Beast Mode: An Ark of Animal Words: Horsin' Around

Many, although not all, of the horses possessed genes associated with racing speed that are found in today’s thoroughbreds.
The genes also showed a variety of colorings — cream, black, spotted, bay and chestnut. New York Times

Two of the creatures were fitted with bridles and stirrups of braided cord. The Amber Spyglass

On horses she walked, simply forgetting to spur them into a trot, a canter, a gallop, having no desire to be thrilled. The Milagro Beanfield War

Elizabeth became a skilled equestrian and learned how to jump ditches and four-foot fences on horseback. Votes for Women!

Pulling his chariot were four horses made of wind, each constantly shifting from equine to human form, trying to break free. Blood of Olympus

It had been so long since a farrier had trimmed War Chief’s hooves that he hobbled painfully around the yard like a crippled ballerina. Dead End in Norvelt

I dug my heels into my horse's ribs and urged her into a gait that, for a short time, outstripped even Falconer. The Shakespeare Stealer

The horses galloped into the middle of the dance floor and halted, rearing and plunging. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

So silent was it that the fall of their ponies’ hoofs, rustling on dead leaves and occasionally stumbling on hidden roots, seemed to thud in their ears. The Fellowship of the Ring

In Baltimore’s Preakness Stakes, Stout stuck to his stirrups but finished second to Derby winner Bold Venture, foiled by the brilliant reinsmanship of Seabiscuit’s onetime jockey, George Woolf. Seabiscuit: An American Legend

He shut his eyes and clung to the horse’s mane. The Fellowship of the Ring

The mare splashed through the stream, peppering her riders with droplets of cool water, then headed for the cemetery, which was clouded over with a strange silvery mist. Bone Gap

The elephantine flying horses that had pulled the carriage were now grazing in a makeshift paddock alongside it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

I stepped back, but he swooped me up in his arms and shouted, “My little palomino pony! That’s what you are!” Kira-Kira

Suddenly the foremost Rider spurred his horse forward. The Fellowship of the Ring

Horses in vaulting acts are always white so that the powdered rosin that makes the performer’s feet stick to their backs won’t show. Water for Elephants

Actually Goblin’s gaits were so smooth he seemed easier than the sorrel. Johnny Tremain

The horses liked it; they pranced a little during the first two miles, heartened by an extra-good breakfast and perhaps conscious of a light hand on the reins. Across Five Aprils

I rode with one hand on the pommel and the other goading my horse with a switch. Dreaming in Cuban

Praying that she would not fall off and disgrace herself, she gave the filly the lightest and most timid touch with her knees. A Game of Thrones