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Examples
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His horses were Tennessee Walkers, the smooth-gaited choice of Southern farmers, kept in a field near the family's brick home in a tree-lined neighborhood.
The Man And The Myth 2008
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The horse was narrow-backed and not very smooth-gaited; she could find no way to sit that didn't jar her, and long before morning she thought if they didn't stop she would be cut in two.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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The horse was narrow-backed and not very smooth-gaited; she could find no way to sit that didn't jar her, and long before morning she thought if they didn't stop she would be cut in two.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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The play of his form as our smooth-gaited horses sped through the flecking shades was worth watching for its stanch and supple grace.
The Cavalier George Washington Cable 1884
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While Freeway initially reacted with distrust and apprehension at the sight of a saddle, he accepted horse trainer Dave Wilson by his second visit, and he demonstrated that he was not only a smooth-gaited riding horse, but a well-educated one, as well.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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The horse was narrow-backed and not very smooth-gaited; she could find no way to sit that didn’t jar her, and long before morning she thought if they didn’t stop she would be cut in two.
The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995
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The horse was narrow-backed and not very smooth-gaited; she could find no way to sit that didn’t jar her, and long before morning she thought if they didn’t stop she would be cut in two.
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry 1985
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