saddle horse
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈsædəl hɔrs/
:
caballo de montar
- During the rodeo, she showcased her skills on a well-trained saddle horse.
Examples
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William Withers had blocked the passage in front of me, and as Booth passed him, he cut into his clothing with his dagger, slashed him in the neck, made his way to the rear door, hobbled on his saddle horse, and escaped.
Blog text (18) -
Hey, what about Pham Van's saddle horses?
Fiction book (1990) -
I only have a saddle horse.
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Have I a good saddle-horse?
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Have you a good saddle-horse?
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And we finally came up with $50 around for those saddle horses and 25 for the broncs.
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Hey, there's Walter's saddle horses.
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John had four saddle horses in the corral and was hard at work trimming the feet of a fifth.
Fiction book (1992) -
I've got a couple saddle horses here and 3 green-broke that we got up in your corral with saddlers we need to put inside.
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My friend owns a beautiful saddle horse that he uses for trail riding.
Synonyms
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4.9
A horse kept and used for riding
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2.3
A horse people keep mainly for others to ride in lessons or shows
How Suitable for Riding
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a horse kept or bred for riding' is directly and compositionally derived from 'saddle' (a seat for riding) + 'horse' (an animal used for riding). This noun–noun compound follows a regular, cross-linguistically common formation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Saddle horse comes from the simple image of a horse wearing a saddle for a rider, not the kind used to pull carts or heavy loads. That's why it means 'a horse kept mainly for riding'.