saddle horse

[ sad-l hawrs ]

noun

a horse bred, trained, or used for riding, as the American saddle horse.

Origin of saddle horse

First recorded in 1655–65

Also called sad·dle·bred [sad-l-bred], /ˈsæd lˌbrɛd/, saddler .

Words Nearby saddle horse

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How to use saddle horse in a sentence

For right before the gate a livery servant rode slowly up and down, leading a saddle horse.
Tales and Fantasies | Robert Louis Stevenson
And then she hired a cheap room, sold her handsome saddle-horse, and went to work in reality to earn her daily bread.
Growing Up | Jennie M. Drinkwater
They were rather afraid to go near him, for they saw he was a saddle-horse, and supposed he would not speak to them.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis Stevenson
The cut on the preceding page shows a saddle-horse of the very best form for a ladys use.
Horsemanship for Women | Theodore Hoe Mead
The 'quiet saddle-horse' (see circular) is a 'poetic fiction,' a 'pious fraud'—as much a myth as Pegasus himself.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for saddle horse

saddle horse

noun

a lightweight horse kept for riding only: Also called: saddler Compare carthorse

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