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  2. Dareshuri - Wikipedia

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    According to CAB International, [3]: 495 the Dareshuri belongs to the Persian plateau horse group. [11] The average height is 1.50 to 1.55 m, making it one of the largest Persian horses. [12] [4]: 223 [13]: 299 The morphology is said to be dis-harmonious. The head has a rectilinear profile, concave (typical Arabian), with an eye that can be ...

  3. Qatari folklore - Wikipedia

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    When he prepares his weapon and sharpens his sword, leave the camels and mount the horses". The motif of treachery is often interwoven with themes of racism and jealousy, for instance, in Al Furousiya, where two brothers conspire against their third brother, Ibn al-Abdah, who travels to India to rescue them. Despite his noble intentions, they ...

  4. Glossary of equestrian terms - Wikipedia

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    Term may refer to an animal seven years old or older, [4]: 7 [5]: 18 nine or older, [6] or ten or older. [7] In horse racing and in some horse show s, an aged horse is one over 4 years. [1]: 5 In some contexts, an aged horse is older than 15 years of age. [1]: 5 aging The process of estimating a horse's age by inspecting its teeth. [1]: 5

  5. Glossary of North American horse racing - Wikipedia

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    Horses going past the eighth pole at Santa Anita Park Eased When a jockey deliberately slows down a horse during a race, often to prevent injury or harm to the horse. [5] Eighth pole A pole to signal that the finish line is one-eighth of a mile away. [5] Eighth poles are green and white striped [9] Entry See Coupling, above.

  6. Mounted search and rescue - Wikipedia

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    A search and rescue horse is a horse trained and used to perform mounted search and rescue. In many cases, the horse is simply a means of transportation for a SAR responder. In other cases, the horse is a full member of the SAR field team. Like a SAR dog, a SAR horse can be trained to search for lost persons, using its keen senses of hearing ...

  7. Giara horse - Wikipedia

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    It is no longer used because the Sardinian term it is derived from, acheta (variants: achetu, akkètta, akkéttu) describes any small to medium sized horse. [4] The Sardinian term acheta itself is a diminutive [ 3 ] based on the root ácha and entered the language via Catalan / Algherese (h)aca "small horse", itself from Spanish haca, jaca . [ 4 ]

  8. Equestrianism - Wikipedia

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    Musicians riding horses, Tang dynasty Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes, such as in police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch.They are also used in competitive sports including dressage, endurance riding, eventing, reining, show jumping, tent pegging, vaulting, polo, horse racing, driving, and rodeo (see additional equestrian sports listed later in this ...

  9. The Bronze Horseman (poem) - Wikipedia

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    The poet-narrator describes how he loves Petersburg, including the city's "stern, muscular appearance" (l. 44), its landmarks such as the Admiralty (ll. 50–58), and its harsh winters and long summer evenings (ll. 59 – ll. 84). He encourages the city to retain its beauty and strength and stand firm against the waves of the Neva (ll. 85–91).