° Mustang ° Prepare Haynet ° Plait a Mane ° Land per Horse ° Prepare Haynet New Rider Newsletter your E-mail Address Subscribe Un-Subscribe Main Site Search     Copyright © New Rider 2003   All material on the Newrider.com website is copyrighted. Express written permission must be obtained to use anything you find here.	Location:   Dictionary | listing.html | C   Equine Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z                           104 items found. Here is page 4 of 7. Go To Page    «   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   » Centaur   An ancient race of savage men living in the hills of Thessaly. According to Greek myth, were the offspring of Ixion and a cloud. In ancients paintings the Centaur was represented as a man from head to loins, with the body of a horse. Links:        Contributors: Jan Centre line   Of a manege - arena or school. The line between A and C Approaching a jump - an imaginary line running along the ground straight through the centre of the fence or combination of fences. Links:        Contributors: Jan Chaff Cutter   An old type of machine often turned by hand, which cuts hay or straw into short lengths. It was used for mixing with hard feed to increase the bulk before pre-packaged chop. Links:        Contributors: Jan Chaff/Chop   Finely chopped hay or oat straw. It is mixed with corn to bulk up a feed ensuring the horse chews properly and does not bolt down the corn. Links:        Contributors: Jan Chain Mouth Snaffle   A flat or cable link chain mouthpiece, which is attached to two cheek rings. Links:        Contributors: Jan Chamfron or Chamfrain   A piece of mediaeval armour placed on the horse’s head. Links:        Contributors: Jan Champ   A horse is said to champ when he chews and mouths the bit. Links:        Contributors: Jan Check   Check apparatus is a system of ligaments forming part of the stay apparatus, which allows the horse to sleep standing up. It also helps support the lower part of the leg and prevents over extension. Links:        Contributors: Jan Cheek (on a bit)   The straight side-part of some bits. Links:        Contributors: Jan Cheek-Pieces   Attached at one end to the bit and at the other to the headpiece, supporting the bit in the horse's mouth. Links:        Contributors: Jan Chestnut   A yellow/ginger/brown colour, varying from light to dark, with mane and tail a similar colouring to the body or flaxen. (The mane and tail cannot be black, as the horse would then be a bay.) Chestnuts can have any combination of socks, stockings and face markings. Many chestnuts have pale, sensitive skin. A darker brown, without the yellow tint, is called a liver chestnut. Horny growth on the inside of the legs above the knee and below the hock, they are said to be unique to each horse, in some countries; imprints or photographs are taken as a means of identification. Links:        Contributors: Jan Chicory   (Cichorium intybus) has large blue flowers of this herb cluster towards the top of tough stiff stems. It is sometimes sown on shallow chalk soil because it has a deep taproot that helps to break up the sub-soil. Links:        Contributors: Jan Chifney   A severe bit used for leading horses who are difficult to control from the ground. Also called the anti-rearing bit. This bit is cirular and goes inot the mouth so that it encircles the lower jaw. The part on the tongue in bend so that it exerts pressure on teh tongue if the horse rears. A lead rope in attched to the bit under the jaw. This bit must be used with extreme care and should never be used to tie up the horse with Links:        Contributors: Rachel Chilean Corralero   A type of horse. It came over from Peru (Europe) and originated in Peru and now lives in Peru and Chile (South America). Go to http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/corraler/index.htm. Links:        Contributors: Lauren China Eye   (See Wall Eye) Links:        Contributors: Jan Go To Page    «   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   » A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z                           Find a word Back to Dictionary home page. Suggest or Add to an Entry     Your Name Your Email This will not be displayed but could be useful if we need to contact you about a definition. Word Definition   Add your definition here as clearly as you can. If you know some useful web pages that help explain the word further please make a note of the web addresses in the definition.	Purchase Order Software Easy to use Purchase Order Software for simple but powerful management of your purchasing.     Bramley Cottage Holiday cottage for let in South Devon. Dunsters Equine Free classifieds adverts site for horses for sale, property and equipment.