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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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