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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. List of first response mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    PASS (The basic steps for portable fire extinguisher use.) [6]. Pull or Pin - Pull the pin at the top of the fire extinguisher (and immediately test the extinguisher).; Aim - Aim the nozzle or outlet of the extinguisher at the base of the fire.

  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. 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 ...

  7. Glossary of landforms - Wikipedia

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    Mid-ocean ridge – Basaltic underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading; Oceanic basin – Geologic basin under the sea; Oceanic plateau – Relatively flat submarine region that rises well above the level of the ambient seabed; Oceanic ridge – An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading

  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. Lameness (equine) - Wikipedia

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    A normal horse with have a cranial phase and a caudal phase of equal length: the horse will bring the leg as far forward as it does backward. In a lame horse, the cranial phase will be shorter when compared to the caudal phase, so it appears to spend more time with the leg backward than it does forward.