Horses

Horses

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

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hock

Animals; Horses

The joint bending backward in a horses hind legs; the hock is composed of the same bones as in your ankle, but the fetlock is commonly called the "ankle" because of its outward appearance.

gymkhana

Animals; Horses

A programme of competitive games on horseback, including bending poles and jumps. Gymkhana events are usually timed.

shoer

Animals; Horses

Horse shoer, farrier.

coffin joint

Animals; Horses

The joint within the hoof of the horse between its short pastern bone (second phalanx) and the coffin bone (third phalanx) also including the navicular bone.