(for horse races)

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• Horse behavior — is best understood from the perspective that horses are prey animals with a well developed fight or flight instinct. Their first response to a threat is to flee, although they are known to stand their ground and defend themselves or their… …   Wikipedia

• Horse race journalism — is a term used to describe instances of political journalism of elections that resemble coverage of horse races because of focus on polling data, public perception instead of candidate policy, and almost exclusive reporting on candidate… …   Wikipedia

• List of dead heat horse races — A dead heat is a tie between two or, rarely, more horses in a race [http://sahorseracing.com/images1/FORESTFLAGBIGSWING.jpg] . Usually, a photo finish can determine the winner, but at times it is too close to call. If there is a dead heat, wagers …   Wikipedia

• Horse racing — This article is about the sport. For other uses, see horserace (drinking game) or horse race (politics).Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times are an early example, as is… …   Wikipedia

• horse racing — Sport of running horses at speed. Typically, Thoroughbreds are raced with a rider astride and Standardbreds with the horse pulling a conveyance with a driver. Though racing has an ancient lineage, the first regularly organized national races were …   Universalium

• Horse breeding — Mares and foals Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired… …   Wikipedia

• Horse gait — This is an article on horse gaits; for other meanings, see: gait (disambiguation). Horse gaits are the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans.Ensminger, M. E. Horses and… …   Wikipedia

• horse — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid hoofed plant eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding and to carry and pull loads. b an adult male horse; a stallion or gelding. c any other four legged mammal of the genus Equus,… …   Useful english dictionary

• horse — horse1 [ hɔrs ] noun *** 1. ) count a large animal that people ride. The sound a horse makes is called neighing. The male horse is called a stallion and the female is called a mare. A young horse is called a foal. 2. ) count a piece of equipment… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• horse — 1 noun 1 a large strong animal that people ride on and use for pulling heavy things 2 the horses informal horse races 3 straight from the horse s mouth if you hear something straight from the horse s mouth, you are told it by someone who has… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Horse Chestnut (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Horse Chestnut caption = sire = Fort Wood grandsire = Sadler s Wells dam = London Wall damsire = Col Pickering sex = Stallion foaled = 1995 country = South Africa flagicon|South Africa colour = Chestnut… …   Wikipedia