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Animals

Any living creature of the Kingdom Animalia constituting multi-celled organisms as well as single-celled organisms lacking chlorophyll and having the ability for spontaneous movement, such as protozoans.

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elbow

Animals; Horses

Joint between the humerus and the radius and ulna, located on the foreleg between the shoulder joint (scaputahumeral) and the knee (carpal joint).

aids

Animals; Horses

The signals used by a rider to tell the horse what to do. There are two types of aids, artificial-whips, spurs etc and natura-voice,legs,seat etc.

Dutch collar

Animals; Horses

Similar to breast collar.

martingale

Animals; Horses

Standing- A strap which attaches to the girth and runs between the front legs and up to the noseband. It puts pressure on the horse's nose when he gets his head up too high. A ...

spavin

Animals; Horses

An unsoundness of the hock which can involve soft tissues (bog spavin) or bone (bone spavin or jack spavin).

splint boots

Animals; Horses

Protective covering worn around the cannons of the front legs to prevent injury.

ground tie

Animals; Horses

To stand in one place, with reins dropped on the ground.

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