° 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 | F   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                           38 items found. Here is page 1 of 3. Go To Page     1   2   3   » Falling in   In order to compensate for stiffness or loss of balance, a horse turning on a circle or around a corner, turns with his shoulder first and frequently the head is turned to the outside of the circle or turn. Links:        Contributors: Jan Family   A group of animals within a breed that all trace back to a common ancestor. Links:        Contributors: Chris Russell Farm Harness   A simple type of harness used in single draft in the 19th century and by the artillery from early days until c.1800. Links:        Contributors: Jan Farrier   Someone who is trained in the art of shoeing horses. Links:        Contributors: Jan Feathers   The long hairs around the pasterns of most heavy breeds and some ponies. They are the horse's drainpipes allowing the rain to run off the legs rather than collecting around the fetlock joint. Horses from hot or dry countries have little or no feathers. Links:        Contributors: Jan Femur   (thighbone) One of the heaviest and strongest bones in the body. It is between tow important joints, the hip and stifle, and is adapted form providing attachment for the large muscles in the horse's quarters. Links:        Contributors: Jan Feral   A free-roaming horse whose ancestors have escaped from captivity and returned to their wild state. Links:        Contributors: Jan Fescues, Meadow /Tall   (Festuca pratensis/arundinacea) though not abundant in pasture they are common in fertile meadows. They are sensitive to competition from rye grass but, will grow on light sandy soil and are drought sensitive. They provide both grazing and cutting varieties. Links:        Contributors: Jan Fetlock   A joint on all four legs at the junction of the cannon bone and pastern bones. Links:        Contributors: Jan Fewspot   (See Appaloosa) Links:        Contributors: Jan Fibula   A small slender bone attached at the upper and lower ends to the tibia. Links:        Contributors: Jan Fiddling   Hands that continually change the contact with the horse's mouth. Links:        Contributors: Jan Fifteen Bobber   The slang name for the remount loaned by the Government to officers between the two world wars for 15s a month. The remount could be used for sport and was kept in good condition at no expense to the Government. Links:        Contributors: Jan Fillet Strings   Are a piece of coloured cord attached to the back corners of some rugs; they prevent the back of the rug from blowing around in windy conditions. Fillet strings are particularly useful on lightweight rugs used at shows or when travelling. Links:        Contributors: Jan Filling   Oedema of the legs or soft swellings on the body. Links:        Contributors: Jan Go To Page     1   2   3   » 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. Larri Davison Equine artist - your horse captured in pastels.