Cid’s horse. [Sp. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 80]Black Beautystory of a horse has become a children’s classic. [Br. Lit.: Black Beauty, Payton, 80]Black Bessbelonged to the notorious highwayman, Dick Turpin. [Br. Hist.: Benét, 103]Bucephaluswild steed, broken by Alexander to be his mount. [Gk. Hist.: Leach, 167]centaurbeast that is half-horse, half-man. [Gk. Myth.: Mercatante, 201–202]Citationfamous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]Clavileñolegendary wooden horse on which Don Quixote and Sancho Panza think they are taking a journey through the air. [Span. Lit.: Bella, 205]Flickaa paragon of horses. [TV: “My Friend Flicka” in Terrace, II, 125]Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Theride white, red, black, and pale horses, symbolizing, respectively, invasion, civil strife, scarcity and famine, and pestilence and death. [N.T.: Revelation 6:1-8]Gallant Foxfamous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]Gilpin, Johnhis borrowed horse carries him at a mad pace for miles to its owner’s home, then turns and runs back. [Br. Poetry: John Gilpin’s Ride]Grane Brünnhilde’swar horse, presented to Siegfried. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Gotterdammerung, Westerman, 244]Gringalet Gawain’ssteed. [Br. Lit.: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]GunpowderIchabod Crane’s favorite steed. [Am. Lit.: Washington Irving “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”]Hambletonianfamous trotting horse after which race for threeyear-old trotters is named. [Am. Culture; Mathews, 769]Harum, Davidwould rather trade horses than eat or sleep. [Am. Lit.: David Harum in Magill I, 192]Hippolytus, St.patron saint of horses. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewster, 367]Houyhnhnmsrace of horses that represent nobility, virtue, and reason. [Br. Lit.: Gulliver ’s Travels]Mano’ War (“Big Red”) famous racehorse foaled at Belmont Stables. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 421]Meg(Maggie) Tam O’Shanter’s gray mare that lost her tail to the witch. [Scot. Poetry: Burns “Tam O’Shanter”]Mr. Edthe talking horse. [TV: Terrace, II, 116–117]Native Dancerfamous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]Pegasuswinged mount of Bellerophon. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 238]roan stalliontramples its owner to death and is shot by his wife, though she had been seduced by the stallion’s beauty. [Am. Poetry: Robinson Jeffers The Roan Stallion in Magill I, 835]RosinanteDon Quixote’s mount. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote]ScoutTonto’s horse. [TV: “The Lone Ranger” in Terrace, II, 34; Radio: “The Lone Ranger” in Buxton, 143]Seabiscuitfamous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]Seattle Slewfamous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]Secretariatfamous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]Shadowfaxgreat horse of the wizard Gandalf. [Br. Lit.: J. R. R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings]Silverthe Lone Ranger’s trusty steed. [Radio: “The Lone Ranger” in Buxton, 143–144; TV: Terrace, II, 34–35]SleipnirOdin’s eight-legged gray horse. [Norse Myth.: Benét, 937]TonyTom Mix’s “Wonder Horse.” [Radio: “Tom Mix” in Buxton, 241–242]TopperHopalong Cassidy’s faithful horse. [Cinema and TV: “Hopalong Cassidy” in Terrace, I, 369]TriggerRoy Roger’s horse. [TV: “The Roy Rogers Show” in Terrace, II, 260]Whirlawayfamous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]

horse

1. a domesticated perissodactyl mammal, Equus caballus, used for draught work and riding: family Equidae 2. the adult male of this species; stallion 3. wild horsea. a horse (Equus caballus) that has become feral b. another name for Przewalski's horse4. a. any other member of the family Equidae, such as the zebra or ass b. (as modifier): the horse family 5. Gymnastics a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting, etc. 6. a slang word for heroin7. Nautical a rod, rope, or cable, fixed at the ends, along which something may slide by means of a thimble, shackle, or other fitting; traveller 8. Chess an informal name for knight9. Informal short for horsepower

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(dreams)The horse is a noble and powerful animal. As a dream symbol it can represent a wide range of positive thoughts and ideas about self or others. Depending on the details of the dream, horses can symbolize freedom, power, and sexual energy. At times, they can also be considered messengers, relaying information from the unconscious to the conscious, from the spiritual to the physical. If you are horseback riding it suggests that you are self-assured and feel a sense of control in your daily life. Old dream interpretation books say that the color of the horse is also significant. (Remember that this is based on superstition.) Black horses are said to point out delays; white horses reinforce the positive and transformative aspects of life; gray horses may point to the difficulties in the dreamer’s current situation; piebald horses are symbolic of confusion; brown horses are associated with mental pursuits; tan horses are said to be symbolic of love and sex.

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phrase horse around or about

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