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Total words in this section: 23
NAIL (HORSESHOE)
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Tapered, wedge-shaped, 4-sided steel
nails that are specially designed to attach the shoes to the
hooves. They have a bevelled tip and a heat shaped to sit
in the hole on the horseshoe. A pattern/trademark is stamped
on the inside face of the nails, so one can tell the inside
and outside apart.
No other type of nail is acceptable for use in applying horseshoes.
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| NAVICULAR BONE |
| A tiny
bone located in the hoof between the coffin bone and short pastern
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| NAVICULAR DISEASE |
| A degenerative
disease in which the navicular bone deteriorates, causing pane
and lameness. At present there is no cure for Navicular Disease,
however the disease and pain can be managed to prolong the horses
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| NEAR SIDE |
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The left side of a horse is called the "near side";
the right side is the "off side". It is called
the 'near side' because horses are led, tacked up, and mounted
from the left, so it is the side that is most often closest.
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| NEATSFOOT OIL |
| An oil
used for dressing leather. It is derived from boiling the
feet and shinbones of cattle. |
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| NECK REIN |
| Neck reining
is a style of riding in which the horse is guided by the
reins pressed against the neck. Instead of pulling the horse
in one direction or the other using direct pressure, the
horse is turned using the opposite rein layed across the
neck (to turn the horse left, you would bring your right
rein against the horse's neck and press him left). |
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| NECK ROPE |
| In the
roping event, a rope horse will have a section of rope tied
around the neck through wich the lasso is threaded. This
helps keep the lasso straight toward the calf and helps
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| NEIGH |
A long, loud call made by a horse.
The horse may open its mouth when neighing. |
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| NEONATAL ISOERYTHROLYSIS |
An immunological disorder in which a foal inherits red blood
cell factor from its sire that the dam has antibodies against.
While the foal is in the uterus it is protected from the
mare's antibodies, but when the foal is born and nurses
the antibodies are absorbed in the colostrum and will kill
the foal's own red blood cells.
Before a mare can make antibodies to a different blood type
than her own, she must
be exposed to them first. This could happen during pregnancy
if there is a normal microhemmorage, placental leackage,
or can result from exposure to her own blood in a previous
delivery, or a previous foal's blood, or from an incompatible
blood donor.
Mares that have had NI foals in the past are more likely
to have them again. NI
can be deadly, killing some foals within 24 hours. Because
the foal's immune system is weak, it will not be able
to fight the antibodies from the mare.
Symptoms of NI
include lethary, weakness, fever, anemia, and shock.
A very simple
test can determine if a foal is at risk for NI. A drop
of colostrum mixed with a drop of the foal's blood (can
be taken from the umbilical cord) can be mixed. In a normal
case, the blood and milk would mix easily. In NI, the
milk will cause the blood to clot up.
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| NERVE BLOCK |
A procedure used to diagnose the
point of lamness in a horse's leg or hoof, by progressively
blocking nerves to determine where the pain is originating
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| NEURECTOMY |
A medical procedure in which the
nerves are cut, (the horse is 'de-nerved') usually in
the horse's leg or hoof to stop pain. Sometimes used as
a treatment for Navicular Disease. |
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| NEW ZEALAND RUG |
| A heavy
horse blanket with a canvas covering. |
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| NICK |
| The slicing
and resetting of muscles under a horse's tail to give an
artificially high tail set. Used in some breeds of show
horses. |
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| NICKER |
A soft neigh, usually sounded through
the nose. |
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| NICHOLSON |
| A brand
of rasps from 1864 to the present. |
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| NON-WEIGHT BEARING |
| A non-weight
bearing leg is so sore that a horse will not put any weight
on it while walking, and will carry it in the air and limp. |
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| NORMAL PULSE |
Normal pulse for an adult horse
at rest is between 26-40 BPM. Normal pulse for a foal
is higher, 70-90. An adult at rest with a pulse higher
than 60 indicates that something may be wrong. During
exercise, a well-conditioned horse can have a pulse over
100 BPM without any problems. |
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| NORWEGIAN FJORD |
A breed
of horse that originated in Norway. The Norwegian Fjord
is a small horse, standing about 13-14.1 hands, with a
sturdy build. Fjords are always dun colored, and most
are a pale yellow dun shade. They exhibit 'sandwich manes',
which consist of a dark center mane with lighter hairs
on the outside (the lighter hairs are actually frosting,
a charactaristic of dun). Their manes are often cut to
stand up straight, which shows off the two-tone color.
The breeding is controlled by a Norwegian government agency,
and only champion stock is exported.
The breed registry discriminates against horses with white,
and so any horse showing more than a small star is not
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| NOSE |
In racing, the smallest length a
race can be won by. "He won it by a nose!" |
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| NOSE BAG |
A canvas sack that attaches over
the horses head, in which grain or other food is placed
so the horse can eat it. |
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| NOSEBAND |
Noseband - Part of a bridle (Usually English) that prevents
the horse from opening its mouth to avoid the bit.
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| NOVICE |
A person who is new to showing or
competing; a beginner. Many events will have special Novice
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| NUMNAH |
A cloth saddle pad worn underneath
English-style saddles used to protect the horse's back,
and aid in keeping the saddle clean. |
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