| schooling show | - A "practice" show for novice riders and advanced riders schooling green horses.
- Warm-up or practice show early in the season.
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| pulling back | A bad habit in which the horse pulls back violently on the lead rope when tied, potentially injuring himself and anyone around him. |
| snaffle bit | A bit with a jointed mouthpiece and rings at the ends; works first on the corners of the mouth. less severe than a curb bit. |
| coggins test | - A blood test to detect exposure to equine infectious anemia; proof of a "negative coggins" is often required before a horse is allowed on the grounds of a horse show or a boarding stable.
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| leg up | A boost into the saddle, given by someone standing next to the rider and grasping her lower left leg with both hands as the rider bends her leg at the knee. |
| walk-trot class | A class for beginning riders in which only the walk and trot (and not the canter, or lope) are called for. |
| lead-line class | A class for the youngest children in which all mounts are lead by an adult or older child. |
| jumper class | A class in which the english horse-and-rider pair must negotiate a course of fences; only knock-downs and time penalties count (as opposed to a hunter class, in which proper form is judged). |
| dressage | - A french term meaning training. in the discipline of dressage, the english horse-and-rider pair execute gymnastic movements that highlight the horse`s balance, suppleness, cadence, and obedien...
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| warmblood | A general term for european breeds of sport horses. examples include dutch warmblood, hanoverian, and holsteiner. |
| paint horse | A horse, usually of stock type, registered with the american paint horse association; it has a two-toned body color (white patches and areas over the base color). |
| hunter class | A judged class in which the english horse-and-rider pair must negotiate a course of fences with willingness, regularity, and style. |
| working cow horse | A judged event in which the horse-and-rider pair must perform tasks related to cattle herding, plus a reining pattern. also called reined cow horse. |
| reined cow horse | A judged event in which the western horse-and-rider pair must perform tasks related to cattle herding, plus a reining pattern. also called working cow horse. |
| reining | - A judged event in which the western horse-and-rider pair perform a pattern of circles and straight lines, with sliding stops and spins in place.
- A western event
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| pelham | A one-piece english bit equipped to handle four reins; a sort of "part snaffle, part curb" bit. |
| farrier | - A person who trims and shoes horses` feet.
- A horseshoer
- A skilled horse shoer.
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| pony of the americas (poa) | A pony breed created by crossing shetland ponies with appaloosa horses; generally sporting appaloosa coat patterns. poas are commonly used as children`s mounts. |
| quarter pony | A pony of quarter horse type and disposition; commonly used as a children`s mount. |
| welsh pony | - A pony originating in wales; excellent for riding and commonly used as a children`s mount.
- A breed of pony
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| laminitis | - A serious disease affecting the hooves, often caused by eating too much grain or green grass; especially problematic for ponies. also called founder.
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| breed show | A show in which competition is limited to a single breed of horse; the event is sanctioned by that breed`s registry. (for example, the appaloosa horse club sanctions breed shows for appaloosas.) |
| lope | - A slow canter performed by western horses.
- A slow, western-style canter
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| competitive trail riding | A sport in which english or western riders negotiate a preset trail, and are judged on horsemanship and the fitness of their mounts, rather than speed. |
| barrel racing | A sport in which the western horse-and-rider pair gallop around barrels; the rider with the fastest time without overturning a barrel is the winner. |
| eventing | - A sport, also called combined training, in which english horse-and-rider pairs compete in dressage, cross-country jumping, and jumping in an arena.
- A competition involving three dis...
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| appaloosa | - A spotted horse breed originating in the land of the nez perce indians (northwestern united states). as compared to a paint or pinto, appaloosas have small spots or flecks of white.
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| loafing shed | A three-sided shelter, in a pasture or paddock, which a horse can enter at will for protection from the elements. |
| roping | - A timed event in which the western rider must chase and rope a steer.
- A western event where a calf is roped.
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| quarter horse | - A well-muscled, good-tempered, versatile breed that`s popular among adults and children alike. the american quarter horse association is the largest single-breed registry in the world.
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| blaze? | A wide swath of white on a horse`s face, running from above the eyes to the nostrils. |
| kimberwicke | An english bit that combines snaffle rings with a mild curb-bit action. |
| medal class | An equitation class over fences. |
| school horse | An experienced, usually older horse used as a lesson mount; also called lesson horse. good school horses make wonderful first mounts, but they are rarely for sale. |
| playday | - An informal competition featuring speed events and games, such as pole bending and trotting race.
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| showmanship | - An in-hand class in which the western handler is judged on his/her ability to present the horse effectively to the judge.
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| jodhpurs | - Ankle-length, fitted english riding pants worn with ankle-high jodhpur boots. this ensemble is popular among young riders.
- Брюки для верховой езды
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| riding sneakers | Athletic-styled shoes designed specifically for riding, with steel reinforcement and an adequate heel. |
| gymkhana | - Competitions offering timed obstacle classes and games such as barrel racing and pole bending.
- An event or show that consists of games on horseback. arena race, egg-in-spoon race, m...
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| endurance riding | Contests judged for speed and fitness of the horse over 25-, 50-, and 100-mile courses. |
| mouth, hard or soft | Describes the horse`s relative responsiveness to the reins. |
| spooky | - Easily startled. a spooky horse is not suitable for a beginning rider of any age.
- An easily startled horse.
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| vaulting | Gymnastic maneuvers performed on the back of a cantering horse. |
| barn sour | - Herd-bound; a dislike of leaving the company of other horses, or of leaving the stable.
- Herd-bound; a bad habit that may result in a horse bolting back to the barn or to his herdmat...
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| billets | Leather straps under the flaps of english saddles, to which the buckles of the girth attach. |
| grade horse | One not registered with a breed association, and usually not a purebred. |
| gaited horse | - One possessing a gait beyond the natural walk, trot, and canter; gaited breeds include the american saddlebred, icelandic, missouri fox trotter, paso fino, peruvian paso, tennessee walking hor...
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| cross country jumping | Riding over a course of fences and obstacles constructed over natural terrain. |
| tacking up | Saddling and bridling a horse. |
| ground training | Schooling of the horse from the ground, rather than from the saddle. includes in-hand work and longeing. |
| shetland pony | Smallest of the pony breeds, originating in the shetland islands. |
| equitation | - The art of riding. equitation classes are judged on the rider`s correctness of form, proper use of aids, and control over the horse; classes are held for english equitation, western equitation...
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| ring sour | - The attitude of a horse that doesn`t enjoy being ridden in an arena and looks for ways to leave the ring or quit working.
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| gallop | - The fastest gait; it consists of four beats followed by a moment of suspension.
- The fastest of the equine gaits.
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| fetlock | - The joint just above the hoof that seems like an ankle (although it doesn`t correspond to the human ankle).
- The joint between the knee and hoof
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| topline | The outline of a horse from the top of his head to the top of his tail. |
| pre-purchase exam | The process of having a veterinarian check your prospective horse or pony for health and soundness; also called a vet check or "vetting." |
| off side | - The right side of the horse.
- The horse`s right side.
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| stirrup leathers | The straps connecting the stirrups to an english saddle; also known as "leathers." |
| blue roan | A black horse with white hairs speckled |
| dorsal stripe | A black stripe down the back of the horse |
| saddlebred | A breed of horse |
| tennessee walker | A breed of horse |
| warm blood | A breed of horse |
| round pen | A circular pen used to exercise or train horses. |
| palomino | - A coat color of tan body and white mane and tail
- Пегая лошадь с белой гривой
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| navicular disease | A disease that disintegrates the navicular bone |
| brood mare | A female horse kept for breeding |
| xenophon | A greek man know as ‘the father of classical equitation’ (430-ca 335 b.c.). he wrote the first fully preserved manual on the care of the riding horse- “the art of horsemanship”. |
| broken-in | A horse that can be ridden and handled |
| at grass | A horse that is pastured year round and one source of nutrition is grass. |
| cutting horse | A horse trained to ‘cut’ one calf out of a herd and keep it separate |
| equine | - A horse, or having to do with horses
- The family of equidae, horses, asses, and zebras.
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| breast collar | - A leather piece of tack that goes a cross the horse’s chest, helping to keep the saddle in place, or just to be decorative.
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| hay net | A loosely woven rope bag made to hold hay. |
| hoof pick | - A metal implement used to remove mud and stones from horse’s hooves.
- A metal one-tined "rake" to clean debris from a horse`s hoof.
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| barrel race | A rodeo event where the horse is raced around 3 barrels and is timed. |
