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Horses

Any of various equine mammals, or even certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse.

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Animals; Horses

The proportion and curvature of the outline of a horse's neck, back, and croup; a line from poll to tail-head.

Clever Hans

Animals; Horses

A horse from Germany that could reputedly solve basic intellectual questions, such as arithmetic and logic puzzles. Hans would answer them by tapping his hoof the appropriate number of times. Along ...

zonkey

Animals; Horses

Zonkey is a rare hybrid animal from a zebra and a donkey, what happens when a male Zebra mates the female ass. A zonkey usually has some part of his body, reminiscent of Zebra and other parts, ...

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Animals; Horses

In team roping, this rider ropes the steer's horns.

Steward

Animals; Horses

A show official who assists the judge in or out of the show pen.

Jump-off

Animals; Horses

In the event of a tie, a course may be altered and the two tied horses asked to jump again.

Chute

Animals; Horses

In cattle events, a fenced lane that contains a single cow behind a gate.

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