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horse-radish

(Encyclopedia) horse-radish, perennial herb (Armoracia rusticana, but sometimes classified in other genera) of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), native to central and S Europe…

Belgian horse

(Encyclopedia) Belgian horse, one of the largest breeds of draft horses of pure European descent. It has a long history, antedating the Christian era, but became especially popular during the Middle…

Stubbs, George

(Encyclopedia) Stubbs, George, 1724–1806, English painter known for his studies of horses. Self-taught, Stubbs was interested in comparative anatomy and published his Anatomy of the Horse (1766),…

buckeye

(Encyclopedia) buckeye: see horse chestnut.

trotter

(Encyclopedia) trotter: see Standardbred horse.

tarpan

(Encyclopedia) tarpan: see Przewalski's horse.