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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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Points

Animals; Horses

The colouring of the legs, mane, and tail.

Conchas

Animals; Horses

The decorative round leather, metal, or silver discs through which pass the saddle strings.

Run

Animals; Horses

A long, narrow fenced-in area usually attached to a stall.

Navicular

Animals; Horses

Tiny bone, part of coffin joint; disease of this bone causing lameness.

Septicemia

Animals; Horses

Acute generalised infection from virus or bacteria ("blood poisoning").

Umbilical cord

Animals; Horses

Naval cord. Attaches foal to mother, at the navel, through which nutrients and waste pass between the mares placenta and the foal.

Foal

Animals; Horses

A young, nursing horse of either sex. (v.) the act of foaling, when a mare delivers her young.

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