Columbia Encyclopedia

(Encyclopedia) Morgan horse, breed of American light horse descended from a single progenitor—the famous Justin Morgan. Morgans are used as all-purpose light horses and are very popular on cattle ranches. Their av...

(Encyclopedia) horse latitudes, two belts of latitude where winds are light and the weather is hot and dry. They are located mostly over the oceans, at about 30° lat. in each hemisphere, and have a north-south rang...

(Encyclopedia) American saddlebred horse, breed of light horse with great beauty, easy gait, and stamina; also known as the American saddle horse and the Kentucky saddler. It was developed primarily from the Thoroug...

(Encyclopedia) English running horse: see Thoroughbred horse. ...

(Encyclopedia) Belgian horse, one of the largest breeds of draft horses of pure European descent. It has a long history, antedating the Christian era, but became especially popular during the Middle Ages. In the 15t...

(Encyclopedia) Uffington White Horse: see White Horse, Vale of the. ...

(Encyclopedia) horse mackerel: see tuna.

(Encyclopedia) horse nettle: see nightshade.

(Encyclopedia) horse-radish, perennial herb (Armoracia rusticana, but sometimes classified in other genera) of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), native to central and S Europe (where it has lo...

(Encyclopedia) Hungry Horse Dam, 564 ft (172 m) high and 2,115 ft (645 m) long, NW Mont. on the southern fork of the Flathead River. A major unit in the development program for the Columbia River basin, it was built...