Equine Dictionary

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Symptoms include the feeling of dread at having to get</I></div> <div> <I>out of bed on Mondays and go to work or school.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Bit - </B></I><I>Means by which a rider's every motion is transmitted to the extremely sensitive tissues of the mouth.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Big Name Trainer</B></I><I> - Cult Leader: Horse owners follow them blindly, will</I></div> <div> <I>gladly sell their homes and spend their children's university funds to</I></div> <div> <I>support them.</I></div> <div> <I>                                         </I></div> <div> <I><B>Bog Spavin</B></I><I> - The feeling of panic when riding through marshy area. Also used to refer to horses who throw a fit at having to go through water puddles.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Bucking -</B></I><I> Counterirritant.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Colic -</B></I><I> The gastrointestinal result of eating at the food stands at horse</I></div> <div> <I>shows.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Colt</B></I><I> - What your mare always gives you when you want a filly.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Contracted foot </B></I><I>- The involuntary/instant reflex of curling one's toes up -</I></div> <div> <I>right before a horse steps on your foot.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Corn</B></I><I> - small callus growths formed from the continual wearing of joddy boots. </I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Crossties -</B></I><I> Gymnastic apparatus.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1c5991b0.gif" border=0 width="665" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><B>Drench </B></I><I>- Term used to describe the condition an owner is in after he</I></div> <div> <I>administers mineral oil to his horse.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Dressage - </B></I><I>Process by which some riders can eventually be taught to respect the bit.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Endurance ride </B></I><I>- The end result when your horse spooks and runs away with</I></div> <div> <I>you in the woods.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Equitation</B></I><I> - The ability to keep a smile on your face and proper posture</I></div> <div> <I>while your horse tries to cow hop, shy and buck his way around a show ring.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Farrier -</B></I><I> Disposable surrogate owner useful for acting out aggression without compromising food supply.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Feed</B></I><I> - Expensive substance utilised in the manufacture of large quantities of</I></div> <div> <I>manure.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Fences </B></I><I>- Decorative perimeter structures built to give a horse something to</I></div> <div> <I>chew on, scratch against and jump over (see inbreeding).</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Flies </B></I><I>- The excuse of choice a horse uses so he can kick you, buck you off</I></div> <div> <I>or knock you over - he cannot be punished.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Founder</B></I><I> - 1.) The discovery of your loose mare-some miles from your farm,</I></div> <div> <I>usually in a flower bed or cornfield. Used like-"Hey, honey, I found'er."</I></div> <div> <I>2.) </I><I><B>Founder</B></I><I>: A condition that happens to most people after Christmas dinner</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Frog </B></I><I>- Small amphibious animal that emits a high-pitched squeal when stepped on.</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1c5991b0.gif" border=0 width="665" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><B>Gallop</B></I><I>- The customary gait a horse chooses when returning to the stables.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Gates </B></I><I>- Wooden or metal structures built to amuse horses.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Girth Sores</B></I><I>- Painful swelling and abrasion made at the point of midsection</I></div> <div> <I>by fashionable large western belt buckles.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Grain -</B></I><I> Sole virtue of domestication.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Green Broke </B></I><I>- The colour of the face of the person who has just gotten the</I></div> <div> <I>training bill from the Big Name Trainer...</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Grooming</B></I><I> - The fine art of brushing the dirt from one's horse and applying</I></div> <div> <I>it to your own body.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Grooms </B></I><I>- Heavy, stationary objects used at horse shows to hold down lawn</I></div> <div> <I>chairs and show bills.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Hay</B></I><I> - A green itchy material that collects between layers of clothing,</I></div> <div> <I>especially in unmentionable places.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Head Shy</B></I><I> - A reluctance to use the public restrooms at a horse show. Always</I></div> <div> <I>applies to pit toilets.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Head Tosser </B></I><I>- A blonde-haired woman who wears fashion boots while working in the stables.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Heaves</B></I><I> - The act of unloading a truckful of hay.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Hitching rail -</B></I><I> Means by which to test one's strength.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Hobbles</B></I><I> - Describes the walking gait of a horse owner after his/her foot has</I></div> <div> <I>been stepped on by his/her horse.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Hock </B></I><I>- The financial condition that a horse owner goes into.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Hoof Pick </B></I><I>- Useful, curved metal tool utilised to remove hardened dog doo</I></div> <div> <I>from the treads of your tennis shoes.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Horse shoes </B></I><I>- Expensive semicircular projectiles that horses like to throw.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Horse trailer -</B></I><I> Mobile cave bear den.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1c5991b0.gif" border=0 width="665" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><B>Inbreeding</B></I><I> - The breeding results of broken/inadequate pasture fencing.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Jump -</B></I><I> An opportunity for self-expression.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Jumping</B></I><I> - The characteristic movement that an equine makes when given a</I></div> <div> <I>vaccine or has his hooves trimmed.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lameness </B></I><I>- The condition of most riders after the first few rides each year;</I></div> <div> <I>can be a chronic condition in weekend riders.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Latch -</B></I><I> Type of puzzle.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lead Rope</B></I><I> - A long apparatus instrumental in the administration of rope</I></div> <div> <I>burns. Also used by excited horses to take a handler for a drag.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lungeing</B></I><I> - A training method a horse uses on its owner with the purpose of</I></div> <div> <I>making the owner spin in circles-rendering the owner dizzy and light-headed</I></div> <div> <I>so that they get sick and pass out, so the horse can go back to grazing. In short the p</I><I>rocedure for keeping a prospective rider at bay.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Manure spreader</B></I><I> - Horse traders</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Mosquitoes</B></I><I> - Radar equipped blood sucking insects that typically reach the</I></div> <div> <I>size of small birds.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Overreaching</B></I><I> - A descriptive term used to explain the condition your credit</I></div> <div> <I>cards are in by the end of show season.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Owner -</B></I><I> Human assigned responsibility for one's feeding. </I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Pinto </B></I><I>- A colourful (usually green) coat pattern found on a freshly washed</I></div> <div> <I>and sparkling clean grey horse that was left unattended in his loose box for</I></div> <div> <I>ten minutes.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Pony</B></I><I> - The true size of the stallion that you bred your mare to via</I></div> <div> <I>transported semen-that was advertised as 15 hands tall.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Proud Flesh </B></I><I>- The external reproductive organs flaunted by a stallion when a</I></div> <div> <I>horse of any gender is present. Often displayed in halter classes.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Quarter Cracks </B></I><I>- The comments that most Arabian owners make about the people who own Quarter Horses.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Quittor</B></I><I> - A term trainers have commonly used to refer to their clients who</I></div> <div> <I>come to their senses and pull horses out of their barns.</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1c5991b0.gif" border=0 width="665" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><B>Race</B></I><I> - What your heart does when you see the vet bill.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Rasp </B></I><I>- An abrasive, long, flat metal tool used to remove excess skin from</I></div> <div> <I>the knuckles.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Reins -</B></I><I> Breakaway leather device used to tie horses with.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Rider -</B></I><I> Owner overstepping its bounds.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Ringworms</B></I><I> - Spectators who block your view and gather around the rail sides</I></div> <div> <I>at horse shows.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Sacking out </B></I><I>- A condition caused by Sleeping Sickness (see below). The state</I></div> <div> <I>of deep sleep a mare owner will be in at the time a mare actually goes into</I></div> <div> <I>labour and foals.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Saddle </B></I><I>- An expensive leather contraption manufactured to give the rider a</I></div> <div> <I>false sense of security. Comes in many styles, all feature built-in ejector</I></div> <div> <I>seats.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Saddle Sore</B></I><I> - The way the rider's bottom feels the morning after the weekend at the horse show</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Sleeping Sickness</B></I><I> - A disease peculiar to mare owners while waiting for</I></div> <div> <I>their mares to foal. Caused by nights of lost sleep, symptoms include</I></div> <div> <I>irritability, red baggy eyes and a zombie-like waking state. Can last</I></div> <div> <I>several weeks.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Splint</B></I><I> - An apparatus that can be applied to various body parts of a rider</I></div> <div> <I>due to the parting of the ways of a horse and his passenger.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Stall</B></I><I> - What your truck does on the way to a horse show, fifty miles</I></div> <div> <I>from the closest town.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Tack Room</B></I><I> - A room where every item necessary to work with or train your</I></div> <div> <I>horse has been put, in a place which it cannot be found in less than 30</I></div> <div> <I>minutes.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Trainer -</B></I><I> Owner with mob connections. </I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Twisted Gut </B></I><I>- The feeling deep inside that most riders get before their</I></div> <div> <I>classes at a show. Or at the sight of a Vet bill.</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1c5991b0.gif" border=0 width="665" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><B>Versatility</B></I><I> - an owners ability to shovel manure, fix fences and chase down</I></div> <div> <I>a loose horse in one afternoon.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Veterinarian -</B></I><I> Flightless albino vulture.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Vet Catalogue -</B></I><I> An illustrated brochure provided to stable owners that</I></div> <div> <I>features a wide array of products that are currently out of stock or have</I></div> <div> <I>been dropped from a company's inventory.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Weaving</B></I><I> - The movement a horse trailer makes while going down the road with a rambunctious horse in it.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Whip Marks </B></I><I>- The telltale raised welts on the face of a rider-caused by the</I></div> <div> <I>trail rider directly in front of you letting a low hanging branch go. (Also</I></div> <div> <I>caused by a wet or dry horse tail across the face while cleaning hooves)</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Wind galls/puffs</B></I><I> - Stallion owners. Also applied to used car salesmen.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Withers</B></I><I> - The reason you'll seldom see a man riding bareback.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Yearling</B></I><I> - the age at which all horses completely forget the things you</I></div> <div> <I>taught them previously</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Young stock </B></I><I>- A general term used for all equines old enough to bite, kick or run you over, but not yet old enough to dump you on the ground. </I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Zoo</B></I><I> - The typical atmosphere around most horse farms. </I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1c5991b0.gif" border=0 width="665" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-599/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="falling.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falling Off!!!"><U><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-600/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I></U></A><I><B>  </B></I><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-601/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-602/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I></U></A><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="mailto:info@equiriders.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@equiriders.co.uk"><U><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-603/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>