HORSE TERMINOLOGY

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HORSE TERMINOLOGY
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SEE if you know your horse terms!
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Equine

• The Latin word for horse

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Mare

• A mature female horse (gt4 years of age) that has
  given birth

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Stallion

• Uncastrated male horse (gt4 years of age)

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Foal

• Young, unweaned horse of either sex (lt1 year of
  age)

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Foaling

• The act of giving birth in horses

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Filly

• Female horse that has not given birth (lt4 years
  of age)

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Colt

• Male horse, uncastrated (lt4 years of age)

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Yearling

• A colt or filly between 1 and 2 years of age

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Weanling

• A colt or filly under 1 year of age that has been
  separated from its mother

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Aged Horse

• A horse over 10 years of age

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Gelding

• A castrated male horse

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Tack

• Any piece of equipment used with horses

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Farrier

• A person that shoes horses

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Near

• The left side of the horse

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Halter

• Device fitting on the horses head used to lead
  the horse

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Bit

• Metal device that goes into the horses mouth,
  used to stop and guide the horse (many different
  kinds the snaffle bit is one of the most
  common it is the least harsh and is used on
  horses with soft mouths)

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Bridle

• Device fitting on the horses head used when
  riding the horse includes bit and reins

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Gait

• A type of movement in the horse affecting speed
  and cadence (4 common gaits walk, trot, canter,
  gallop)

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Can you identify these four different gaits?
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Walk
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Trot
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Canter
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Gallop
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Saddle

• A piece of equipment that goes on the horses back
  for the rider to sit on while riding the horse
  (2 most common types Western and English)

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Girth

• Leather piece that goes under the horse and
  attaches to the saddle in order to keep the
  saddle from falling off

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Monogastric

• An animal with a single stomach

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Gestation

• From conception to birth in animals

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Ration

• A food that contains the correct amount and
  proper ingredients needed by an animal

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Concentrate

• A high energy feed

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Pedigree

• A written ancestory of an animal

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Purebred

• Animals with a common origin and set of
  characteristics

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Parturition

• The act of giving birth in all animals

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Roughage

• A high fiber feed

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Paternal

• The sires side of the pedigree

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Sire

• The father of the offspring

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Colostrum

• The first milk produced by the mother after
  parturition

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Maternal

• The mothers side of the pedigree

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Dam

• The mother of the offspring

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Weaning

• The time when the offspring are taken away from
  the mother

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