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(Encyclopedia) Standardbred horse or trotter, American breed of light horse developed especially for harness, or sulky, racing. Of Thoroughbred ancestry, it is similar in appearance to a thoroughbred…Laocoön
(Encyclopedia) LaocoönLaocoönlāŏkˈōŏn [key], in Greek mythology, priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans not to touch the wooden horse made by the Greeks during the Trojan War. While he and his two…mule, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) mule, hybrid offspring of a male donkey (see ass) and a female horse, bred as a work animal. The name is also sometimes applied to the hinny, the offspring of a male horse and female…mustang
(Encyclopedia) mustang [Sp. mesteño=a stray], small feral horse of the W United States. Mustangs are descended from escaped Native American horses, which in turn were descended from horses of North…All the Pretty Horses
Director:Billy Bob ThorntonWriter:Ted TallyMiramax; PG-13; 112 minutesRelease:12/00Cast:Penelope Cruz, Matt Damon, Lucas Black, Henry Thomas Billy Bob Thornton helmed a massive Western epic…Brewer's: Caligula's Horse
Incitatus. It was made a priest and consul, had a manger of ivory, and drank wine from a golden goblet. (See Horse.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Castor's Horse
Cyllaros. Virgil ascribes him to Pollux. (Geor., iii.) (See Horse.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CasuistCastor A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Brewer's: Dark Horse
(A). A racing term for a horse of good pretensions, but of which nothing is positively known by the general public. Its merits are kept dark from betters and book-makers. “At last a…Brewer's: Clydesdale Horses
Scotch draught-horses, not equal to Shire-horses in size, but of great endurance. (See Shire Horses) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Clym of the…Brewer's: Cock-horse
To ride-a-cock-horse. To sit astride a person's foot or knee while he dances or tosses it up and down. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cock Lane GhostCock-…Trending
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