Example sentences of "[subord] a horse [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their bite is worse than a horse 's — |
| 2 | Even if a horse is not ridden or worked , its hooves must be regularly maintained ; otherwise they are likely to badly deteriorate , and as the old saying goes : ‘ No foot , no horse ! ’ |
| 3 | If a horse is not eating normally , and there is no known cause , its teeth should be checked . |
| 4 | If a horse is left unfed one day , it will feel the physical stress of lack of food and be hungry and lose condition , and it will also suffer anxiety caused by the hunger which will cause it to lose additional weight . |
| 5 | If a horse is continually kept in a boring or impoverished environment , and is then moved to another environment , watch out ! |
| 6 | If a horse is frightened , particularly a foal , it will rush back to the other horses or its dam for the psychological comfort of contact . |
| 7 | Secondly , if a horse is aggressive towards us , it is better to try and get the horse to accept the fact that we are the boss horse , not by punishing it , but by teaching it something . |
| 8 | If a horse is sensible it does not mean that it is plain and ordinary — like an old pair of shoes — rather , being sensible is exactly that . |
| 9 | If a horse is stiff or sore he can only show his discomfort by resisting . |
| 10 | If a horse is being naughty then you have to punish him in some way — but do n't punish him if he does n't understand or is physically incapable of doing what you 've asked . ’ |
| 11 | If a horse is forced to defend himself , perhaps being cornered and therefore unable to flee , he will turn around and present his rump and maybe lift or stamp a hindleg , signifying his intention to kick . |
| 12 | If a horse is very spooky and really does not ever settle down , there is a possibility that he may have defective eye-sight . |
| 13 | He is one of the select band of teachers ( including Dick and Macqueen ) of whom it was said that they could tell if a horse was lame , merely by listening . |
| 14 | Well I would n't be here because a horse was used for a toxin to provide the anti-toxin for diphtheria whe , in my days when I was younger there was no toxins as such , vaccination as such and so therefore the horses were used for research to provide the anti-toxins . |
| 15 | You 're watching Central News here in the East Midlands , coming up next Police appeal for information after a horse is stabbed to death . |
| 16 | Two huntsmen on trial after a horse is whipped . |
| 17 | They will determine whether a horse is willing or uncooperative ; docile or aggressive ; confident or anxious ; sensible or unpredictable ; trustworthy or mean ; friendly or standoffish ; tolerant or impatient ; and animated or placid . |
| 18 | However , whether a horse is friendly or not has no bearing on whether a horse is a good riding horse : some horses who are very good to ride show no indication of liking people at all . |
| 19 | However , whether a horse is friendly or not has no bearing on whether a horse is a good riding horse : some horses who are very good to ride show no indication of liking people at all . |
| 20 | When a horse is shy of any object , and reluctant to approach it , the rider must try to make him feel that there is nothing terrible in it , especially to a horse of spirit ; but if he can not succeed , the rider must himself touch that which appears so alarming , and lead the horse up gently to it . |
| 21 | When a horse is given an injection , it is usual to pat the horse 's neck several times on the spot where the needle will be inserted . |
| 22 | When a horse is broken down it 's not doing anything for him . |
| 23 | ‘ What people do n't realise is how much distress it can cause when a horse is taken how much they become part of the family . ’ |
| 24 | West Mercia police are checking for possible links between the Telford incident and another close by a few weeks ago when a horse was slashed . |