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English language (monolingual) [PRO] Science - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Horse | |||||||
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A full clasifaction of horses |
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a horse which walks by raising its legs high Explanation: high stepping horse here means a horse (or sometimes refers to person who walks stately or dignified) which raises its legs high to walk. |
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a horse that lifts its hoofs/hooves very high up to the level of its knee when it walks in shows Explanation: Mike :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2009-02-21 14:56:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Adj. 1. high-stepping - having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped stride"; "a high-stepping horse" high-stepped high - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2009-02-21 14:57:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- # high-stepping horse - WordReference Forums 5 posts - Last post: Oct 22, 2008 high-stepping horse French-English Vocabulary / Vocabulaire Français-Anglais. forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1139251 - 46k - Cached - Similar pages - # high-stepping - definition of high-stepping by the Free Online ... Adj. 1. high-stepping - having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped stride"; "a high-stepping horse". high-stepped ... www.thefreedictionary.com/high-stepping - 30k - Cached - Similar pages - |
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Reference: A full clasifaction of horses Reference information: http://www.squidoo.com/popularhorsebreeds A high stepping horse is said to be frisky and full of energy. They make very good steeple chasers. They are good show Jumpers when they retire from racing Example sentence(s):
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