° Mustang ° Prepare Haynet ° Plait a Mane ° Land per Horse ° Prepare Haynet New Rider Newsletter your E-mail Address Subscribe Un-Subscribe Main Site Search     Copyright © New Rider 2003   All material on the Newrider.com website is copyrighted. Express written permission must be obtained to use anything you find here.	Location:   Dictionary | listing.html | A   Equine Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z                           91 items found. Here is page 1 of 7. Go To Page     1   2   3   4   5   6   7   » A good length of rein   A neck that is nicely in proportion to the body,and not too short:also well set on to a good shoulder Links:        Contributors: Niki Abdomen   Is between the diaphragm and the pelvis, containing the stomach and intestines. Links:        Contributors: Jan Abduct   To draw one part of the body away from another i.e. move one front leg away from its pair. Links:        Contributors: Jan Abort, Abortion   When a foetus dies in the womb and is either absorbed or expelled before the time it is due to be born. Links:        Contributors: Jan Abrasion   A superficial graze on the skin. Links:        Contributors: Jan Abscess   May be acute or chronic and be caused by bacteria infection, thorns, splinters, etc., or through some disease. Veterinary assistance may be necessary. Links:        Contributors: Jan Accessory Carpal   (pisiform bone) Found at the back of the knee, and is not weight bearing being a sesamoid bone. It forms a pulley (fulcrum) over which the flexor tendons gain greater leverage. Links:        Contributors: Jan Accumulator   A similar process, in betting, to a double or a treble but concerning more than three horses. Links:        Contributors: Jan Acland, Sir Thomas   The founder of the famous Acland breed of Exmoor ponies. In or about 1818, a Mr Knight purchased the Crown lands of Exmoor Forest. Acland, being outbid, retained the best 20 of the 400 ponies said to be then running on the Moor to form the nucleus of a new herd. From these are descended only true Exmoor's. An anchor on the near quarter is the official brand. Links:        Contributors: Jan Acorn   Fruit of the oak tree that is poisonous to horses. Links:        Contributors: Jan Acre   64 metres x 64 metres (70 yards x 70 yards) of fence/hedge line, this is equivalent to very slightly more than one square acre. Links:        Contributors: Jan Action   A word used to describe the horse’s way of moving his body. How he moves his legs, head, body, tail carriage etc., while walking, trotting cantering or galloping. The degree of flexion of the legs during movement; also reflected in head, neck and tail carriage. Some people desire high, snappy action while easy, ground-covering action is preferred by others. Links:        Contributors: Jan Acute   (of disease) having a short but comparatively severe course. Links:        Contributors: Jan Adduct   To draw one part of the body towards another i.e. move a one front leg towards its pair. Links:        Contributors: Jan Administer   Give drugs by various routes: By mouth in food or water (per os), By injection into an artery or vein (intravenous), By injection under the skin (subcutaneous), By injection into a muscle (intramuscular). Links:        Contributors: Jan Go To Page     1   2   3   4   5   6   7   » A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z                           Find a word Back to Dictionary home page. Suggest or Add to an Entry     Your Name Your Email This will not be displayed but could be useful if we need to contact you about a definition. Word Definition   Add your definition here as clearly as you can. If you know some useful web pages that help explain the word further please make a note of the web addresses in the definition.	Purchase Order Software Easy to use Purchase Order Software for simple but powerful management of your purchasing.     Bramley Cottage Holiday cottage for let in South Devon. Dunsters Equine Free classifieds adverts site for horses for sale, property and equipment.