° 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 4 of 7. Go To Page    «   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   » Anthrax   A notifiable disease caused by a bacillus, anthrax is always fatal, the animal dying in a few hours. Symptoms: a very high temperature; abnormal swelling of the throat and neck and the animal is in great pain. It is communicable to humans. Links:        Contributors: Jan Anti- Sweat Rugs   Are made of open cotton mesh; these are popular for use as 'coolers' for over-heated horse. They may be used on their own or in conjunction with a summer sheet/day rug. Links:        Contributors: Jan Anti-Cast Roller   Have an upside down metal 'U' shape over the horse's spine; if the horse rolls it prevents him rolling over and getting stuck (cast) in the stable. Links:        Contributors: Jan Anti-Rearing Bit   A circular bit which, if correctly adjusted, is believed to correct rearing. Known as a 'Chiffney.' Links:        Contributors: Jan Anti-Rearing Headcollar   A device use for leading horses who have a tendency to rear up when being lead. It works by using an extra strap at the top of the head which passes throgh the throatlash rings and down through the leadrope ring. This puts pressure on the poll when the horse rears up encouraging him to relax. Links:        Contributors: Katherine Antiphlogistine   An old American proprietary name given to Denver clay and similar to all kaolin poultices widely used for sprains. Links:        Contributors: Jan Antitoxin   It is produced by the body and carried in the bloodstream and acts against specific toxins. Links:        Contributors: Jan Anus   The final part of the alimentary canal, with a sphincter muscle which keeps the faeces in the rectum. It is normally tense, but it may become relaxed in diarrhoea. Links:        Contributors: Jan Anvil   A base or bed for shaping a horse's shoe. Made of wrought iron or steel with a hardened steel top, its main features consist of a hanging end, punching hole, tool hole, face, step, table, bick, and throat. Links:        Contributors: Jan Aorta   The main artery beginning at the base of the left ventricle passing through the diaphragm into the abdomen. Redworm larvae may weaken the walls. Links:        Contributors: Jan Appaloosa   Dark-skinned horse with a spotted coat. The coat is usually predominantly grey, with brown or black spots. There is an Appaloosa Society, which lays down strict rules as to colouring. Links:        Contributors: Jan Appendage Skeleton   Accessory Carpal (pisiform bone) Cannon Bone Carpus (knee) Cartilage Elbow Joint Femur Fetlock Joint Fibula Humerus Long Pastern Bone Navicular Bone Os Calcis Pastern Joint Patella (knee cap) Pedal (coffin bone) Pelvis Radius Scapula (shoulder blade) Sesamoid Bones Short Pastern Bone Shoulder Joint Splint Bone Stifle Joint Tarsus (hock joint) Tibia Ulna Links:        Contributors: Jan Apperley, Charles James   (1779 - 1843) Known as 'Nimrod'. Losing money in farming activities, he became a contributor to the Sporting Magazine in 1822 and later a member of the staff of the Sporting Review. He published many sporting reminiscences and is much quoted. Links:        Contributors: Jan Appointments   An old term generally referring to the harness or saddlery worn by horses. A percentage of the marks given, in showing, harness, and other classes, were for the care of the 'appointments'. Links:        Contributors: Jan Appuyer   An old French word meaning moving forward and to the side. Known in America as two tracking or travelling on two paths. 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.