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[1]: 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used to describe motion at the trot, but sometimes applied to the canter or gallop. [3]: 97 High action is a breed characteristic of Saddlebreds [1]: 3 and other breeds used in saddle seat and certain harness disciplines. aged horse An older horse.
The equine heart is a muscular pump that circulates blood throughout the body. It is more globoid in shape than the human heart and consists of four chambers: the left and right atria, and the left and right ventricles. The average adult horse has a 3.6-kilogram (7.9 lb) heart, although it can be more than twice this size.
Points of a horse. Equine anatomy encompasses the gross and microscopic anatomy of horses, ponies and other equids, including donkeys, mules and zebras.While all anatomical features of equids are described in the same terms as for other animals by the International Committee on Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature in the book Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, there are many horse-specific ...
horse archer (practitioner) – An archer mounted on a horse; horse archery (practice) – Archery mounted on a horse; hybrid (equipment) A term to describe the combination of a recurve and a longbow, also known as "reflex-deflex". A term to describe a hunting broadhead with both fixed and mechanically opening blades.
The horse who runs a particular race at the best win odds; the favorite. A bettor who routinely places wagers on favorites is called a "Chalk Player." [4] The horse with the second—-lowest win odds is sometimes called "Second Chalk" and so on. If all the races run so far have been won by horses with relatively low win odds, then today's ...
It is used in law to describe a decision or action that is motivated by hatred or anger instead of reason and is detrimental to those whom it affects. ab origine: from the source: i.e., from the origin, beginning, source, or commencement; or, "originally". Root of the word aboriginal. ab ovo: from the egg: i.e., from the beginning or origin.
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 ...
Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not change appreciably over time (meaning there is no high tide or low tide), and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). Tidal amplitude increases, though not ...