Incidentally, two "horse" players who have each won one round of the three in a game are said to be "a horse apiece," a phrase which has come to mean "roughly even so far," as one might say that two political candidates with roughly equal poll numbers are "a horse apiece."
the saying "horse feathers" come from a Clydesdale or any horse with "feathers" on its legs There are no such things as horse feathers. Saying something is horse feathers is the same as saying that it is nonsense. um, YA THERE are they are hairs on a Clydesdale's legs.
a clipped piece of horse hair.
May have been coined by T.A. Dorgan in 1927 or Morgan De Beck in 1928.
Stan Laurel said it in the 1937 film "Brats"
Oooh tricky. Start by explaining why you do horse training, what you do whether you work with young horse, problem horses, or if you just ride them. Use different horse as examples, saying why they need to be trained and how they should come out or hpw othrs have turned out>>> does that help?
it came from the marines if you dont want to do something some one cant make you do it
From the American Cartoonist, Billy De Beck. About 1928, used as an alternative to a word that was much more vulgar at the time. (Horse....)
You Can't Educate PorkAn old saying believed to have originated in the English west country. Meaning that the person being referred to is as incapable of understanding your point as is a piece of meat.
A horse won't understand what you are saying to them, so it doesn't matter. Saying goodbye is more for your benefit, not theirs. If you fear you may become emotional, it is best to skip saying anything at all, since crying may upset the horse.
Its a joke. Question: When does a cart come before a horse? Answer: In a dictionary.
The cavesson is in reference not to a horse but to a piece of horse equipment. This term can be used for a lunging cavesson, or the noseband of a bridle.
By the sound of it, i am guessing that it is a horse that isn't friendly or is moody.