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Recent Examples of mares
Music is one way the mares, part of Nodiff-Netanel’s nonprofit called Mini Therapy Horses, comfort people, especially hospital patients, in Southern California.
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Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
The day before the Kentucky Derby each year is known as Ladies’ Day, with several stakes races for fillies and mares, highlighted by the Kentucky Oaks.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
The royal also got to see some breeding mares and foals up close, gently petting some horses and feeding one a carrot.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Pearl Is a Tiny, Piano-Playing Sensation Black Pearl — Pearl, to her fans — is one of nine mares on the Mini Therapy Horses team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The organization sends its team of nine mares to support hospital patients, first responders and schoolchildren through animal visits.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The Organization Behind the Curtain Black Pearl is one of nine mares making up Mini Therapy Horses’ team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains led by Victoria Nodiff Netanel.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Bred with stronger British mares, these thoroughbreds define the sport.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Wohlfeil’s decision noted that between the 2024 and 2025 rodeos, the rodeo management team adjusted the rules to not permit the use of electric prods — which had drawn criticism — and also to bar the use of mares known to be pregnant.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
The day before the Kentucky Derby each year is known as Ladies’ Day, with several stakes races for fillies and mares, highlighted by the Kentucky Oaks.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
The royal also got to see some breeding mares and foals up close, gently petting some horses and feeding one a carrot.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Pearl Is a Tiny, Piano-Playing Sensation Black Pearl — Pearl, to her fans — is one of nine mares on the Mini Therapy Horses team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The organization sends its team of nine mares to support hospital patients, first responders and schoolchildren through animal visits.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The Organization Behind the Curtain Black Pearl is one of nine mares making up Mini Therapy Horses’ team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains led by Victoria Nodiff Netanel.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Bred with stronger British mares, these thoroughbreds define the sport.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Wohlfeil’s decision noted that between the 2024 and 2025 rodeos, the rodeo management team adjusted the rules to not permit the use of electric prods — which had drawn criticism — and also to bar the use of mares known to be pregnant.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mares
Noun
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No curtains blowing in the wind and white stallions.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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Determined not to be just a bit player, Zedan opened his own stables in Lexington and put together his own racing team, working to secure the best horses, stallions and trainers.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
Noun
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While O’Neill never could have expected to be here with his Cal-bred, Baffert will start two of the myriad expensive colts his clients buy each year.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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The annual race comes a day after the Black-Eyed Susan race, which features 3-year-old fillies.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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That means many rules of the road for cars also apply to equines.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Those 6 and older are allowed to ride their gentle steeds solo, and a short lesson is included.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Mares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mares. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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