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vice
(redirected from stable vice)

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vice
habitual abnormal behavior of a destructive kind. It is most common in horses, pigs and chickens but may occur in any species if the animals are kept in confined spaces. See crib-biting, weaving, pica, tail biting, ear sucking, toe picking.
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Mullins explains: ``The previous owners didn't discover the horse had a stable vice [behavioural irregularity] until they were preparing him for a sale, so they decided to put him in training before selling him.
Cheltenham 2005: Six of the best tales that lie behind six of the ... by The Racing Post (London, England)
At home Tattersalls and Goffs have, in recent years, adopted this method of indicating stable vices on the bidding board, but Doncaster has not.
So sold on Keeneland by Johnston, Mark / The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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