° 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 | S   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                           84 items found. Here is page 2 of 6. Go To Page    «   1   2   3   4   5   6   » Serpentine   A school movement in which the horse, at any pace, moves down the centre of the school in a series of equal-sized loops. Links:        Contributors: Jan Sesamoid Bones (Proximal Sesamoids)   Are small bones inserted into the tendons where pressure occurs. The action of these bones is to form a fulcrum or pulley over which the tendons run. Links:        Contributors: Jan Set Fair   Giving a stabled horse a light brush over, removing droppings, topping up water and tidying the bed last visit of the evening. Links:        Contributors: Jan Setfast (Azoturia)   Painful condition of large muscle masses with degeneration of fibres. It occurs in horses on highly nutritious diets e.g. racehorses and brood mares. The onset may occur during exercise especially after a period of rest. Links:        Contributors: Jan Shin   Is the front of the cannon bone. (Also, see bucked shin). Links:        Contributors: Jan Shivering   An involuntary quivering of the muscle of the hindlegs and tail; the forelegs can occasionally be affected. The cause is unknown, but it may me nerve damage. It should not be confused with shivering of the shoulders and forelegs due to nervous excitement. Links:        Contributors: Jan Shoe   A piece of iron or aluminium fitted to the lower edge of the foot to protect it. Used on most ridden horses. Links:        Contributors: Jan Shoeing   Is the art of applying a shoe the horse's foot. Good shoes can lessen faults i.e. contracted heels, help prevent corns or an over-reach. Links:        Contributors: Jan Short or Cubed Bones   Absorb concussion and have no marrow but they have a hard exterior and a spongy interior. Links:        Contributors: Jan Short Pastern (Second Phalanx)   is a short solid bone with no central marrow. It is important because it is partly inside and partly outside the wall of the hoof. Links:        Contributors: Jan Short Rack   Tie up short. To tie a horse up on a short rope. Used usually for difficult horses i.e. ones likely to bite. Links:        Contributors: Paula Clements Short Side (of manage)   See Long side. Links:        Contributors: Jan Shoulder   Blade (See Scapula). Joint is a ball and socket joint, that has no ligaments connecting the two ends, but instead has a number of powerful muscles to help hold the bones in place.*In a two-track movement in which the horse is evenly bent along the length of his spine away from the direction of his movement. Links:        Contributors: Jan Show Canter   A very collected variety of canter demonstrate by a few breeds of gaited horses. The canter is extremely collected and has an uphill feel. Links:        Contributors: Katie Shy   Where a horse jumps to one side having been frightened by a real or imaginary phenomenon. Links:        Contributors: Jan Go To Page    «   1   2   3   4   5   6   » 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.