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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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Clinches
Animals; Horses

The folded-over ends of horseshoe nails on the outside of a shod horse's hooves.

Bit
Animals; Horses

A mouthpiece made of metal (also made of rubber or other man-made materials) and held in place by the bridle. It is a way for the rider to control the horse's movements.

Barn sour
Animals; Horses

Herd-bound; a bad habit that may result in a horse bolting back to the barn or to his herdmates.

Progesterone
Animals; Horses

The hormone produced by the corpus luteum, which helps to maintain pregnancy and control the estrus cycle.

Starting stalls
Animals; Horses

A partitioned device that holds racehorses until the front gates of each stall are opened at the same time, and the race begins.

Rhinopneumonitis
Animals; Horses

Herpes, a viral disease of horse causing respiratory problems ("snots") in young and abortion in pregnant mares.

Prop
Animals; Horses

In timed events, a pole or barrel.

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