WELCOME TO THE EDUCATION STATION!!!! Here is where you'll find tons
and tons of horsey facts and information.....more information than ANYONE
really NEEDS to know. On this page you'll find important facts( and a lot
of not so important facts), definitions, breed profiles, how to make a
emergency halter & much, much more!!!!! Oh.......it's almost pathetic! So
pull up a seat (or a tack box) and stay a while, you're in for a lot a
learnin'!!!
GIRTH:1.The circumference of the body measured from behind the withers
around the barrel. 2.A peice of tack used to hold the saddle in place on
the horse.
Did You Know?
American race tracks, such as the course in
Churchill Downs(Louisville,KY), are "dirt Tracks". But
in Europe, they run on prepared grass tracks.
BROOD MARE:A mare used for breeding
ON THE BIT:This is when a horse carries his head in a near-vertical
plane, the mouth a little below the rider's hand.
The Parts Of The Horse
"BAR"
The area between the lower-jaw molars
and incisors on which the bit rests.
EXTENSION:The extension of the paces is the lengthening of the stride
and outline.
HAUTE ECOLE:The classical art of advanced riding.
FLEXION:When a horse yields its lower jaw to the bit with the head bent
at the poll.
The Palomino isn't considered a breed because the golden coloring
exists in too many types & breeds of horses.
Did You Know?
When the British fall off of their horse, they
call it having a "spill". A common phrase is
"Had a bad spill" or "took a spill".
STALLION:An uncastrated horse over 4 years of age.
"EWE NECK"
The neck is concave along the upper edge,
with a protrusion of muscle on the underside.
Parts Of The Hoof
FARRIER:A person proffesionalizing in shoeing, re-shoeing, and the
regular trimming of a horses hooves.
COLT:An uncastrated horse under 4 years of age.
HEAD SHY:A condition in which a horse is sensitive about his head.
In severe cases, it becomes impossible or nearly impossible to halter
or bridle him.
TACK:Saddle & Bridle/ TACK-UP to saddle and bridle a horse.
BLEMISH:A permanent mark left by either injury or disease.
A pony is a small horse, not
exceeding 14.2 hh.
FILLY:A female horse under 4 years of age.(At 4 years and beyond they
are considered a mare)
CHESTNUT:The horney growths on the insides of each leg.
WHIP:1.The driver of a carriage 2.An artificial aid, also known as a
"crop".
HIND QUARTERS:The body from the rear of the flank to the top of the tail
down to the top of the gaskin.
DAM:A horse's female parent-mother.
GELDING:A castrated or altered horse.
The missouri Fox Trotter has a special gait
called the "Fox Trot" in which the back remains
level so that the rider does not feel the
movement.
BARREL:The body between the forearms and the loins.
PINTO:Patches of white and any other color.
HACK:A recognized type of light riding horse.
CANNON BONE:The bone of the foreleg between the knee and the fetlock.
AGED:A horse of seven years or more.
Did You Know?
American fox hunting began in Virginia,
Maryland, and Pennsylvania during the 17th
century. American participants hunt the
grey fox in the absence of the red.
FORELOCK:The mane between the ears, which hangs over the
forehead.
SKEWBALD:English term for body color of irregular white
and colored patches other than black. US term is PAINT or PINTO
DOCK:The part of the tail on which the hair grows, it has
a hairless underside.
Another term for riding horse is "SADDLE HORSE"
PIGEON TOES:A conformation fault in which the feet are turned inward.
BLUE HOOF:Dense, blue-black coloring of the horn.
COW HOCKS:Hocks turned inward at the point.
FOREHAND:The horse's head, neck, shoulders, whithers, and
forelegs.
BOSAL:A braided noseband used in western equitation.
DIPPED BACK:An unusually hollow back between the whithers
and the croup, usually occuring with old age. Also called "SWAY BACKED"
PIEBALD:English term for body color of black and white patches.
The US term is PINTO
BOW HOCKS:Outward turned hocks.
"LOPE"
A slow, western canter performed with
natural head carriage.
ENGAGMENT:When the hind legs are brought well under
the body.
BREAKING:The earliest training of a horse.
More coming soon..........
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