horse show

noun

: an exhibition of horses that usually includes competition in riding, driving, and jumping

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Hadid remembered first spotting Banuelos at a horse show. Catherine Santino, People.com, 13 May 2025 Lugano is now among the biggest sponsors of international horse shows, with its brand more prominent in equine arenas than perennial timekeeping sponsor Longines. Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 The same story noted that Banuelos and Hadid first met at a horse show, where both Banuelos and Joseph Jingoli, Hadid’s stepfather-to-be, were competing. Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025 The model met the cowboy, who trains in Weatherford for cutting horse events, at a horse show. Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for horse show

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of horse show was in 1813

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“Horse show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horse%20show. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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