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Airs above the ground
  Are high school movements in which the horse jumps into the air, i.e. ballotade, croupage, courbette, capriole, and levade. They were developed from the natural leaps of the hors.

Levade and pesade with the horse rising on bent hindlegs (rearing) and the forelegs tucked onto his chest.
Capriole where the horse leaps in the air and simultaneously kicks with his hind legs. When not kicking out the horse is performing a Ballotade.
In the courbette, the horse leaps several times on his hind legs without the forelegs touching the ground. A single leap on the hind legs is called a croupage.
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Akhal Teke
  The Akhal-Teke is a distinctive looking horse, although even the breed standards recognize that it is not perfect by Western standards.


Akhal-Tekes stand approximately 15.2 hands, with high withers, sloping shoulders and often are long-backed. They are narrow, rangy horses with long legs, sometimes with a tendancy to sickle hocks and they lack a muscular second thigh, causing them to be "split up" behind.

This breed comes from the desert.


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Al Borak
  The mythological winged horse of Mahomet. It was supposed to be white in colour with a human head, and of dazzling splendour and incredible speed.
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Alae
  Cartilage which supports the entrance to the nostrils.
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Albert Headcollar
  The best known pattern of headcollar, with brass mounts and three rows of stitching on the cheek pieces.
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Albino
  A true albino has pink eyes and an entirely pink skin covered with white hair. Many breeds of animals and birds produce pure white specimens, and the White or Albino Horse has since 1937 been fostered and developed in America under an organisation known as The American Albino Horse Club. The foundation horse is said to be 'Old King' foaled in 1906, whose breeding is unknown, though believed to be Arab-Morag. The Club develops a riding horse of pure white. The Albino is not a breed but a colour type.
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Alcock Arabian
  All grey thoroughbreds are said to be descended, through the male lines from the grey Alcock Arabian.
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Alfalfa
  Leguminous plant known and cultivated for more that 2000 years, having a red and purple flower standing on a strong stalk; more generally known in England as Lucerne.

Whether in a green state or as hay, it is a very valuable crop. It survives drought, as its roots, many feet long, find water at a great depth.
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Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa)
  A leguminous plant used primarily for hay, usually high in protein and calcium.
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Alimentary Canal
  The digestive system starting with the lips and continuing through the length of the body to the anus.
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Amble
  The slower form of lateral pacing.
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Ambling
  An irregular trot produced by the right and left limbs, in turn, moving together. The smooth gliding action of ambling produces great speed, but is very tiring for the horse.

However, over-worked and fatigued horses will sometimes amble. From ambling developed pacing.
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Anaemia
  A deficiency of red blood cells.
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Anaerobic
  Flourishing without oxygen.
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Angle Pelham
  A bit with a straight bar mouth, with right-angle bends at each end; the best known is 'The Scamperdale'. (See Scamperdale Pelham bit).
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