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| Horse that objects to being ridden away from the barn. Also herd bound horses that object to leaving their pasture mates. |
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| An evasion where the horse holds his head behind the vertical, thereby decreasing the rider's control. See also Overbent. |
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| A stable vice in which the horse hooks his teeth onto something solid, such as the door of his stable, and sucks air through his open mouth. Said to be addictive behavior |
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| Term used to describe the behavior of a horse while being handled on the ground, being groomed, saddled, in the stable etc. |
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| Applied to a horse that is sensitive about the head; jerks away when touched. |
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| A horse who refuses to leave a group of other horses. |
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| A horse that becomes overly excited |
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| Soft, pliable, and easy to handle. |
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| A horse that cannot be broken. |
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| Where a horse jumps suddenly to one side, having been startled by a real or imaginary object. |
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| An acquired habit that is annoying, or may interfere with the horse's usefulness, such as cribbing. |
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| Stable vice in which the horse arches his neck and sucks air in through his open mouth. When the horse latches his teeth onto a solid surface in order to suck air, he is called a cribber or a crib-biter. |
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