Thursday 18 July 2013

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Real Horse Pictures Biography
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 aged – more than seven years old. The average lifespan of a horse is 20 to 25 years, although many horses and some horses live for 30 years or more.
aids – the use of hands, legs, seat, weight, and voice to influence a horse; these are natural aids. Artificial aids–whip, spurs–may be used to reinforce the natural aids.
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.
Arabian – the oldest pure breed of horse, originating in the Arabian desert. Noted for sensitivity and finely chiseled heads.
barn sour – herd-bound; a dislike of leaving the company of other horses, or of leaving the stable.
bars – the toothless gap between incisors and molars where the bit rests in a horse’s mouth.
billets – leather straps under the flaps of English saddles, to which the buckles of the girth attach.
bit — metal mouthpiece of a bridle.
blaze  – a wide swath of white on a horse’s face, running from above the eyes to the nostrils.
blemish – a scar or defect, usually caused by injury or disease, that doesn’t affect serviceability.
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.
bran mash — a warm meal made of wheat bran, warm water, and a little sweet feed concentrate and chopped apples or carrots; an occasional treat for horses.
breeches – knee-length, fitted riding pants worn with tall English boots.
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.)
broke – trained; a “dead broke” horse is a well-trained and obedient one.
canter – the gait between walk and gallop; it consists of three beats followed by a moment of suspension, and has “leads” (in which legs on one side of the horse, front and back, reach farther forward than the legs on the other side).
chaps – leather or suede leggings worn over jeans or riding pants and buckled around the waist. Standard Western show attire; also worn informally by English riders. Half chaps zip or buckle over the lower leg.
cinch – the leather or fabric band that secures a Western saddle to the horse. Some Western saddles have a back cinch, which is not pulled tight. (The English equivalent of a cinch is a girth.)
cloverleaf – the three-barrel pattern that barrel racers run; the path around the barrels resembles a cloverleaf.
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.
colic – pain in a horse’s abdomen, ranging from mild to life-threateningly severe. Colic is the number one killer of horses.
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.
conformation – the physical structure and build of a horse.
crest – the top of a horse’s neck, from which the mane grows.
cross country jumping – riding over a course of fences and obstacles constructed over natural terrain.
croup – art of the hindquarters from the highest point to the top of the tail.
curb bit – a bit that uses sidepieces (“shanks”) and a strap or chain under the chin to create leverage on the bars of the mouth; more severe than a snaffle bit.
cutting – a judged event in which the Western horse-and-rider pair must cut one calf from a herd and keep it from returning to the herd.


Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013 


Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013 


Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013  


Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013 

Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013 


Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013 


Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013 


Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013 


Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013 


Real Horse Pictures Images Wallpapers Photos 2013 


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