Equus caballus - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric timesEquus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae equid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck roan - horse having a roan coat gee-gee - a word for horse used by children or in adult slang mesohippus - North American 3-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses protohippus - Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size pony - a range horse of the western United States polo pony - a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo wild horse - undomesticated or feral domestic horse hack - a horse kept for hire pony - any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder stalking-horse - a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game workhorse - a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor post horse, poster - a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers pacer - a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together high stepper, stepper - a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting chestnut - a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse bay - a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color sorrel - a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color palomino - a horse of light tan or golden color with cream or white mane and tail pinto - a spotted or calico horse or pony withers - the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals gaskin - lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle poll - the part of the head between the ears |