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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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Hand

Animals; Horses

Four inches of height on a horse. Horses are measured from the highest point of the withers to the ground in units called hands. 14.2 means (14 hands x 4 inches) + 2 inches, which is 56 inches + 2 ...

Hondo

Animals; Horses

The eye on the end of a rope that forms the loop. Also called "honda."

Collection

Animals; Horses

Gathered together; a state of organised movement; a degree of equilibrium in which the horse's energised response to the aids is characterised by elevated head and neck, rounded back, "dropped ...

Hoof pick

Animals; Horses

A metal one-tined "rake" to clean debris from a horse's hoof.

Follicle

Animals; Horses

Fluid-filled blisterlike sack on ovary which contains the ovum (egg).

Manners

Animals; Horses

The degree of training of a horse in his interactions with humans and other horses. The energetic yet cooperative attitude of a horse.

Silage

Animals; Horses

Fodder of higher moisture content than hay stored in airtight structure.

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