° 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 | T   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                           33 items found. Here is page 1 of 3. Go To Page     1   2   3   » Tack   A term for saddlery, (saddle, bridle, etc.,) A tack room is where the tack is stored. Links:        Contributors: Jan Tail   Bandages - are 6.5 to 7cm (2.5" to 3") wide and made of stockinet, crepe or synthetic material. They are used to save the tail from injury or rubbing when travelling and to improve the appearance of the tail. Guard - a piece of equipment made of leather, jute or wool, designed to completely cover the dock and protect this area of the tail. Frequently used when travelling. Trimming - can be a useful means of identification, although of course eventually they grow out. This method of marking is used for native wild ponies after they have been inspected. Links:        Contributors: Jan Tapeworms   (Anoplocephala perfoliata) live in the small intestine and caecum. They have an intermediate host. Links:        Contributors: Jan Tarsus   (Hock Joint), which are similar to the Carpus (knee), in that it is made up of six bones arranged in roughly three rows. The hock is equivalent to the human heal and is a hinge joint that extends and flexes. The bones of the hock act mainly against concussion, they can be felt through the skin. Links:        Contributors: Jan Taxus baccata   See Yew Links:        Contributors: Jan Temperature   Of a healthy horse: 38C (100.4F). Links:        Contributors: Jan Tendons   Are fibrous cords of connective tissue, attaching the muscle to bone/ cartilage or other muscle. Links:        Contributors: Jan Tennessee Walker   Breed of horse that originated in Tennessee. Smooth walking action (known as the runwalk) makes this horse popular. Links:        Contributors: Alex Tetanus   (Lockjaw) a disease caused by Clostridium tetani, an anaerobic bacterium that lives in the soil and body tissue away from oxygen. Vaccination with tetanus toxiod provides lasting immunity but need an annual booster injection. Links:        Contributors: Jan Thighbone   See Femur. Links:        Contributors: Jan Thill or Thiller   The early name for shafts, still in use in the 19th century in some parts of Great Britain. The horse in the shafts was known as the Thiller horse. Links:        Contributors: Jan Thin Sole   An unusually thin sole of hoof, which bruises easily. It can be covered with a pad of leather kept in place with the shoe. Links:        Contributors: Jan Thoroughpin   An inflamed tendon sheath, which encloses the deep digital flexor tendon as it passes behind the hock. A soft swelling appears about level with the point of hock and extends from one side to the other beneath the tendons (gastrocnemius and superficial flexor) that cross over the point of hock. Seldom causes lameness but it can be unsightly. Links:        Contributors: Jan Threadworms   (Strongyloides Westeri) live in various tissues and the small intestine. Links:        Contributors: Jan Throat   (pharynx) the area at the back of the tongue, containing the soft palate, glottis, epiglottis, openings to the larynx (vocal cords), eustachian tubes and nasal cavities. 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. Dunsters Equine Free classifieds adverts site for horses for sale, property and equipment.