stock horse

noun

, Western U.S.

1. a horse or pony used in herding cattle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stock horse¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Her spirits and mouth healed, she performed well a few weeks ago at a local county stock horse competition.

From New York Times

Cary recently helped organize the Morgan Stock Horse Association, a nonprofit group with a website and Facebook page to help connect Morgan owners and share information about the breed.

From Washington Times

Whether it’s the inside scoop on a hot stock, horse race, or real estate deal you can’t lose on, the allure of making a quick buck seems to disable a person’s intellect. 

From Forbes

“Norman,” a large bay horse, bred on Conobie about 1870, broken in three or four years after, and worked on till twenty-four or twenty-five years old as a stock horse, and then nearly as good and safe to ride as ever.

From Project Gutenberg

A surer, better stock horse was never ridden, and always ridden by the writer.

From Project Gutenberg