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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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grey roan

Animals; Horses

A horse with a coat of mixed grey and white hairs.

performance

Animals; Horses

Exhibition of gaits or other required routines.

sclera

Animals; Horses

The area of the eye that encircles the cornea, the colored or pigmented portion.

cow trot

Animals; Horses

Term used to refer to method of moving the back end of a horse when trotting. A cow trotting horse is stiff in the rear joints, and uses the hips for most of the forward movement. A cow trotting ...

draft horse

Animals; Horses

A horse of one of the breeds of "heavy horses" developed for farm or freight work, such as Percheron, Belgian, and Clydesdale. Draft horses weigh 1,500–2,200 pounds and can be as tall as 17 hands.

maiden

Animals; Horses

Division open to a rider (or horse) who has not won a blue ribbon at specified shows.

forehand

Animals; Horses

That portion of the horse from the heart girth forward.

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