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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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tobiano

Animals; Horses

A Paint and Pinto coat pattern of spots that are regular and distinct.

pulse

Animals; Horses

Heart rate. Normal adult resting heart rate varies among horses but is usually 40 beats per minute.

tovero

Animals; Horses

A Paint coat pattern that has markings of both the overo and the tobiano

estrus

Animals; Horses

Heat, reproductive period when mare will accept stallion. Cycle lasts 19 to 26 days., the average being 21 days.

forelock

Animals; Horses

The hair growing between a horse's ears that falls on the forehead; a horse's "bangs."

overo

Animals; Horses

A Paint or Pinto coat pattern of spots that are irregular, scattered, or splashy. The horse usually has a large white facial marking as well.

coldblood

Animals; Horses

Heavy draught horses are described as coldblood.

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