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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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slow gait

Animals; Horses

In the show ring the slow gait is a high stepping, four beat gait executed in a slow, restrained manner.

turgor

Animals; Horses

Normal state of distention and resiliency of the skin.

geld

Animals; Horses

To castrate a male horse.

loose rein

Animals; Horses

A slack rein.

intravenous

Animals; Horses

In the vein.

breechen

Animals; Horses

The part of the harness that fits over the horse's rump and holds the load back or permits the horse to back it up; also called "britchen" .

long trot

Animals; Horses

An extended jog or trot. Or in the giated equine, a slang used to refer to the gait of a horse that is being pushed or over ridden in the fox trot. A horse that is long trotting will have some fly ...

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