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Mike Sherrell wrote:
> I am interested in the derivation and connotations of the word "hack" as
> applies to riding.

Though there are several possibilities, the oldest and best seems to be
that "hack", a shortening of "hackney", originally came from an Old
French word, "haquenee", meaning "an ambling horse or mare, especially
for ladies to ride on".


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