Action: The way a horse moves. Balk: When a horse does not move forward or respond to the rider’s aids, usually out of fear. Canter: A three-beat gait faster than a trot, but slower than a gallop. Cannons: A horse’s lower legs from the knee to the ankle. Coffin Bone: The bone located inside the hoof. Coronet: The part of a horse’s leg immediately above the hoof. Croup: The topline of a horse’s hindquarters. Fetlock: The joint above the pastern, functioning like an ankle. Forefoot: A horse’s front foot Foal: A baby horse of either gender. Filly: A female baby horse. Colt: A male baby horse. Mare: An adult female horse. Stallion: An adult male horse. Gelding: A castrated male horse. Action: The way a horse moves. Balk: When a horse does not move forward or respond to the rider’s aids, usually out of fear. Canter: A three-beat gait faster than a trot, but slower than a gallop Yearling– A horse that is one year old. A very young horse. Weanling– A young horse that has been separated from his mother. Weanlings are usually around 6 months old… Adult Horses: MARE - Adult female horse (3 years and older). GELDING - Castrated adult male horse (3 years and older). STALLION - Uncastrated adult male horse (3 years and older). PONY - A full-grown small horse (14.2 hands and under). Young Horses: FOAL - A newborn baby horse (before weaning). WEANLING - A colt or filly who is 6 to 12 months old. YEARLING - A horse who is between 1 and 2 years old. COLT - Male horse (3 years old and under). FILLY - Female horse (3 years old and under). The Horse's Body: CONFORMATION - The shape of a horse's body. A horse with good conformation is stronger and more likely to stay sound than one with weak conformation. HAND - Measures how tall a horse is (one hand = four inches). LAME - A "lame horse" has an injury that interferes with his performance and/or health. SOUND - A "sound horse" does not have any injuries that interfere with his performance and/or health. POINTS - This word is used when describing the color of a horse. The "points" of a horse are his mane, tail, lower legs and the tips of his ears. GAIT - The different speeds a horse can travel. Every horse has 4 natural "gaits", the (1) walk (2) trot (3) canter (4) gallop. BAY - a term used to describe a color of horse that ranges from light reddish or tan shades to dark brown and mahongany/auburn shades. Bay horses always have black points (legs, muzzle, mane and tail, and tips of ears).
EQUINE TERMS
EQUINE TERMS
Action: The way a horse moves. Balk: When a horse does not move forward or respond to the rider’s aids, usually out of fear. Canter: A three-beat gait faster than a trot, but slower than a gallop. Cannons: A horse’s lower legs from the knee to the ankle. Coffin Bone: The bone located inside the hoof. Coronet: The part of a horse’s leg immediately above the hoof. Croup: The topline of a horse’s hindquarters. Fetlock: The joint above the pastern, functioning like an ankle. Forefoot: A horse’s front foot Foal: A baby horse of either gender. Filly: A female baby horse. Colt: A male baby horse. Mare: An adult female horse. Stallion: An adult male horse. Gelding: A castrated male horse. Action: The way a horse moves. Balk: When a horse does not move forward or respond to the rider’s aids, usually out of fear. Canter: A three-beat gait faster than a trot, but slower than a gallop Yearling– A horse that is one year old. A very young horse. Weanling– A young horse that has been separated from his mother. Weanlings are usually around 6 months old… Adult Horses: MARE - Adult female horse (3 years and older). GELDING - Castrated adult male horse (3 years and older). STALLION - Uncastrated adult male horse (3 years and older). PONY - A full-grown small horse (14.2 hands and under). Young Horses: FOAL - A newborn baby horse (before weaning). WEANLING - A colt or filly who is 6 to 12 months old. YEARLING - A horse who is between 1 and 2 years old. COLT - Male horse (3 years old and under). FILLY - Female horse (3 years old and under). The Horse's Body: CONFORMATION - The shape of a horse's body. A horse with good conformation is stronger and more likely to stay sound than one with weak conformation. HAND - Measures how tall a horse is (one hand = four inches). LAME - A "lame horse" has an injury that interferes with his performance and/or health. SOUND - A "sound horse" does not have any injuries that interfere with his performance and/or health. POINTS - This word is used when describing the color of a horse. The "points" of a horse are his mane, tail, lower legs and the tips of his ears. GAIT - The different speeds a horse can travel. Every horse has 4 natural "gaits", the (1) walk (2) trot (3) canter (4) gallop. BAY - a term used to describe a color of horse that ranges from light reddish or tan shades to dark brown and mahongany/auburn shades. Bay horses always have black points (legs, muzzle, mane and tail, and tips of ears).