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  • 101Breyer Horse — Breyer Animal Creations (or just Breyer), a division of Reeves International, is one of the oldest model animal companies in existence. The company specializes in models made from cellulose acetate (a form of plastic) and are best known for their …

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  • 102List of horse breeds — s or other traits, which admit any animal fitting a given set of physical characteristics, even if there is minimal or no evidence of the trait being a true breeding characteristic. For additional information, see horse breeding and the… …

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  • 103Model horse showing — is a hobby built around the collection of scale model horses, with equal focus on honoring the (live) horse show industry as well as the artistic merit of the miniatures. Contents 1 Classes Divisions 1.1 Halter Division 1.2 Collectibility… …

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  • 104hob|by|horse — «HOB ee HRS», noun. 1. a stick with a horse s head, used as a child s plaything. 2. = rocking horse. (Cf. ↑rocking horse) 3. a horse on a merry go round. 4. a) a figure of a horse, made of light material and fastened about the waist of a… …

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  • 105Draft horse showing — Draft horses lined up in the show arena Draft horse showing refers to horse shows exclusively for horses of the draft horse breeds. In North America, though a small number of draft horses are also shown under saddle, the term Draft horse showing… …

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  • 106Dark Horse (2011 film) — Dark Horse Directed by Todd Solondz Produced by Ted Hope Derrick Tseng …

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  • 107Old Horse —    In a similar situation to the *Old Tup, the Old Horse is both a song and a custom. As a song, it is found in different versions all over England, and it details how the horse used to be so proud and fine but is now old and decayed:    But now… …

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  • 108To ride a hobby — Ride Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer… …

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  • 109rocking horse — noun a child s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride • Syn: ↑hobby, ↑hobbyhorse • Hypernyms: ↑plaything, ↑toy • Part Meronyms: ↑rocker * * * noun …

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  • 110Twinkle The Marvel Horse — is a fictional character in the short lived cult classic cartoon Dave The Barbarian. He is based upon the actor Christopher Walken and is voiced by Jeff Bennett who has stated most of the lines were ad libbed. In the Spanish dubbing his name is… …

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