postilion \pō-ˈstil-yən, pə-\ - one who rides as a guide on the near horse of one of the pairs attached to a coach or post chaise especially without a coachman
The puzzle described the "near" horse as the "left hand" horse and omitted any reference to the absence of a coachman. I can't imagine that I'll ever need to use this word in my own writing, but perhaps I might encounter it again in someone else's.
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