(Strongyloides Westeri) live in various tissues and the small intestine.
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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.
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Throatlash
See Headpiece.
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Thrush
A degenerative condition of the frog, characterised by black, evil-smelling material. In severe cases, infection may erode most of the frog, reaching the sensitive laminae. The cause is from standing in soiled bedding and a lack of attention to the foot.
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Tibia and Fibula
The fibula is only a small bone in the horse, they are remnants of an earlier time when horses had five toes and it is not more than 10cm (4") long. The ridges and grooves in both bones are set obliquely forwards and outwards to aid the movement of the lower part of the leg.
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Timothy
(Phleum Pratense) is a perennial grass that produces a lush, soft-leafed crop for both grazing and cutting for hay. It can withstand cold weather and in a late spring is often on of the first grasses to begin growing and will remains leafy until late June; therefore it is a valuable mid-summer grass. Late summer and autumn it will produce less than other grasses.
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Tolt
A four time running walk displayed by Icelandic horses. The order of footfalls is the same as walk, but can be from walking speed to that of a fast canter. There is no moment of suspention.
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Traces
Tthick straps, ropes, or chains running from the collar/breast harness by which a horse moves a vehicle.
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Tracking up
When a horses back feet step in exactly the same place of print that the front feet have left.
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Transition
Changing paces. A walk to a trot and a trot to a canter are known as upward transitions. A canter to a trot and a trot to a walk are downward transitions.
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Travers
Similar to a renvers except the forelegs stay on the outside track of the school while the hindlegs move on an inner track.
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Treble
A showjumping three-fence combination with related stride between.
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Tree
The core of any saddle. The tree can be made of laminated beech plywood, plastic and fibre-glass and can be either ridged or spring tree which has a strip of flexible steel let into the tree at the waist.
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Triple Bar
A 'staircase' type fence of three bars of progressive height.
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Tucked up
After strong work i.e. racing or eventing the under-line of the horse runs up sharply to the stifle he is described as being 'tucked up'.
