° 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 | B   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                           224 items found. Here is page 6 of 15. Go To Page    «   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   » Belmont Stakes   This is the senior of the three American Classic races, having been launched in 1867 at Jerome Park, which is no longer in use. It was run at Morris Park from 1890 until Belmont Park opened in 1905. The first winner in 1867 was Ruthless. Links:        Contributors: David Benjamin or Upper Benjamin   An n old coaching term for a greatcoat made of boxcloth, before mackintoshes were introduced. Links:        Contributors: Liz Bennett, Geoffrey D.S. (1884-1953)   He was the best known authority on Hackney horses and ponies of his time, having studied the breed from childhood. He wrote a great deal on the history of the breed and had a vast knowledge of pedigrees. He wrote, in two volumes, Famous Harness Horses, which was looked upon as the greatest literary contribution to the breed. Links:        Contributors: Karen Berenger, Richard (d.1782).   Gentleman of the Horse to George III. Author of the history and Art of Horsemanship, London 1771. Links:        Contributors: Vanessa Berkley Bit   A Pelham with rings attached to existing top ring, similar to a Rugby Pelham, usually with a mullen mouth. Links:        Contributors: Fiona Betting   In connection with horse racing, there are two kinds. ‘Post’ when betting does not begin until the numbers of the runners are hoisted up on the board and ‘Anti-post’ when betting opens any time before the event. Links:        Contributors: Jason Bib   A stout leather/rubber/plastic guard strapped beneath a headcollar to prevent a horse from biting his rugs or from removing bandages. Links:        Contributors: Jan Bib martingale   A running martingale having split filled in with leather to prevent young horses becoming entangled, or catching it on their corner teeth. Also known as Web Martingale. Links:        Contributors: Jan Biceps   See Muscles. Links:        Contributors: Jan Big Ben   Famous Canadian horse in show jumping owned and ridden by Ian Miller.Chestnut.Won Grand prix and helped in the Olympics also won at Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary Alberta.Went through 3 colic attacks died on Dec.10 1999 from a 4th colic attack.Was origionaly named Winston and had 2 previous owners in Europe before brought to Canada by Ian and kept at Miller Brooke Farms in Perth Ontario.Then went on to be the most famous horse in Canadian history.(so far) (The Big Ben book will be useful for dates for winning and when things happened) Links:        Contributors: Laura Big Head (Osteoporosis).   A swelling of the bones, of the lower part of the head, which increase in size. The bones become porous and brittle, general weakness follows, and is often accompanied by lameness. Bad pasture is usually believed to be the cause of this disease, which can fatal. Treatment: isolate, administer a mild dose of opening physic such as linseed oil. Keep on mashes and green food, into which one dram of sulphate of iron has been mixed. Give salt lick. (This was disease was found in an old book – cause and treatment will be much improved, if you suspect this problem, please consult your veterinary surgeon). Links:        Contributors: Jan Billet Hooks   Allow you to use different bits on the same bridle. They also make cleaning the bridle easier as it is possible to detach the bit for soaking and cleaning. Links:        Contributors: Jan Binder.   Hunting term given to the top horizontal branch of a cut and laid hedge. Links:        Contributors: Jan Bird-eye   An old expression, now little used, indicating a horse, whose manner may in other respects be faultless, but which shies, usually violently, at imaginary objects in hedges. Links:        Contributors: Jan Bishop-ing   Fraudulent dealers with the view of deceiving the unwary occasionally simulate marks on the incisors by means of caustic or the hot iron. The fraud is readily detected, because though it is easy to make a black mark on the crowns of the teeth, yet it is impossible to restore the wall of pearly enamel, with surrounds the natural mark. The ideas are to make the horse appear younger than he is. (Extract from 19th Century Book). Links:        Contributors: Jan Go To Page    «   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   » 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.	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