put a horse out to pasture



put a horse out to pasture

to retire a horse by allowing it to live out its days in a pasture with no work. (See also put someone out to pasture.) The horse could no longer work, so we put it out to pasture.
See also: horse, out, pasture, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Reginere-GEE-nə (German)German, Norwegian
Themba-Southern African, Zulu
Peigi-Scottish
KarleeKAHR-leeEnglish (Modern)
Deirbhile-Irish
Mamadou-Western African