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.
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
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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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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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