horse show
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of horse show
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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The last time they were all together was at a horse show the Saturday before the accident, the court heard.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
I said, “I’ve got a horse show on this Sunday. You want to come?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
Hay had been donated by the attendants of a horse show from earlier in the day, and water was brought to each stall — most of which were shared by two horses.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
However, ahead of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the monarch has attended a royal horse show, where she cheerily smiled and waved to the crowd before she was given a standing ovation.
From Washington Post ● May 27, 2022
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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