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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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forage

Animals; Horses

Any type of roughage or to graze.

bight

Animals; Horses

Traditionally a loop in a rope. With closed veins, such as with an English bridle, bight refers to the ends of the reins. Even though Western reins are often split, their ends are also referred to as ...

bull pen

Animals; Horses

A training corral, also called a "round" pen.

runners

Animals; Horses

Leather loops which slide up and down and are used to keep the straps of a bridle in place.

pupae

Animals; Horses

The stage of development between the bot egg and the bot fly.

halter pulling

Animals; Horses

A bad habit in which a horse pulls violently backward on the halter rope when tied.

suitability

Animals; Horses

Appropriateness for a particular purpose and/or a type or size of rider.

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