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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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fork

Animals; Horses

Part of the swells of a saddle that makes up the gullet.

pitch

Animals; Horses

To loosen the reins abruptly and completely, or to toss a rope.

quarter crack

Animals; Horses

A split starting at the lower edge of the hoof and running up to the coronet.

dermatitis

Animals; Horses

Inflammation of the dermal layer (outer layer) of the skin.

topline

Animals; Horses

The proportion and curvature of the outline of a horse's neck, back, and croup; a line from poll to tail-head.

four-beat lope

Animals; Horses

An incorrect lope, where the horse strikes the ground in a broken rhythm.

fender

Animals; Horses

Part of the Western saddle that protects a rider's leg from the rigging. The wide leather strap, on the western saddle, between the saddle seat and the stirrup on which the riders leg rests.

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