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Aged - A horse over the age of 9 years Bale - A Measurement of hay, made up of ten flakes Barn-Sour - A horse who refuses to leave his/her stable or barn, or wants to return to the barn, when being ridden Bomb Proof - A horse that rarely spooks Breeder - A person who breeds horses ass a hobby or for a living Broodmare - A female horse over the age oof 4 years Buck - When a horse jumps upward with an arched back, his/her head down, forelegs stiffened; hind legs, and sometimes forelegs, lift off the ground Canter - English discipline term for aa three - beat gait, same as a lope or slow gallop Cold-Blooded - A heavy draft horse Colt - An intact male horse under the age of 4 years Dam - A mother horse Dapples - Round, self-colored markings an a horses coat D.V.M - Doctor of Veterinary Medicinee Donkey - A small member of the equine family; same as a burro Easy Keeper - A horse whose proper weight is easy to maintain Filly - A female horse under the age of 4 years Foal - A baby horse at his/her mother's side Gallop - A three-beat gait; the fastesst speed a horse can go Gelding - A castrated male horse> Green - A horse who has little trainiing and experience with a rider Gymkhana - Rodeo events consisting of gaames like barrel racing and pole bending Hard Keeper - A horse whose proper weight is difficult to maintain Head Bumper - A pad placed on top of the horse's head to protect it during travel Horseperson - Term for a man, woman, or chiild who has devoted considerable time and energy to learning about and being around horses Hot-Blooded - Term describing Arabians, Barrbs, & Thoroughbreds Hot walker - A mechanical, merry - go - roound type device where horses can be attached for exercise Jog - Western term for a slow trot Lead, left or right - Term for the foreleg that strikes the ground first at the canter Lope - Western discipline term for a three - beat gait; same as canter or slow gallop Mare - A female horse over the age of 4 years Paddock - A large enclosure Pony - A breed of small horse, usually under 14.2 hands in height Purebred - A breed of horse that producees consistent physical characteristics through generations Rogue - A poor - tempered horse Rolling - When a horse lies down on hiss/her side and rocks to and for on his back Saddle Rack - A stand designed to support a saddle when not in use Sire - A father horse Stallion - An intact male horse over thee age of 4 years Tie - Down - Western term for a standing martingale, a leather device used to control the position of the horse's head while riding Trot - A two - beat gait V.M.D. - Veterinary Medical Doctor Warm - Blooded - Half or part - bred horses, the result of Thoroughbred or Arabian crosses with other blood or bloods Weanling - A foal who has been weaned frrom his/her mother but has not yet reached 1 year of age Yearling - A male or female horse in hiss/her first year
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