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Definition of Bolting

By Katherine Blocksdorf, About.com

Definition: A horse that bolts is a horse that suddenly tries to run away. This reaction can be caused by pain, fear or insecurity.

Bolting can also refer to horse that eats too fast. A horse that bolts its food may be mor prone to choke .

Pronunciation: b ō l t
Also Known As: running away
Examples:
The horse bolted when the car backfired.

We put large stones in the bottom of my horse's feeder because he bolts his food and we hoped it would make him eat more slowly

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