Horse management

thumb|Small stable for 4 horses thumb|Large stable for dozens of horses

hair that grows from the top or under the neck of an animali such as horse, ram, cattle

technique for marking livestock so as to identify the owner, traditionally with a hot iron

Kikkuli was the Hurrian "master horse trainer [assussanni] of the land of Mitanni" (LÚA-AŠ-ŠU-UŠ-ŠA-AN-NI ŠA KUR URUMI-IT-TA-AN-NI) and author of a chariot horse training text written primarily in the Hittite language (as well as an Old Indo-Aryan language as seen in numerals and loan-words), dating to the Hittite New Kingdom (around 1400 BCE). The text is notable both for the information it provides about the development of Hittite, an Indo-European language, Hurrian, and for its content. The text was inscribed on cuneiform tablets discovered during excavations of Boğazkale and Ḫattuša in 190

animal husbandry

buildings or outbuildings separate from the living quarters designed or used for the storage of coaches, carriages, other vehicles, and often horses

kind of facility

thumb|A sand paddockA paddock is a small enclosure for horses. This term also applies to a trackside area for a motor racing competition, particularly Formula One, and is synonymous with the competing field.

tool used to burn a mark on livestock, tools, or manufactured goods to indicate ownership

thumb|Mews house. Third of three identical buildings, Bruton Place (formerly North Bruton Mews) off Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1. The [[winch for horse feed is visible in front of the attic door]] A mews is a row or courtyard of stables and carriage houses with living quarters above them, built behind large city houses before motor vehicles replaced horses in the early twentieth century. Mews are usually located in desirable residential areas, having been built to cater for the horses, coachmen and stable-servants of prosperous residents.

the daily hygienic care provided for horses, or specific work done on the horse to enhance its physical appearance for a show

book

Hipparchicus ('', Hipparchikós) is one of the two treatises on horsemanship by the Athenian historian and soldier Xenophon Other common titles for this work include The cavalry commander and The cavalry general. The other work by Xenophon on horsemanship is , Perì hippikēs, usually translated as On horsemanship, De equis alendis or The Art of Horsemanship. The title De re equestri may refer to either one of the two works. Hipparchicus deals mainly with the duties of the cavalry commander (hipparchus), while On horsemanship'' deals with the selection, care and training of horses in general.

feeding of horses, ponies, mules, donkeys etc.

covers all aspects of the care and keeping of horses and related species

departure from the normal gait in animals

Pieguļa (; in Latvia) or naktigonė (in Lithuania) was an ancient tradition of grazing common types of horses during night, that existed about until the early 20th century. After winter, the grazing horses were released on their own for the first time, while under the shepherds (pieguļnieki) supervision. Several khutor guys often rode to pieguļa together, who stayed overnight at grazing along with their horses. This was necessary because horses were threatened by wolves and thieves. Pieguļnieki lit and fueled bonfires and sang a lot. They slept right beside the bonfire on needles, twigs, or bro