Synonyms of horses

horses

noun

variants also horse

plural of horse

as in stallions

a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding

the mounted police stable their horses in the city park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stallions
• racehorses
• equines
• colts
• fillies
• steeds
• ponies
• mares
• nags
• foals
• equids
• geldings
• mustangs
• blacks
• packhorses
• mounts
• trotters
• warhorses
• broncos
• chestnuts
• saddle horses
• cow ponies
• roans
• bays
• quarter horses
• gallopers
• skates
• pintos
• sorrels
• palominos
• coursers
• hackneys
• cobs
• duns
• prancers
• chargers
• workhorses
• hacks
• buckskins
• cutting horses
• jades
• plugs
• skewbalds
• dobbins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of horses

The real gem of Forth is Il Premio, a glam Italian steakhouse that would make any mob wife feel right at home with its moody lighting, mahogany tones, black subway tile, and a playful horse motif. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

His father was training horses and betting on them; his mother enjoyed wagering with her family. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Where one of his horses might have tried muscling their way out of the Shake Shack to get away from Harkness, the wily Lamb simply creates a big scene over a patron asking him to stop smoking. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

In the 1770s, Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza led an expedition of settlers into what would later become California, bringing donkeys and horses with him. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

According to ceremonial books, the pope carried the rose in procession, while its beneficiary held the reins of his horse and kissed the pope’s feet – a gesture of submission. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Also in the collection are Parisian cityscapes by Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro, a horse-racing image by Edgar Degas and a boating scene by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, all valued in the tens of millions of dollars. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

In Stamping Ground, Kentucky, Alma Johnson, 65, works night security at a horse farm. — Ali Swenson, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

In 1995, when Will was 2 years old, his father was thrown from a horse and paralyzed from the neck down. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing horses

• hold one's horses