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five-gaited

American

[fahyv-gey-tid] / ˈfaɪvˈgeɪ tɪd /

adjective

Manège.

noting an American saddle horse that has been trained to execute the rack and slow gait in addition to the walk, trot, and canter, and that is used chiefly for showing.

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five-gaited

Unmannerly broncos and bucking Brahman bulls were replaced by mannerly hunters and harness ponies, five-gaited mares that would no more buck than fly.

From Time Magazine Archive

A five-gaited saddle horse, owned by Hugh B. Wick, of Cleveland.

From Time Magazine Archive

Common wherever three-and five-gaited horses are bred, "nicking" is especially prevalent in Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois.

From Time Magazine Archive

At stake was the championship for five-gaited horses.

From Time Magazine Archive

"A very dark chestnut with silver mane and tail, five-gaited, and as stylish as a lady?"

From The Pride of Palomar by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

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