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Dictionary of Equine Terms - K Flashcards

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What is kabakhi?

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A Russian horse sport comprised of archery at full gallop.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 160

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This Russian horse sport is comprised of archery at full gallop.

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kabakhi

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Where did the Kabardin breed originate?

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In the Caucasus in Russia

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What does the term kak refer to?

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Cowboy slang for saddle

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What are kallidin?

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Factors formed by a group of enzymes produced by the body that maintain dilation of the blood vessels in the inflammatory process.

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Factors formed by a group of enzymes produced by the body that maintain dilation of the blood vessels in the inflammatory process are known as what?

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Kallidin

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The Karabair breed is primarily what color?

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Gray

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Where did the Karabair breed originate?

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The central Asian mountains

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This Russian breed lives in the mountains that separate Azerbaijan from northwest Iran.

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Karabakh

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Where does the Karabakh breed live?

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In the mountains that separate Azerbaijan from northwest Iran

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Where did the Karacabey breed originate?

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Turkey

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This breed, originating in Turkey was derived from crosses of local brood mares and imported Nonius stallions.

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Karacabey

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What is the Kathiawari?

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A breed that appears to have started when native ponies bred with Arabs that swam ashore from a cargo ship that wrecked off the shore of India.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 160

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Where are the Kathiawari from?

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India

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This breed of pony originated from Russia and has an average height of 12.2-13.2 hands.

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Kazazkh

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Where did the pony breed Kazakh originate?

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Russia

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A grass field used for grazing is called what?

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A pasture or keep

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What is a free keeper?

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A piece of leather seamed together at the ends in the shape of a rectangle that encircles two or more straps of leather, whose purpose is to keep the straps together neatly and yet allow any movement necessary .

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 160

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This is a piece of leather seamed together at the ends in the shape of a rectangle that encircles two or more straps of leather. Its purpose is to keep the straps together neatly and yet allow any movement necessary.

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Free keeper

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What is a stationary keeper?

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A keeper is stitched to one strap in a fixed position, the second strap is inserted through the stationary keeper and is held in place.

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This is the term for when a keeper is stitched to one strap in a fixed position, and the second strap is inserted through this and is held in place.

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Stationary keeper

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What does the term “keeping the rein” mean?

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Maintaining light contact with the bit through the reins

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If a rider is maintaining light contact with the bit through the reins, they are doing what?

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Keeping the rein

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What does the term “keeping a tight rein” mean?

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The rider is restraining the horse by applying continual and stronger pressure than normal to the bit.

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If a rider is restraining the horse by applying continual and stronger pressure than normal to the bit, they are doing what?

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Keeping a tight rein

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What are keg shoes?

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The most commonly used manufactured or preformed shoes.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 160

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The most commonly used manufactured or preformed shoes are called what?

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Keg shoes

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A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, enlarging scar is known as what?

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Keloid

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What is a keloid?

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A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, enlarging scar.

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Who was Kelso?

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A horse that won $1.9 million in the 1950s, and was selected as Horse of the Year for five years.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 160

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This horse won’t $1.9 million dollars in the 1950s and was selected as Horse of the Year for five years.

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Kelso

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32
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The fox’s lair is known as what?

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Kennel, earth, or den

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What is the Kentucky Oaks?

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A race for 3-year-old Thoroughbred fillies.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 160

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What is keratin?

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An insoluble protein that is the principal constituent of the epidermis, hair, nails, horny tissues, and the enamel of teeth; the sulfur-containing protein comprising the structure of hair and hoof.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 160-1

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An insoluble protein that is the principle constituent of the epidermis, hair, nails, horny tissues, and the enamel of teeth.

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Keratin

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The sulfur- containing protein comprising the structure of hair and hoof.

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Keratin

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 160-1

37
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What is keratitis?

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Inflammation of the sensitive transparent cornea.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

38
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Inflammation of the sensitive transparent cornea is known as what?

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Keratitis

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

39
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What is a keratoma?

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A horny tumor on the inner surface of the wall of a horse’s hoof.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

40
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A horny tumor on the inner surface of the wall of a horse’s hoof is known as what?

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Keratoma

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

41
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What is ketamine?

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An injectable drug used for short-duration anesthesia in horses.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

42
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This injectable drug is used for short-duration anesthesia in horses.

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Ketamine

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

43
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What are ketone bodies?

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Normal metabolic products; acetone, acetoacetic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

44
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Acetone, acetoacetic acid, and beta-hydroxybutyric acid are normal metabolic products known as what?

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Ketone bodies

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

45
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What is a keyhole race?

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A race run over a course that is laid out with a limed keyhole on the ground.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

46
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A race run over a course that is laid out with a limed keyhole on the ground is known as what?

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Keyhole race

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

47
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This movement by a horse of the back or front leg or legs, with the intent to hit a person or other object is known as what?

A

Kick

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

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What is a kick?

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Movement by a horse of the back or front leg or legs, with the intent to hit a person or other object.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

49
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What is a kicker?

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A horse prone to kicking people and/or other horses.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

50
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A horse prone to kicking people and/or other horses is known as a what?

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Kicker

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

51
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What is a kidney?

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One of the main organs involved in the removal of waste products through urine, termed excretion, from the body of the horse; a filtering system for the blood.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

52
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This is one of the main organs involved in the removal of waste products through urine.

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Kidney

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

53
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What is a kidney link?

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The metal carrier on the lower portion of the harness collar, used to hold the breastplate in position.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

54
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Used to hold the breastplate in position, this metal carrier is on the lower portion of the harness collar.

A

Kidney link

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

55
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What is a kidney pad?

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A cowboy’s derisive term for an English saddle.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

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What is a kimberwick bit?

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A combination of snaffle and very mild curb action that does not have curb shanks. The kimberwick bit has loops at the tops of the rings for the bridle and curb chain attachment.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

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This bit is a combination of snaffle and very mild curb action that does not have curb shanks.

A

Kimberwick bit

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

58
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What is another term for a Kimberwick?

A

Kimblewick

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

59
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What is another term for a kimblewick?

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Kimberwick

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

60
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This breed, originating in Czechoslovakia, takes its name from the royal stud at Kladruby.

A

Kladruber

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

61
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This is the famous white horse of Czechoslovakia.

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Kladruber

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

62
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What is a knack?

A

An old, worn-out, or useless horse?

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

63
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This term is used to describe an old, worn-out, or useless horse.

A

Knack

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

64
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What is a knacker?

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A person who buys and slaughters horses, generally for pet food.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

65
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A person who buys and slaughters horses, generally for pet food, is known by what term?

A

Knacker

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

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The joint between the forearm and the cannon bone.

A

Knee (also known as the carpal joint)

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

67
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What is another term for the knee joint?

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Carpal joint

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

68
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What is another term for the carpal joint?

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Knee

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

69
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Where is the knee?

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It is the joint between the forearm and the cannon bone.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

70
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What does the term knee sprung refer to?

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A condition when the knees protrude too far forward; the horse stands with his knees slightly bent forward.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

71
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This is a condition when the knees protrude too far forward, and the horse stands with his knees slightly bent forward.

A

Knee sprung

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

72
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What is a knockdown?

A

When the rail or the top element of a jump is displaced by the horse during a jump.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

73
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When the rail or the top element of a jump is displaced by the horse during a jump, it is known as a what?

A

Knockdown

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 161

74
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What is another name for epiphysitis?

A

Knock-knees

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

75
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What are knock-knees?

A

In foals, when viewing them from the front, the knees bend in toward each other. Sometimes due to dietary deficiency. Also called epiphysitis.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

76
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When viewing a horse from the front, if the knees bend in toward each other, it is called what?

A

Knock-knees

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

77
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What is a knowledge bump?

A

The point of the cranium

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

78
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The point to the cranium is called the what?

A

Knowledge bump

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

79
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Where is a knowledge bump located?

A

The point of the cranium

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

80
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The Polish name for this breed means “little horse.”

A

Konik

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

81
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Where did the Konik breed originate?

A

Poland

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

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This Polish breed has played an important part in the formation of numerous other breeds of Polish and Russian horses and ponies.

A

Konik

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

83
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What color is the Polish breed Konik?

A

Mouse dun and dun with eel stripe, lower limbs dark or black, sometimes with zebra markings.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

84
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What is kumiss?

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A drink made from fermented mare’s milk that may be distilled to produce a strong alcoholic spirit. It is common in the Mongolian area of China.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

85
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This drink, made from fermented mare’s milk, is common in the Mongolian area of China.

A

Kumiss

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

86
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What is kur?

A

Musical freestyle in dressage.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

87
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Musical freestyle in dressage is known as what?

A

Kur

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

88
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What is the Kustanair?

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A general-purpose Russian breed used for riding and draft work.

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

89
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Where did the Kustanair originate from?

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Russian

Dictionary of Equine Terms pg. 162

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