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cold back en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of cold-back.
   alt of cold-back
   • Horses will resent tacking up and might have violent reactions similar to those seen on a 'cold back' horse. 2018, Frances M. D. Henson, Equine Neck and Back Pathology: Diagnosis and Treatment, page 226:
   • I had learned by then to hog it out with most cold back horses but knew little of real breaking. 2004, Bruce Kiskaddon, Katherine Field, Bill Siems, Shorty's yarns: western stories and poems of Bruce Kiskaddon, page 4:

cold back en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of cold-back.
   alt 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. 2002, Captain M. Horace Hayes, Roy Knightbridge, Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners, page 814:
   • 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. 2009, Derek C. Knottenbelt, Pascoe's Principles and Practice of Equine Dermatology:
   • Some horses and ponies have "cold backs" or are "cinchy." 1993, Judy Richter, Philip Richter, Pony Talk: A Complete Learning Guide for Young Riders, page 4:
   • The signs of a cold back are usually exhibited when the saddle is put on, the girth tightened or as the rider mounts. 2013, Kenneth W Hinchcliff, Andris J. Kaneps, Raymond J. Geor, Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, page 428:
   • That last paragraph leads us to a singularly important aspect of the syndrome of cold back. 1998, James R. Rooney, The Lame Horse, page 198:
2. (countable, uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cold, back.

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