A hinged joint that acts in one direction without sideways movement. However, the position of maximum contact and stability is in the middle position to allow the horse to sleep standing up.
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Emergency Grip
A position used by sidesaddle riders when there is danger of being unseated.
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Endocrine
Any gland which secrets hormones into the blood or lymph stream.
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Entire
Term used to describe an ungelded horse.
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Eohippus
A fox sized animal of the Eocene era, the ancestor of today's horse. Varied from 2hh to 2.5hh.
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Equidae
Includes the horse, ass, zebra, and Quagga, all are closely related anatomically, of the zoological order Ungulata meaning odd-toed. They can all interbreed, but the hybrids are almost invariably sterile, proving that the species are quite distinct. All the members of the family are distinguished by the peculiarity that they stand on a single toe of each foot.
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Equine
Is the horse family (Equidae - meaning one toe/hoof).
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Equisetum
See Horsetail
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Equitation
The art of horse riding and horsemanship.
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Equus
Horses of the Pleistocene and modern era both horses have one toe on each foot. A classification of the horse family which includes all living members and their immediate ancestors and close relatives. Includes all breeds of domesticated horse and those feral or wild relatives.
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Equus prewalskiis horse
This is a mongolian horse breed. It is an endangered secies. It is becoming extinct because loss of habitat and people hunt them for food, clothes, and sport.
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Ergot
A small, horny areas in a tuft of hair behind the fetlock joint on each leg. May be a vestige of another toe.
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Eventing
Riding in a one/two or three-day event, this combines dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.
