by Mike McD February 21, 2005
An abusive, cruel, inhumane equine activity where Tennessee Walking horses are forced to perform an unnatural gait. This gait is a walk with extremely exaggerated steps. The horse picks its hooves up very high each time it steps. This is achieved by applying up to five different chemicals to the fetlock area and distressing the skin, causing permanent damage. The trainer then ties cement shoes to the horse's hooves, weighing them down so that whenever the animal takes a step, it throws up its leg in pain. Bandages are applied over the chemicals to make sure they seep into the horse's skin. Huge chains are wrapped around the fetlocks. The poor horse goes through excruciating pain to entertain the masses. The damage done to their hooves makes it near impossible to stand up after lying down, which frustrates the unforgiving trainer, causing them to whip and beat the innocent, beautiful creature until it stands. Sometimes, the hooves affected by the weights and chemicals fall off of the leg. The Big Lick is a horrid, harsh thing that is illegal, yet still goes on.
Person 1: Are you planning to go see The Big Lick?
Person 2: Are you insane?! Of course not! That is a horrible equine activity. Not to mention, it's illegal!
Person 1: Oh goodness, I never realized what a devastatingly terrible thing The Big Lick is! I'll never go to it ever again!
Person 2: Are you insane?! Of course not! That is a horrible equine activity. Not to mention, it's illegal!
Person 1: Oh goodness, I never realized what a devastatingly terrible thing The Big Lick is! I'll never go to it ever again!
by Crazy horse lady 23 June 17, 2013
In equestrian circles, "big Lick" refers to the gait of a horse that involves exaggerated movement of the front two legs. The usual horse breed favored for this is a Tennessee Walker. To produce the gait, special shoes are added and a practice called "soring" is inflicted on the horse. This is considered by many to be intentional animal abuse and there have been efforts to outlaw and repudiate the practice.
"See that guy over there? he wants to enter the Big Lick category at the horse show, so he purposely hurts his horse so it will favor the sores on it's legs and prance a certain way."
by Joe Sar January 7, 2018
When someone is getting to big for there boots and starts giving lare and abuse to you. Then you tell them to stop giving it Big Licks
by Ian Warrington October 8, 2007
In the poker variant of Texas Hold 'em, The "Big Lick" refers to holding a six and a nine as your two hole cards. In sexual terms, when a man and a woman, two women, or I guess two guys are performing oral sex on one another at the same time, this is referred to as a "69". As with the "Big Slick", the "Big Lick" often produces fortunes to be lost when gambling.
In gambling, if someone, hopefully a woman, has a 6 & 9 in their hand then you would say they have the "big Lick". Even better is if someone has pocket 6 & 9 and they pair up with a 6 & 9 on the table (flop, turn, or river) then that is called a "Poker Orgy".
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