° 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 | W   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                           63 items found. Here is page 5 of 5. Go To Page    «   1   2   3   4   5  Wisp/ Massage Pad   For promoting circulation and for massage by 'banging' down on the top line muscles of the horse. The idea is the horse should be able to see the wisp being raised, so he can tense his muscles in preparation as the wisp is 'banged' down, then the area is relaxed be a stroke with the stable rubber. Done with care it may be beneficial, done badly it may bruise the horse's muscles. Links:        Contributors: Jan Withers   Start at the dip at the base of the crest line of the neck; they should be reasonably high and pronounced at the highest point of the shoulder. They should slope away gradually into the back. Fistulous - an abscess above the vertebrae at the withers, extending down between the shoulder blades. Pinched - when the saddle grips, rather than lies on them. Wrung - an old term for withers, which are wrung or bruised by an ill-fitting saddle, although the skin is not broken. Links:        Contributors: Jan Wolf Teeth   Rudimentary teeth sometimes found in the mouth. They occur in front of the front molars on either side of the jaw. They can cause discomfort but can be removed by a vet. Links:        Contributors: Jan Go To Page    «   1   2   3   4   5  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.