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Offside: The right hand side of the horse. Oldenburg: Breed of horse originally used as a carriage horse in Europe. Since the early twentieth century, the breed has been refined…

Pacer: A horse which moves its legs in lateral pairs, rather than the conventional diagonal pairs. Pack Horse: Horse used to carry goods in packs placed in packs on either…

Quadrille: Performance given by a team of four, six, eight or more riders, involving riding an intricate pattern to music. Quarter Horse: Breed of horse, originating in the United States…

Racehorse: Horse bred for racing. Can be Thoroughred, Quarter Horse, Arabian, Standardbred. Rack: The fifth gait of the American Saddlebred – a flashy four beat gait. Rainrot: Painful, skin inflammation…

Gait: The paces at which horses move, usually the walk, trot, canter and gallop. Gaited Horse: Horses which move at paces other than the walk, trot and canter – such…

Tack: Refers to the equipment of a riding horse – saddle, bridle etc. Short for “tackle.” Tapeworms: Internal equine parasite. Teaser: Substitute stallion used to test the mare’s readiness for…

Undershot: A deformity in which the lower jaw projects beyond the upper. Unsoundness: Term used to describe any condition, or conformation fault that limit the horse’s ability to perform his…

Vaulting: Equestrian sport involving gymnastic exercises done on the back of a moving horse. Vertical: (i) Upright fence with no spread. Can be rails, planks, gate or wall. (ii) Also…

Warmblood: In general terms, a half-bred, or part-bred horse, the result of an Arabian or Thoroughbred cross with other breeds. Also one of a number of specific breeds of horse…

Xenophon: General in the Greek army (c. 430-356 BC) renowned for his work “On the Art of Horsemanship” which described a progressive system of training horses and which became the…