(in a horse) habitual behaviour involving repeated arching of the neck and sucking in and swallowing air, often accompanied by a grunting sound.
(马的)咬槽摄气癖(反复拱颈,吸、吞气,并常伴以哼哼声的习惯性动作)
Example sentencesExamples
This results in him arching his neck and following the same action as for wind-sucking with the same result.
It alleviates wind-sucking symptoms greatly and is brilliant for getting horses to look ‘right’, quickly.
Cribbing involves the horse chewing a bit of wood such as the stable rails, and then can also be combined with wind-sucking.
A sunken vagina also increases the likelihood of ‘wind-sucking’ (drawing of air into the vagina) and urine pooling, which further predispose the mare to infection.
Definition of wind-sucking in US English:
wind-sucking
nounˈwin(d)ˌsəkiNG
(in a horse) habitual behavior involving repeated arching of the neck and sucking in and swallowing air, often accompanied by a grunting sound.
(马的)咬槽摄气癖(反复拱颈,吸、吞气,并常伴以哼哼声的习惯性动作)
Example sentencesExamples
Cribbing involves the horse chewing a bit of wood such as the stable rails, and then can also be combined with wind-sucking.
It alleviates wind-sucking symptoms greatly and is brilliant for getting horses to look ‘right’, quickly.
A sunken vagina also increases the likelihood of ‘wind-sucking’ (drawing of air into the vagina) and urine pooling, which further predispose the mare to infection.
This results in him arching his neck and following the same action as for wind-sucking with the same result.