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horse show

American  

noun

horse shows plural
  1. a competitive display of the capabilities and qualities of horses and their riders or handlers, usually held as an annual event.


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Etymology

Origin of horse show

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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I said, “I’ve got a horse show on this Sunday. You want to come?”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2024

Still, in the days afterward, she t urned up at a horse show, opened a subway line and toured the Chelsea Flower Show in a chauffeur-driven royal buggy — a sort of luxurious golf cart.

From Seattle Times May 28, 2022

Prince Donatus has often been a guest of the Queen and Prince Philip at the Windsor horse show.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2021

“As the horse show approached, we told him, ‘you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to.

From Washington Times Oct. 11, 2020

He’d promised to take his daughters to a horse show that morning.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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