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Real-life Horse Definitions
Age
- Life span of a horse on average is 25 years, horses are generally at their best at three to twelve years of age
- The age of a horse is determined from the first of January
Aged horse
- A horse of eight years of age or older b. A horse that is smooth mouthed indicating that the horse is twelve years of age or older
Alter
- To castrate a horse; to geld
Appointments
- Clothing and equipment used in showing
Asterisk
- a symbol used either in front of horses name of in front a jockey's name, when used in front of a horses name it indicates the horse is imported, used in front of a jockeys name it indicates that he is an apprentice rider
Bald
- a common head markings, a white face including the eyes and nostrils or a portion thereof Banged the hair of the tail is cut off in a straight line
Bangtail
- slang term for a racehorse or wild horse
Barefoot
- Unshod
Barren
- A mare that is not in foal
Bay
- one of the five basic body colors of horses; a mixture of red and yellow and ranges from a light yellowish tan (light bay) to a dark, rich shade that is almost brown (dark bay), the tail and mane are usually black with black points
Birth Date
- January 1st is always considered the birth date of a horse regardless of when it is born in the year
Black
- one of the five basic body colors of horses; a black horse is completely black including the muzzle and flanks, if in doubt about the color, a true black horse will have fine black hairs on the muzzle and black hairs on the flanks
Blaze
- a common head marking, a broad white marking covering almost all of the forehead but not covering the nostrils of eyes Blemish An abnormality that does not affect the serviceability of a horse
Blood-horse
- A pedigreed horse, usually synonymous with the Thoroughbred breed
Bone
- The circumference around the cannon bone halfway between the fetlock and knee joints
Breed Registry Association
- A group of breeders joined together for the purposes of protecting the purity of their breed, recording the lineage of their breed, encouraging further improvement of their breed, and promoting interest in the breed
Brown
- one of the five basic body colors of horses; a brown horse is almost black but is distinguishable by brown or tan hairs on the muzzle and flanks
Canter
- A slow, restrained, three-beat gait in which a hindfoot and the opposite front foot are paired and strike the ground in between the other front foot and rear foot, with this gait the lead needs to be changed frequently
Capped hock
- An enlargement at the point of the hock
Chestnut
- Sorrel one of the five basic body colors of horses; basically red in color ranging from light yellow (light chestnut) to dark liver color (dark chestnut), the mane and tail are usually the same color as the body but they may be lighter (flaxen main and tail), the main and tail are never black
Cinch
- girth of a Western saddle
Cocked ankles
- Fetlocks are bent forward in a cocked position, usually occurs in the hin legs Combined training eventing A sport that tests the horses and riders ability in three different areas: cross-country jumping, stadium jumping, and dressage
Colt
- A young stallion under three years of age; in Thoroughbreds the age is extended to four
Conformation
- Body shape or form
Crest
- the top part of the neck
Crop
- a riding whip with a short, straight stock and loop
Curb
- Swelling at the back of the leg and just below the point of the hock Dam the female parent of a horse
Dapple
- small dots, patches or spots which contrast in color or shade with the background color
Dressage
- Guiding of a horse through natural maneuvers without emphasis on the use reins, hands, or feet
Draft Horse
- One classification of horses, standing at least 14.2 to 17.2 hands high,weighing 1,400 lb. or more, used primarily for heavy work such as pulling loads
Dun
- buckskin a variation of the five basic body colors, a yellowish color that ranges from pale yellow to a dirty canvas color, may be striped down the back
Endurance rides
- Designed to test the stamina of horses through competitive rides over a prescribed course
Eohippus
- dawn horse Earliest known ancestor of the modern horse, approximately 12 inches tall, it had four toes in front, and three toes of the hind feet, slender legs, short neck and even teeth, well adapted to living and eating swampland herbage
Equus asinas
- Zoological name for donkeys, males of the species are called jacks, and females are, jennets
Equus caballus
- Zoological name for the modern horse
Field Hunter
- Type of horse used in following the hounds in fox hunting
Fistulous withers
- An infected or inflamed condition in the area of the withers that can be caused by a bruise or ill-fitting harness
Gallop
- run A fast, four-beat gait in which the feet strike the gowned separately alternating one hind foot, then the other hind foot, then the front foot on the same side as the first hind foot, then the other front foot, their is a brief interval in which al four feet are off the ground
Girth
- The circumference of the chest as measured from behind the withers and in front of the back
Gray
- a variation to the five basic coat colors, a mixture of black and white hairs, sometimes not distinguishable from black but gray horses become lighter with age
Hand
- Term used to describe the height of a horse, each hand is 4 inches, this measurement was derived from the average width of the human hand
Height
- The distance from the highest point of the withers to the ground, this measurement is expressed in hands
Jumpers
- Mixed group consisting of all breeds and types, the only requirement being that the horse can jump
Knee-sprung
- buck-kneed Knees are bent forward
Light Horse
- One classification of horses, standing over 14.2 hands high, weighing between 900 to 1400 lb., used primarily for riding, racing, driving, or for farm utility purposes
Lope
- A slow, smooth gait in which the head is carried low, the western adaptation of a very slow canter
Man O War
- Famous thoroughbred who lived from 1917 to 1947, lost 1 race at of 21 starts, he was maintained largely for private use, sired over 300 offspring
Mesohippus
- Descendent of Eohippus, approximately 24 inches tall, three toes both front and hind legs, well adapted to prairie life
Moon blindness
- periodic opthalmia An inflamed or cloudy condition of the eye that recurs at periodic intervals
Mule
- Hybrid produced by crossing a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare)
Pace
- A fast, two-beat gait in which the both the front and hind legs on the same side take off and strike the ground at the same time with a brief moment when all four feet are off the ground at the same time
Palomino
- a variation of the five basic coat colors, a golden colored body with a white, silver, or ivory mane and tail
Parade horse
- Horse of any breed, cross, or color used in parades under elaborate Spanish, Mexican, Western equipment
Parrot mouth
- overshot jaw condition in which the lower jaw is shorter than the upper jaw
Piebald
- a type of pinto color with colored areas of black and white
Pinto
- calico or paint a variation of the five basic coat colors, irregular white and colored areas in either a skewbald or piebald patterns
Poll evil
- An infected or inflamed condition in the area of the poll, usually caused by bruising
Polo
- A game in which four mounted riders on each team attempt to drive a wooden ball with a long-handled mallet between two goal posts at either end of a playing field 300 yards long and 120-150 yards wide
Polo mount
- A horse that is particularly adapted for use in playing the game of polo, usually of mixed breeding, but most are predominantly Thoroughbred
Pony
- One classification of horses, standing 14.2 hands high or under, weighing up to 900 lb.
Pony Express
- A private venture mail service started in 1861 which carried US Mail from St. Joseph Missouri to Placerville California before the existence of telegraph or rail way, operated for approximately 18 months before being replaced by the telegraph
Przewalski
- Only surviving species of the original wild horses
Quittor
- A deep-seated running sore located at the coronet
Racehorse
- A horse that is bred and trained for racing under a saddle
Roan
- a variation of the five basic body colors, a mixture of white hairs with one or more base colors
Skewbald
- a type of pinto color with areas of white and colored areas of any color except black
Snip
- a common head marking, a white mark on the lips or between the nostrils
Splints
- Bony growths on the cannon bone, usually occurs on the inside of the front legs
Star
- a common head marking, any white mark on the forehead located above a line running from eye to eye
Stifled
- A condition in which the patella (cap) of the stifle joint is displaced
Stripe
- a common head marking, a narrow white marking that extends from about the line of the eyes to the nostrils
Teeth
- A mature male horse has forty, a mature female has thirty-six, a foal of either sex has twenty-four. Teeth can be used to determine the approximate age of a horse up to twelve years of age by noting the time of appearance, the shape, and the degree of wear of temporary or permanent teeth
Tevis Cup Ride
- A well-known endurance ride held at Auburn, California each August which is 100 miles long over extremely rough terrain with a time limit of 24 hours
Thoroughpin
- An inflamed condition in the web of the hock
Trot
- A rapid, natural, two-beat gait in which a front foot and the opposite hind foot leave and strike the ground at the same time with a brief moment when all four feet are off the ground at the same time
Undershot jaw
- A condition in which the lower jaw is longer than the upper jaw
Unsoundness
- A serious abnormality that affects the serviceability of a horse
Walk
- A slow, natural, flatfooted, four-beat gait in which each foot leaves and strikes the ground at separate intervals White one of the five basic body colors of horses; a true white horse is born white and remains white throughout its life, the skin is pink and the eyes are brown or rarely blue
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