mustang
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The term mesteño, meaning stray or wild, became, in cowboy-speak, mustang — that legendary, free-roaming denizen of the high plains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
But the boy became devoted to the young bay mustang.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2022
"A wild mustang stallion kicks up a dust storm in north-western Colorado."
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2022
“We had noticed that she’d been slowing down some lately,” the mustang protection group said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
As Smith watched him in racing combat, images from his mustang days assembled in his head.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Some subsequently appeared in the slaughter pipeline; inspection records showed mustangs ending up on trucks bound for Canadian slaughter plants.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
They employ quite a few mustangs at their guest ranch operation in the town of Bridgeport, including Jethro, a friendly brown fella with a splash of white on his forehead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Government lawyers said in court filings Monday the horse advocates are trying to inflame emotions with photos and videos of injured mustangs trying to flee helicopters and wranglers on horseback.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
A longtime observer and defender of the mustangs caught the animal’s struggle on video.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
He came from the prairies, where he had tamed countless mustangs for the British cavalry’s effort in the Boer War.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
