“The sound of the horse's hoof hitting the pavement echoed through the empty street.”

“The hoofbeat came a third time, a little nearer, and then no more.”

“In a patch of soft earth between two stones there was a hoofprint.”

“Bob himself pushed in, because he wanted to satisfy his mind with regard to the direction in which the hoofprint pointed.”

“Plus, if we harnessed bovine methane somehow to power the railways, trains would have a minimal carbon hoofprint.”

“And yesterday's young hero, Kingsbarns, made enough of an impression to be judged as short as a 3-1 chance to follow in his hoofprints in June.”

“After all, the track follows in the hoofprints of horses, which for hundreds of years pulled barges upstream along these same, now asphalted, riverside towpaths.”

“Rosina leaned into the traces, leaving hoofprints three inches deep.”

“Little half moons clustered underneath her cheekbones, like faint hoofmarks.”

“He woke suddenly to shouted commands, drumming horses' hoofbeats, gunfire and screaming.”

“They heard hoofbeats and turned to see several armed men riding at a gallop towards them.”

“Those we can hear sound like a ticking clock, or in the case of the sperm whale, like horse hoofbeats.”

“You would have heard the marching feet of soldiers then, and the rumble of hooves and the creak of the wheels of wains.”

“The rhythmic beating of hooves, and jingle of the harness fell into sync with the serenade of the forest.”

“The sound of horse hooves pounding toward her made Annabelle look up in fright.”