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Fairy riding (Scottish Gaelic: marcachd shìth/a' mharcachd-shìth/na marcachd-shìth) was a term used for a kind of paralysis found in livestock in Scotland. It occurred in the spine of sheep, cows and horses, and was attributed to fairies riding on them.
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It was also attributed in some places where perspiration, due to weakness, was discovered in cattle.
It can be compared to elf-shot, where fairies were thought to have shot animals.
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- This article incorporates text from Dwelly's [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary (1911). marcachd-shìth
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