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1Horse behavior — is best understood from the perspective that horses are prey animals with a well developed fight or flight instinct. Their first response to a threat is to flee, although they are known to stand their ground and defend themselves or their… …
2Horse jumping obstacles — Various obstacles are found in competitive sports involving Horse jumping. These include show jumping, hunter, and the cross country phase of the equestrian discipline of eventing. The size and type of obstacles vary depending on the course and… …
3Horse teeth — Horses teeth are often used to estimate the animal s age, hence the sayings long in the tooth and Don t look a gift horse in the mouth . Types of teeth At five years of age a horse has between 36 and 44 teeth. All horses have* Twelve premolars… …
4Pole bending — Western riding Timed events Barrel race Pole bending Stake race (Figure 8) Keyhole race Flag race Pole bending is timed event that feat …
5Back (horse) — The back describes the area of horse anatomy where the saddle goes, and in popular usage extends to include the loin or lumbar region behind the thoracic vertebrae that also is crucial to a horse s weight carrying ability. These two sections of… …
6Draft horse showing — Draft horses lined up in the show arena Draft horse showing refers to horse shows exclusively for horses of the draft horse breeds. In North America, though a small number of draft horses are also shown under saddle, the term Draft horse showing… …
7Neapolitan horse — 17th century engraving depicting a grey Neapolitan horse Alternative names Neapolitan Horse, Cavallo Napoletano Country of origin Italy, native to Campania Breed standards …
8Thoroughbred horse racing — is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing. National Hunt racing can be further divided into… …
9Tiger horse — Distinguishing features Leopard coloring, ambling gaits, Spanish influence Country of origin United States Horse (Equus ferus caballus) Tiger horses are gaited, spotted horses with a coat color much like the Appaloosa. The tiger horse can exhibit …
10Collection (horse) — Collection (top) raises the back and the forehand, so that the horse carries more weight on his hindquarters. Compared to a trot that is simply shortened, but not collected (bottom). Collection is when a horse carries more weight on his hindlegs… …
