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Post by Ω-Admin-Cara-Ω on May 27, 2012 15:42:16 GMT -6
Adult Horses:
MARE - Adult female horse (3 years and older).
GELDING - Castrated adult male horse (of any age).
STALLION - Uncastrated adult male horse (3 years and older).
PONY - A full-grown small horse (14.2 hands and under).
Young Horses:
FOAL - A newborn baby horse (before weaning).
WEANLING - A colt or filly who is 6 to 12 months old.
YEARLING - A horse who is between 1 and 2 years old.
COLT - uncastrated Male horse (3 years old and under).
FILLY - Female horse (3 years old and under).
The Horse's Body:
CONFORMATION - The shape of a horse's body. A horse with good conformation is stronger and more likely to stay sound than one with weak conformation.
HAND - Measures how tall a horse is (one hand = four inches). 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 16, so on and so forth. Imagine you holding your hand in front of you with the thumb tucked away, once all fingers are together, you go up a hand.
LAME - A "lame horse" has an injury that interferes with his performance and/or health.
SOUND - A "sound horse" does not have any injuries that interfere with his performance and/or health.
POINTS - This word is used when describing the color of a horse. The "points" of a horse are his mane, tail, lower legs and the tips of his ears.
GAIT - The different speeds a horse can travel. Every horse has 4 natural "gaits", the (1) walk (2) trot/jog (3) canter/lope (4) gallop.
Other Words:
WEANING - The gradual process of separating a foal from its mother.
TACK - All equipment used on a horse (bridle, saddle, halter, etc.)
LUNGING - A way of exercising a horse, using a lunge line that is attached to the horse's halter. The horse moves in circles around the trainer, who stands in the middle holding the lunge line.
LUNGE LINE - A very long rein (about 20-40 feet) used to lunge a horse.
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Post by Ω-Admin-Cara-Ω on May 28, 2012 5:12:38 GMT -6
I was going to do a nice long post on colours, but rather than reinventing the wheel, I found this really cool site that has horse colours on it and explains what different colours go into each one: z3.invisionfree.com/Hoof_Prince/ar/t38.htmMarkings Face Bald (white face): White that starts above the forehead, goes to the muzzle, and extends beyond the bridge of the nose to the side of the face  Blaze: Wide white area that runs along the bridge of the nose  Snip: White spot located on the muzzle, between or just below the nostrils  Star: White spot on the forehead  Stripe: Narrow white stripe down the center of the face, on the bridge of the nose  Wall Eye: Horse with one (natural) blue eye  Legs: Coronet: A small white band just above the hoof Half cannon: A white marking that extends from the edge of the hoof halfway up the middle of the leg Half pastern: A white marking that extends from the edge of the hoof halfway up the pastern Sock: A white marking that extends from edge of the hoof two-thirds of the way up the leg  Stocking: A white marking that extends from edge of the hoof to the knee or hock  |
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Post by Ω-Admin-Cara-Ω on May 28, 2012 5:14:43 GMT -6
Parts of a Horse |
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Post by Ω-Admin-Cara-Ω on Jun 8, 2012 4:57:29 GMT -6
Okay, moving away from the horse terms - I will add some more things that I feel are needed - here are a few links that will help you with the creation of your characters' horses. Stuck on a show name? Have a look at Horse Name Generator and see if you can find something that catches your eye - remember the barn name doesn't always have to go with the show name. Stuck on personalities? Have a look at the Horse Personality Randomizer - Erri put me onto this site so you'll need to thank her. You'll need to use random.org with this one. Need info on horse/pony breeds? Check out List of horse breeds on Wikipedia Google Images is a great place to find horse pics because you can search for exactly what you want, just please make sure they don't have a copy-write symbol on them. |
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