five-gaited

American

[fahyv-gey-tid] / ˈfaɪvˈgeɪ tɪd /

adjective

Manège.

noting an American saddle horse that has been trained to execute the rack and slow gait in addition to the walk, trot, and canter, and that is used chiefly for showing.

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Unmannerly broncos and bucking Brahman bulls were replaced by mannerly hunters and harness ponies, five-gaited mares that would no more buck than fly.

From Time Magazine Archive

A five-gaited saddle horse, owned by Hugh B. Wick, of Cleveland.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only animals in the Jacobs barns were seven saddle horses, valued at from $1,000 to $3,000 each, including a five-gaited, Kentucky-bred stallion named Lady's Man which was a favorite mount of Senator William E. Borah.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today's U.S. breeds used for pleasure riding � the Morgan, quarter-horse, five-gaited saddle horse �were developed out of need and necessity.

From Time Magazine Archive

"A very dark chestnut with silver mane and tail, five-gaited, and as stylish as a lady?"

From The Pride of Palomar by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

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