How to Use equine in a Sentence

equine

adjective
  • The same day, Santa Anita saw its 24th equine death in the last five months.
    Liz Clarke, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2019
  • To be in the only equine degree program in the state is worth its weight in gold.
    Tj Gibson, azcentral, 18 June 2018
  • Check out these favorite Southern names for our equine friends, and share with us the name of your horse.
    Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2016
  • Check out these favorite Southern names for our equine friends, and share with us the name of your horse.
    Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • With a new year comes all of our equine athletes turning a year older as well.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2020
  • She’d been tipped off by members of the Highveld Horse Care Unit, an equine welfare group.
    National Geographic, 22 Sep. 2017
  • The equine ambulance zipped onto the track, loaded the limping horse, and drove off.
    Wired, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Want to know if there’s been an outbreak of swine flu or equine herpes virus in the neighborhood?
    Alexis Madrigal, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2009
  • One of the oldest equine breeds in the world, the horse featured in the Games’ new programme, in the Akhal Teke horse jumping competition.
    Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The command has also hired several equine experts to help manage the health of the herd.
    Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 5 May 2023
  • There are separate wraps of gauze if a horse gets a treatment that is the equine equivalent of Ben-Gay.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019
  • The barns have radiant-heated aisles, and there is an equine treadmill.
    Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 3 July 2018
  • The students are split among pre-vet, vet tech and those who want to transfer to get a Bachelor’s in equine science.
    Tj Gibson, azcentral, 18 June 2018
  • That epidemic spread from the Middle East to parts of India and led to hundreds of thousands of equine deaths.
    Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Science | AAAS, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Francia said equine deaths have dropped at the Phoenix track since recent reforms were adopted.
    Dennis Wagner, azcentral, 15 June 2019
  • The race was seen as the equivalent of a glamorous boy versus girl duel and an equine sideshow to the women’s rights movement.
    Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Many of the most celebrated — and valuable — horses in equine sports live here.
    Malika Andrews, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2017
  • With the welfare of the horses uppermost, giant fans were placed in the paddock and huge bins of cold water were available to wash down the equine stars.
    Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 21 June 2017
  • Will our favorite equine actor be able to rebound in Season 4?
    Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2017
  • While others stuck to the basics and adorned their hats with horses, horseshoes, and other equine symbols.
    Michael Solomon, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • Dezeen Wear Space is, for lack of a better description, like equine blinkers for humans.
    Liz Stinson, Curbed, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Even his daily routine suggests that the 7-year-old is no equine version of a morning person.
    Mike Tierney, latimes.com, 26 May 2017
  • To celebrate Giles’s 30th birthday, Rago planned the most over-the-top, equine day in London, where ponies and polo are part of the royal culture.
    Fortune, 14 Feb. 2018
  • With each new equine death, the perception of a sport in crisis accelerates.
    Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2019
  • The athlete—equine or human—overexerts themselves over time until, mid-game, a tendon snaps, a bone cracks.
    Wired, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Brand staples such as the equine program and cooking workshops remain.
    Jen Murphy, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Hooves & Paws, a pet and equine supply store in Oconomowoc, has moved to a larger location in order to provide more products.
    Tyler Langan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Their adult daughter manages the equine program at her alma mater, Lake Erie College.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Instead, the queen donned a pair of wellies, a hooded olive raincoat, and one of her signature silk headscarves and headed out to watch the events and chat with fellow equine fans.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 9 May 2019
  • The event also tried to raise funds and support for two equine rescue groups – Galloping Out and Canter Chicago.
    Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017

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