riding horse
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- noun
- /ˈraɪdɪŋ hɔrs/
:
caballo de montar
- The riding horse trotted gracefully as the rider enjoyed the scenic trail.
Examples
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I doubted very much that they owned as many as six riding horses: luxuries on a farm.
Fiction book (1990) -
A riding horse is gentle and well-trained, making it perfect for beginners.
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There are thousands of riding horses, but only one like him.
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But we're always girls who love riding horses, and we'll wake up at five in the morning for it, and I appreciate that.
Blog text (32) -
Your character hates riding horses?
Academic text (2009) -
Made sweet riding horses.
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A young girl on one of those big, drafty-looking English riding horses gallops up to the young man on the beach.
Fiction book (1990) -
Most riding horses left the road here and scuttled down quickly through the grass, but the lame horse I followed had taken the slower way.
Fiction book (1990) -
I guess you'd rather have Jesse... pick you out a riding horse... even if he don't know the difference... between a pinto and a strawberry roan.
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Many families choose a riding horse for leisurely weekends at the ranch.
Synonyms
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4.9
A horse kept and used for riding
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9.0
A horse used for ordinary riding, often for hire
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A horse kept for riding rather than for work
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'riding horse' is compositionally transparent: 'riding' specifies the horse's purpose or use and 'horse' names the animal, so the combined meaning (a horse kept/bred for riding) follows directly from the constituents. This is a simple modifier+noun pattern common across languages and would be accessible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Riding horse names a horse kept mainly for riding, not for heavy 'work' or racing. Imagine a calm, smooth animal chosen to carry people comfortably, and that's why the term means a horse used for riding today.