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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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Neck yoke

Animals; Horses

Wooden device that holds end of pole up and is attached to hames with chain or strap on a draught harness.

Borium

Animals; Horses

A hard metal spot welded to the bottom of a horseshoe to help keep a horse from slipping.

Culture

Animals; Horses

Cultivation of living cells in prepared media – the technique used to determine if a mare's genital tract is infected.

Abscess

Animals; Horses

A hole formed by dying tissue that is often filled with puss. A localised collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue.

Thorough pin

Animals; Horses

Swelling in the web of the hock that may be an unsoundness or a blemish.

Sheet

Animals; Horses

Cover (blanket) for horse made of light canvas or cotton. Useful for putting on after bathing.

Western banding

Animals; Horses

A grooming technique using tiny rubber bands to make thirty or forty little pony tails out of the mane.

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