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Total words in this section: 19
| JACK |
| A male
ass, also called a jackass. |
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| JACKASS |
| See JACK. |
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| JACK A MAVERICK |
| Old cowboy
term. To brand a maverick. |
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| JACKPOT |
| Often used
in rodeo or gaming context. A contest in which the entrants
each put up some entry fee money, and the winners of the contests
get to take all the entry fees. |
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| JAUNDICE |
| Yellow
tinged mucous membranes and skin, caused by a build up of
bile pigment; usually the result of liver or bile-duct disease.
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| JENNY/JENNET |
| A female
ass/donkey. |
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| JERK |
| A sharp
tug on the rein; novice riders often jerk or pull too hard
on the reins. |
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| JIBBING |
| Archaic.
Describing a vice where the horse will balk and sometimes
back up when asked to move forward. |
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| JOCKEY |
| One who
rides racehorses in races. |
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| JODPHUR |
| English;
Flared calf-length trousers worn with riding boots. |
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| JOG CART |
| A cart
that has two wheels and is used to exercise Standardbred horses.
It is heavier than the race sulky. |
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| JOINT |
| Where two
bones connect creating a movable connection. The main joints
in the leg are the stifle, hock, and fetlock in the hind leg,
and the elbow, knee, and fetlock in the front. |
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| JOUST |
| A combat
between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances; a
tilting match. |
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| JUGULAR |
| The main
vein in the neck that carries blood to the brain, head, and
neck. |
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| JUMP AND KICKER |
| A rodeo
bucker (bull or horse) that jumps in the air and kicks out
its legs straight. |
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| JUMPING |
| An English
equestrian sporting event in which the horse must jump over
objects. There are different types of jumping competitions,
with cross-country jumping being the most dangerous. |
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| JUGHEAD |
| Often used
to describe a horse that is stupid or stubborn or that the
speaker dislikes ("that horse is a jughead!"). Sometimes,
however, it is used to denote a horse that has a jughead,
a head with a large forehead or a funny-shaped head ("This
horse has a jughead"). |
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| JUNIATA |
| Brand of
horseshoes. Handmade from 1824 to 1859, then machine made
until 1925. |
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