Horse Glossary

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Quality - Overall degree of merit: flat bone and clean joints, refined features and fine skin and hair coat.
Quarter crack - A split starting at the lower edge of the hoof and running up to the coronet.
Quidding - Spitting out pieces of partially chewed hay.
Quirt - A riding whip with a short handle and a rawhide lash.
Quittor - Infection of the lateral cartilage of the hoof.