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HORSE SORING

HORSE SORING is a painful practice used to accentuate a horse's gait in Tennessee Walking Horse competition.

This is accomplished by irritating the forelegs through the injection or application of chemical or mechanical irritants.

As a sore horse tries to escape the pain in his front feet and lower legs, he snatches them up quickly, which gives the "desired effect" of tremendous lift in the front, known as the "big lick." 

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