Shed tears over a horse - the rocky weather-beaten type (6)
I believe the answer is:
craggy
'shed tears over a horse the rocky weather-beaten type' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'shed tears over a horse' is the wordplay.
'shed tears' becomes 'cry' (I've seen this before).
'over' is an insertion indicator.
'horse' becomes 'gg'.
'a'+'gg'='agg'
'cry' placed around 'agg' is 'CRAGGY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for craggy that I've seen before include "(Of rock) rough, uneven" , "Hilly; rugged" , "Rocky and steep" , "Weather-beaten" , "with rough faces" .)