to gallop a horse

  • 101Jiu Ge — Nine Songs redirects here. For the British film see 9 Songs. Jiu Ge (Chinese: 九歌; Pinyin: Jiǔ Gē; English: Nine Songs), or Nine Songs, is a set of short poems sometimes attributed to Qu Yuan and published in the Chu Ci (楚辭 Songs of Chu, sometimes …

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  • 102fast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long VERB + FAST ▪ go on, keep, observe ▪ All members of the religious community keep these fasts. ▪ …

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  • 103in the pink — Meaning In good health and raring to go. Origin This comes from the English foxhunting tradition the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable Wilde. People who foxhunt often wear scarlet jackets; in the unfettered approach of the English to their… …

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  • 104Galloped — Gallop Gal lop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Galloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Galloping}.] [OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin; cf. assumed Goth. ga hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS. gehle[ a]pan to leap, dance, fr. root of E. leap, and a prefix; or… …

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  • 105Galloping — Gallop Gal lop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Galloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Galloping}.] [OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin; cf. assumed Goth. ga hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS. gehle[ a]pan to leap, dance, fr. root of E. leap, and a prefix; or… …

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  • 106Terrestrial locomotion — [ horse an erect stanced unguligrade quadruped with a galloping gait. An animation of photos by Eadweard Muybridge] Terrestrial locomotion has evolved as animals adapted from aquatic to terrestrial environments. Locomotion on land raises… …

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  • 107galloper — gallop ► NOUN 1) the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride. 2) a ride on a horse at a gallop. ► VERB (galloped, galloping) 1) go or cause to go at the pace of a gallop. 2) proceed at… …

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  • 108Horses in art — Horses have appeared in works of art throughout history, frequently as depictions of the horse in battle. The horse appears less frequently in modern art partly because the horse is no longer significant either as a mode of transportation or as… …

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  • 109Furioso — Horse infobox horsename= Furioso caption= breed=Thoroughbred discipline=Show Jumping sire= Precipitation grandsire= dam= Maureen damsire= sex= Stallion foaled= 1939 country= United Kingdom color= Bay breeder= owner= French National Stud… …

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  • 110Canter — The canter is a controlled, three beat gait performed by a horse. It is a natural gait possessed by all horses, faster than most horses trot but slower than the gallop, and is used by all riders. The speed of the canter varies between 16 27 km/h… …

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