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2. Horse breeding - Wikipedia

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   Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses. Furthermore, modern breeding management and technologies can increase the rate ...

3. Hobble (device) - Wikipedia

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   Hopples (sometimes called hobbles) are a piece of equipment used by Standardbred pacers to help the horse maintain its pacing gait. Humble or one leg hobble is a strap placed around the front pastern, and then the leg is lifted and the strap is wrapped around the upper leg and then buckled, leaving the horse with three legs to stand on.

4. Glossary of equestrian terms - Wikipedia

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   References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...

5. Stud farm - Wikipedia

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   A Thoroughbred horse stud farm, Murrurundi, New South Wales. A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry is an establishment for selective breeding of livestock.The word "stud" comes from the Old English stod meaning "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding". [1]

6. Horse industry - Wikipedia

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   The horse industry, or equine industry, is the economic activity associated with horses. This includes core agribusiness activities related to the use, possession or ownership of horses, as well as leisure activities and related economic activity that provides associated goods and services.

7. United States Army Remount Service - Wikipedia

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   Evolving from both the Remount Service of the Quartermaster Corps and a general horse-breeding program under the control of the Department of Agriculture, the Remount Service began systematically breeding horses for the United States Cavalry in 1918. It remained in operation until 1948, when all animal-breeding programs returned to Department ...

8. Lipik Stud - Wikipedia

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   One of the stables is used for keeping the breeding stallions, the other for mares with new-born foals, the third for yearlings, colts and fillies, and the last one for the equipment for sports competition. Breeding and selecting, the complete work and care about horses in the Stud is under continued surveillance of experts.

9. Horse cloning - Wikipedia

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   The cost of equine cloning varies between €200,000 [32] and €300,000, [33] depending on the source. In 2010, clones intended for sporting competitions represented just 22% of operations. [34] Cloning is therefore mainly carried out in Europe for the purpose of breeding high-performance horses. A gelding can be copied to ensure its progeny. [35]