Horses

Horses

Any of various equine mammals, or even certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse.

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rein-back

Animals; Horses

To back up; a two-beat diagonal gait in reverse.

medal class

Animals; Horses

AHSA equitation competition. National champions are chosen annually at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in hunter seat, saddle seat, and stock seat and a dressage class for juniors.

third eyelid

Animals; Horses

Nictitating membrane, pink membrane in inner corner of eye that can extend across eyeball.

double

Animals; Horses

To bend the horse sharply.

congenital

Animals; Horses

An abnormal condition that an animal possesses at birth.

respiration

Animals; Horses

Normal adult respiration rate varies among horses but is usually twelve to fifteen breaths per minute. One breath consists of an inhalation and an exhalation.