walking horse
Americannoun
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El, at 59 inches tall, is about as tall as an Arabian or Tennessee walking horse.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 15, 2017
To his father's regret, young Alec Home lost interest in fox hunting after falling off a walking horse the first time he rode to hounds.
From Time Magazine Archive
As settlers filled up the West, they adapted their breeds, e.g., the cowboy's quarter-horse, the gentleman farmer's Tennessee walking horse, the American saddle horse, to suit the jobs at hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
And there is no more muscle-racking occupation than riding a walking horse hour after hour through a long day.
From Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains by Mary Roberts Rinehart
With a fast walking horse the time of support upon three feet is exceedingly brief; while during a very slow walk all four feet are occasionally on the ground at the same instant.
From The Attitudes of Animals in Motion Illustrated with the Zoopraxiscope by Eadweard Muybridge
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