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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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Bell boots

Animals; Horses

Bell-shaped rubber covering that fits over the horses foot and hoof to protect from injury.

Reata

Animals; Horses

A braided leather rope; coiled and fastened to a Western saddle.

Girth

Animals; Horses

Belly band – strap around horse's body (heart girth) just behind front legs, which holds saddle or harness in place.

Amateur

Animals; Horses

Rider over eighteen who does not get paid for riding. An individual who rides or exhibits a horse in competition, who does not derive profit from such activities and does not do so as a profession.

Cecum

Animals; Horses

The blind gut; in the horse it is huge compared to other animals, holding five to ten gallons of ingesta. Large, sock-shaped pouch between the small and large intestines of a horse. Important in the ...

Catheter-tip dose syringe

Animals; Horses

A large hypodermic syringe with a blunt nozzle tip.

Two-track

Animals; Horses

A lateral movement, where the horse's forefeet and hind feet move on separate tracks. Also called the half-pass.

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