saddle horse

American  

[sad-l hawrs] / ˈsæd l ˌhɔrs /

noun

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

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saddle horse British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of saddle horse

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

One day a saddle horse bolted with her in the Park.

From Time Magazine Archive

Standard-bred trotters and pacers and the American saddle horse are also raised here.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have been presented with a fine saddle horse and accoutrements.

From Time Magazine Archive

By airplane, jeep and saddle horse, Mills and Smith worked their way to roadless Rio Grande, where proud villagers showed them the stone.

From Time Magazine Archive

No-one would stop or question a groom in fine clothes leading a war horse and a lady's saddle horse down to the river, and Lasaraleen had plenty of grooms to send.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis