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cow pony

noun

  1. a small, fast, agile horse trained for use by cowhands in herding cattle.


cow pony

noun

  1. a horse used by cowboys when herding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cow pony1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences

For Josh to so nonchalantly trot through the mare’s legs, as well as the legs of the black cow pony, then back to me, came in the form of a message....

Tala was a cow pony, mentor mare and endurance racer, but Swiatek said she will always remember Tala as her best friend.

As broad as a Sherman tank and yellow as a daisy, Pumpkin—or “Punkins,” as the hands called him—had once been a Montana cow pony.

His mother even taught him to ride on a retired cow pony named Brazos.

"How was I to know he didn't know the difference between a bucking bronco and a cow pony?" asked Bill Case.

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