What does "soring" mean?

The practice of making it painful for a horse's feet to touch the ground, resulting in the horse picking its feet up quickly, with the goal of accentuating its gait.

What is a synonym for "soring"?

Common synonyms include: afflictive, sensitive, a bit, above a bit, abrasion, abscess.

Soring

noun

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Noun

1
The practice of making it painful for a horse's feet to touch the ground, resulting in the horse picking its feet up quickly, with the goal of accentuating its gait. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

afflictive sensitive a bit above a bit abrasion abscess

Etymology

From sore + -ing.

Related phrases

big lick

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