Tag: jug headed horse
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What Is A Horse Chestnut Leg?
A Chestnut is the harder fleshy growth above the knees on the front legs and just below the inside of the hock on the hind legs of our horses. Some people refer to them as ‘night eyes’. Then What are the holes above a horse’s…
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What Is The Most Important Body Part Of A Horse?
The hoof is arguably one of the most important horse body parts. In structure it is somewhat comparable to our fingernails. Proper hoof care and shoeing can mean the difference between a sound and unsound (lame) horse. Then What is a hunter’s bump? A ‘Hunter’s…
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How Do You Tell If A Horse Is Built Uphill?
First we locate the lower cervical curve and the LS joint, and then we draw a line from point to point. If that line is parallel to the ground, the horse is level built. If the line slopes upwards (left to right), the horse is…
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What Do You Mean By Mules?
1a : a hybrid between a horse and a donkey especially : the offspring of a male donkey and a mare. b : a self-sterile plant whether hybrid or not. c : a usually sterile hybrid. 2 : a very stubborn person. Then What does…