° 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 | D   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                           30 items found. Here is page 2 of 2. Go To Page    «   1   2  Dismount   To get off a horse/pony. Links:        Contributors: Jan Diving   (at a fence) an incorrect unbalanced jump. At the moment of take-off, the horse's weight is on his forehand because his hocks are no actively engaged beneath him. Links:        Contributors: Jan Dock   The bone of the tail. A horse is said to be 'docked' when a part of this bony structure has been artificially removed. Links:        Contributors: Jan Donoghue, Steve (1884-1945)   A champion English jock, born in Warrington, England. He won the Derby four times at Epsom and two war-time Derby’s at Newmarket and was associated with ‘Brown Jack,’ the winner of six Queen Alexandra Stakes at Ascot. (Also See ‘Brown Jack’). Links:        Contributors: Jan Dorsal Strip   A band of colour, darker than the majority of the body, along the line of the backbone from the poll to tail. Often seen in donkeys, mountain and moorland breeds. Links:        Contributors: Jan Double bridle   Consists of two bits; a curb and a bridoon snaffle each with separate cheek pieces and its own rein. The double bridle is more refined than the snaffle, which merely raises the head; the curb causes the horse to flex at the poll bringing his head into a vertical position. Links:        Contributors: Jan Draft/Draught   A term used to describe any horse used to pull a vehicle or sled. Links:        Contributors: Jan Drag Hunt   A form of hunting, where the hounds follow a scent, which has been laid down by a runner, using aniseed. Links:        Contributors: Jan Dragoon   From 1660 to c. 1700 Dragoons were men drilled as infantry who rode cobs,. and fought dismounted with shoulder firearms. From c., 1700 Dragoons were armed as Cavalry and were used more and more in that role. Links:        Contributors: Jan Draw Reins   Reins which attatch at the girth, run up through the bit rings and into the riders hands. Used alongside normal reins, draw reins can encourage the horse to work in an outline. It also provides more control as when the horse pulls he is pulling against himself. (Used in inexperienced hands, draw reins can cause severe damage to the horse and their routine use is to be avoided.) Links:        Contributors: Joanne Carter Dressage   The art of training a horse so he is totally obedient and responsive to his rider, as well as agile and fluent in his performance. Links:        Contributors: Jan Drop Noseband   Is designed to prevent to horse opening his mouth or crossing his jaw and is used on a horse that pulls or sets his jaw against your hand. This noseband must be very carefully fitted to avoid interfering with the horse's breathing. Links:        Contributors: Jan Dumped toe   Occurs when the wall of the hoof is rasped and rounded at the toe so that it fits the shoe. Links:        Contributors: Jan Dun   Tthe skin is dark but the main body of the coat is a pale biscuit brown. Duns have black points and some have a dorsal stripe. As with all colourings, there are different shades. If the coat is more creamy than brown in colour, it is called a yellow dun. Links:        Contributors: Jan Dutch gag   A type of bit with not only the snaffle ring, but one smaller ring above for the cheekpieces and one or two small rings below the snaffle ring for varying degrees of severity from the bit. Can be single jointed, double jointed, straight, or with a french link. Also referred to as a Bubble Bit or Olympic bit. Links:        Contributors: Rachel Go To Page    «   1   2  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.