saddle horse

[ sad-l hawrs ]

noun

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

saddle horse

noun

1. a lightweight horse kept for riding only Also calledsaddler Compare carthorse

Word History and Origins

Origin of saddle horse¹

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

For right before the gate a livery servant rode slowly up and down, leading a saddle horse.

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And then she hired a cheap room, sold her handsome saddle-horse, and went to work in reality to earn her daily bread.

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They were rather afraid to go near him, for they saw he was a saddle-horse, and supposed he would not speak to them.

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The cut on the preceding page shows a saddle-horse of the very best form for a ladys use.

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The 'quiet saddle-horse' (see circular) is a 'poetic fiction,' a 'pious fraud'—as much a myth as Pegasus himself.

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