harness horse

noun

1. a horse used for pulling vehicles.
2. a horse used in harness racing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of harness horse¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

After starting with harness horses, Yakteen got hired by a white-haired quarter horse trainer named Baffert, who had left Arizona to chase his own dream.

From Seattle Times

He also won against a harness horse in which he spotted the trotter a 20-length lead.

From Seattle Times

He is rescued by a book — the tale of the great American harness horse Hambletonian — and the second book is cunningly there within the first, embedded inside the story.

From New York Times

The shopping mall takes its name from Freehold Raceway, America’s oldest harness horse racing track, dating from the 1830s.

From The Guardian

In the murder capital of Compton in Los Angeles, there is another effort to harness horses and the cowboy ethos as a counter to gangs and violence.

From The Guardian