Collocations for horse - noun
ADJ.
beautiful, fine, good, lovely, magnificent
He was mounted on the finest horse you could ever see.
He was mounted on the finest horse you could ever see.
bay, black, chestnut, grey, piebald, roan, skewbald | thoroughbred | feral, wild | unbroken | highly-strung, nervous, restless, skittish | frightened, startled, terrified | placid | fancied
The race organizers became suspicious when the two most fancied horses finished last.
The race organizers became suspicious when the two most fancied horses finished last.
loose, riderless, runaway
Three horses fell when a loose horse ran across the track.
Three horses fell when a loose horse ran across the track.
fresh
They would need fresh horses if they were to reach the border the next day.
They would need fresh horses if they were to reach the border the next day.
lame | heavy, shire
The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.
The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.
riding, saddle | carriage, cart (also ‘carthorse’), draught, dray | pack | cavalry, police | race (also ‘racehorse’) | pantomime
He got a part as the rear end of a pantomime horse.
He got a part as the rear end of a pantomime horse.
rocking
VERB + HORSE
breed | get ready
Get my horse ready and wait for me.
Get my horse ready and wait for me.
saddle | be mounted on, mount | ride | lead | brush down, groom | shoe | stable | handle
She has a knack for handling horses.
She has a knack for handling horses.
ill-treat | frighten | hobble, tether | nobble
He was jailed for 15 years for nobbling a horse that had been going to run in the Derby.
He was jailed for 15 years for nobbling a horse that had been going to run in the Derby.
HORSE + VERB
canter, gallop, trot, walk
Several horses trotted past us.
Several horses trotted past us.
prance | run
There are ten horses running in the next race.
There are ten horses running in the next race.
plod
The weary horse plodded up the hill.
The weary horse plodded up the hill.
neigh, snort, whinny | bolt | rear (up), shy | plunge
The cart overturned, the horse plunging and rearing in its traces.
The cart overturned, the horse plunging and rearing in its traces.
fall, slip, stumble
The horse stumbled and threw its rider.
The horse stumbled and threw its rider.
throw sb | jump | pull sth
They passed an old horse pulling a cart full of apples.
They passed an old horse pulling a cart full of apples.
prick up its ears | graze
HORSE + NOUN
box
The car in front was pulling a horse box.
The car in front was pulling a horse box.
breeder, dealer, lover, owner, rider, trainer | droppings, dung, manure, shit
(taboo)
(taboo)
fair
Hundreds of horses are bought and sold at the annual horse fair.
Hundreds of horses are bought and sold at the annual horse fair.
race | racing, riding | show, trials
He won second prize in a horse show.
He won second prize in a horse show.
trough
The horse trough was full of stagnant water.
The horse trough was full of stagnant water.
whip | trading (also ‘horse-trading’)
(figurative) political horse-trading
(figurative) political horse-trading
PREP.
on a/the ~
PHRASES
a horse and carriage/cart, horse-drawn
horse-drawn vehicles
horse-drawn vehicles