Stablemate (Noun)
Meaning
A horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The prized thoroughbred was a calm stablemate to the younger, more spirited filly.
- In the morning, she would feed her own horse, as well as its stablemate in the adjacent stall.
- As the jockey led his mount out of the paddock, he gave a friendly pat to his stablemate's neck.
- After years of competition, the two horses had become more than just stablemates, they were old friends.
- Her champion stallion had been retired to a life of leisure, and now served as a gentle stablemate to her newest foals.