The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
A helper; an assistant.
An exchequer loan.
Something which helps; a material source of help.
A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.
An act or state of being stifled.
A bone disease of this region.
To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
To feel smothered; to find it difficult to breathe.
To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.
To die of suffocation.
To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.