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five-gaited

American  
[fahyv-gey-tid] / ˈfaɪvˈgeɪ tɪd /

adjective

Manège.
  1. 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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His winters are spent bird hunting, skeet shooting, playing bridge, woodworking, shooting pool and riding his five-gaited horses with his two grandchildren.

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At stake was the championship for five-gaited horses.

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

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Only animals in the Jacobs barns were seven saddle horses, valued at from $1,000 to $3,000 each, including a five-gaited, Kentucky-bred stallion named Lady's Man which was a favorite mount of Senator William E. Borah.

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"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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