Glossary of Equine Terms – Y
Yearling: Colt or filly between one and two years of age. Back to Index…
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Glossary of Equine Terms – Z
Zebra: Member of the family equus characterized by its striped coat pattern. Zony: Hybrid cross between a zebra and a pony. Zorse: Hybrid cross between a zebra and a horse….
Glossary of Equine Terms – H
Habit: Traditional riding attire for sidesaddle riders. Hack: (i) A type rather than a breed, hacks are elegant riding horses, popular in the show ring in England. (ii) “to hack”…
Glossary of Equine Terms – F
Farrier: Skilled craftsman who shoes horses. Feathering: Long hair on the lower legs and fetlocks. Abundant on heavy horse breeds. Fell Pony: One of the nine native breeds of Britain….
Glossary of Equine Terms – E
Eel Stripe: A continuous stripe of black or brown hair from neck to tail. Seen in horses of “primitive” breeding, such as the Exmoor and the Norwegian Fjord and is…
Glossary of Equine Terms – D
Daisy Clipper: Term describing a horse with a ground-hugging action. Dales Pony: One of the nine breeds of horse or pony native to the British Isles. Originating from the Pennines,…
Glossary of Equine Terms – C
Cannon Bone: The bone of the lower foreleg between the knee and the fetlock. Also called the “shin bone”. In the hindleg, the corresponding bone is called the shank. Canter:…
Glossary of Equine Terms – B
Back at the Knee: A conformational fault where the upper leg is set back in comparison to the lower leg. This fault is more serious than over at the knee…
Glossary of Equine Terms – A
Above the Bit: Where the horse evades the riders aids by raising the head above the level of the rider’s hands. This reduces the amount of control the rider has…
What the Quadrille Judge Looks For
…will the Collective score. Collective Marks are given for Submission, Impulsion, Spacing, Synchrony and Alignment, and Performance as a Group. Glossary of Quadrille Definitions Alignment Alignment occurs in two directions:…