Withers

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The location o the withers on a horse

The withers is the ridge atween the shouder blades o an animal, for typical a quadruped. In many species it is the tawest point o the body, an in horses an dogs it is the standard place tae measure the animal's heicht. In contrast, kye are normally measured tae the tap o the hips.

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