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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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Coronet

Animals; Horses

Coronary band. All growth occurs here. Soft tissue is turned into the hardened horn of the hoof wall.

Polo

Animals; Horses

A game played by two teams of three or four players on horseback. The players use long-handled mallets for driving a small wooden ball through the opponents' goal.

Sheet cotton

Animals; Horses

Cotton pressed into thin sheets, used under leg wraps.

Roached

Animals; Horses

A mane or tail that has been clipped to the skin.

Fall

Animals; Horses

For a horse, shoulder and hindquarter on the same side touch the ground; for a rider, separation between the rider and horse necessitating remounting.

Laminitis

Animals; Horses

Founder, inflammation of the sensitive laminae, or plates of vascular tissue, of the wall of the horse's hoof.

Hay

Animals; Horses

Grass that has been mown and dried for use as fodder.

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