saddle horse

/ˌsædl hɔrs/

Other forms: saddle horses

Definitions of saddle horse

1. noun

   a lightweight horse kept for riding only
   synonyms: mount, riding horse

   types:

   remount

   a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle

   palfrey

   especially a light saddle horse for a woman

   warhorse

   horse used in war

   prancer

   a mettlesome or fiery horse

   hack

   a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.

   cow pony

   a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle

   quarter horse

   a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia

   Morgan

   an American breed of small compact saddle horses

   Plantation walking horse, Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse

   a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk

   American saddle horse

   a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky

   Appaloosa

   a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump

   Arab, Arabian

   a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia

   Lipizzan, Lippizan, Lippizaner

   a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage

   buckskin

   horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail

   crow-bait, crowbait

   an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows

   dun

   horse of a dull brownish grey color with a dark tail and mane

   gray, grey

   horse of a light gray or whitish color

   cavalry horse

   horse trained for battle

   charger, courser

   formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

   steed

   (literary) a spirited horse for state or war

   type of:

   Equus caballus, horse

   solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times