An extinct member of the equine family. Like the Zebra, the species was peculiar to South Africa, but it bore more resemblance to a horse than does the former, being easier to break and having a good mouth. The striped markings were distinct on the head and neck, but faded away behind the withers, and disappeared altogether about the middle of the back. It is believed that the last known to the species was a stallion owned by Lord Morton in 1870.
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Quarter
Is 'tidying' up a horse in the stable i.e. folding the rugs forward/back and giving the horse a quick groom before riding usually done in the morning after the horse has had breakfast.
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Quarter Marking
A pattern brushed on the hind quarters(rump) of a horse for the show ring
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Quercus
See Oak Trees
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Quid
To chew grass or hay into a mass ready for swallowing, then drop it. May be the result of an injury to the throat of associated structures. Could also be from neglected or overgrown teeth.
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Quittor
An injury causing chronic inflammation of the cartilage of the pedal bone. The symptoms are pus-filled swelling, heat and pain around the bulb of heel and coronary band. May cause lameness and hardening of the cartilage, resulting in sidebones.