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The rope halter, [4] occasionally called a "cowboy halter", [5] is associated with the western riding tradition, popularized with the wave of interest in natural horsemanship. It is called an "American halter" in France. [6] or an "ethological halter" licol éthologique, literally a "halter with knots". [7] In German, it is called a ...
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
A horse harness is a device that connects a horse to a horse-drawn vehicle or another type of load to pull. There are two main designs of horse harness: (1) the breast collar or breaststrap, and (2) the full collar or collar-and-hames. For pulling heavy loads, a full collar is required because it distributes pressure over a larger area of the ...
Hack, a basic riding horse, particularly in the UK, also includes Show hack horses used in competition. Heavy warmblood, heavy carriage and riding horses, predecessors to the modern warmbloods, several old-style breeds still in existence today. Hunter, a type of jumping horse, either a show hunter or a field hunter
[3] [4] Gingering is a particular issue with halter horses in the Arabian and American Saddlebred breeds, where high tail carriage and animation are desired traits. However, nearly all horse show sanctioning organizations in the USA explicitly forbid it and have the authority to disqualify a horse treated in this way.
Longeing is the activity of having a horse walk, trot and/or canter in a large circle around the handler at the end of a rope that is 25 to 30 feet (9.1 m) long. It is used for training and exercise. [1]: 194 A neck rope or cordeo is a rope tied around a horse's neck used to guide the horse during bridleless riding or groundwork. [3]
This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". The United States and some parts of Canada use the term "racetracks" and some parts of Canada also use "raceway".
A blinker stay is a stiff rolled-leather strap that holds the blinkers wide and away from the horse's eyes. The stays join together in the middle, go between the horse's ears, and are attached by a buckle to the crownpiece of the bridle. The buckle allows adjustment of the width of the blinkers.