Thursday, October 28, 2010

Horse Terms

I was amused by this list of horse terms recently published in the Colorado Driving Society's newsletter:

  • Auction: A popular social gathering where you can change your horse from a liability into an asset.
  • Colic: Gastrointestinal result of eating at horse-show food stands.
  • Colt: What your mare gives you when you want a filly.
  • Endurance ride: End result when your horse spooks and runs away with you.
  • Feed: Expensive substance used to manufacture manure.
  • Fence: Decorative structure built to provide your horse something to chew on.
  • Grooming: Fine art of removing dirt from your horse's body and applying it to your own.
  • Hock: Financial condition of all horse owners.
  • Lungeing: Popular training method in which a horse exercises his owner by spinning him in circles until dizzy.
I also thought you might enjoy knowing alternative names for the parts of a saddle:

What other twists on terminology are favorites of your's?

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for the much needed grins! It's been a long day, and it's only noon. The Grooming term made me laugh out loud. Funny stuff!

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  2. LOL. They need to mention that the effects of grooming only last if you keep your horse in a sling.

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  3. hahahaha ! Thank you for the laughs at the end of my long day!

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  4. An easy description of dressage is horse ballet. The aim of dressage is to develop the horse's natural ability and willingness to perform. At peak performance a dressage horse is relaxed whilst performing a movement requested by the rider. showjump horses

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