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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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Ensilage (silage)

Animals; Horses

Fodder such as corn or grass preserved by storing without air in a silo.

Stride

Animals; Horses

The distance travelled in a particular gait, measured from the spot where one hoof hits the ground to where it next lands. Ten to twelve feet is the normal length of stride at a canter, for example.

Buckstitching

Animals; Horses

The decorative wide, white stitching used on western saddles and bridles.

Stallion

Animals; Horses

A male horse four years old or above. A stallion has not been gelded.

Professional

Animals; Horses

The definition varies among associations but most term professional the following activities of a person over eighteen being paid for riding, driving, or showing at halter; for training or boarding; ...

Bowed hocks

Animals; Horses

A weakness in which the hocks bow outwards when viewed from behind.

Stakes class

Animals; Horses

Money-earning class.

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