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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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rear

Animals; Horses

When a horse rises to stand on his hind legs, usually to throw off a rider or tack.

hackamore

Animals; Horses

A device to guide a horse without a bit, in effect a bitless bridle. A bridle featuring a nosepiece, instead of a bit to control the horse.Americanization of jaquima, which is Spanish for the ...

flexion

Animals; Horses

Characteristic of a supple and collected horse, there are two types of flexion: 1. vertical or longitudinal, which is often mistakenly associated with "headset," when in reality it is an engagement ...

haylage

Animals; Horses

Silage made from hay or grass, often referred to as "grass silage".

blow up

Animals; Horses

When a horse suddenly loses its temper.

whiffletree (whippletree)

Animals; Horses

A device, usually wooden with metal rings or hooks, to which traces are attached; may also be double to hold two single whiffletrees.

latigo

Animals; Horses

Cinch strap on a Western saddle.

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