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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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Pawing

Animals; Horses

A bad habit usually caused by nervousness and/or improper ground training; can also be a sign of colic.

Cold-blooded

Animals; Horses

Refers to horses having ancestors that trace to heavy war horses and draught breeds. Characteristics might include more substance of bone, thick skin, heavy hair coat, shaggy fetlocks, and blood that ...

Stomach tube

Animals; Horses

Tube passed usually through the nose into the stomach.

Standing bandage

Animals; Horses

A bandage held up by wraps down to the hoof.

Cavesson

Animals; Horses

Leather noseband (customarily used with the English snaffle bridle) which encourages the horse to keep its mouth closed; a longeing cavesson is a leather or nylon headstall with a weighted noseband ...

Off billet

Animals; Horses

The strap (or straps) on the off side that buckle one end of the girth in place.

Fly back

Animals; Horses

A bad habit in which a horse will suddenly pull back, often resulting in a broken halter or tie.

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