Meaning of cold back | Babel Free

Definitions

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cold, back.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Some horses and ponies have "cold backs" or are "cinchy."”

“That last paragraph leads us to a singularly important aspect of the syndrome of cold back.”

“The question of whether biting, kicking, rearing, bucking and napping are vices is moot - still more so those horses with headshaking syndrome or cold backs - none of which, the author believes, can truly be described as vices.”

“Note: in some cases the pain may precede the development of overt lesions and the horse may be presented for a 'cold back ' or saddle resentment.”

“The signs of a cold back are usually exhibited when the saddle is put on, the girth tightened or as the rider mounts.”

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