° 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 | H   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                           42 items found. Here is page 1 of 3. Go To Page     1   2   3   » Habit   The traditional riding dress worn by women sidesaddle riders. Links:        Contributors: Jan Hack   A type of horse, characterised by its pleasing appearance, fine bone structure, good manners. Riding through the countryside. Links:        Contributors: Jan Hackamore   Is a bitless bridle. Links:        Contributors: Jan Haflinger   The Haflinger Breed can appear quite beautiful with its golden coat and flowing white mane. Haflingers can only come in palomino. The Haflinger, who gets his name from the Austrian town of Hafling, is made for mountain traveling. This breed is also strong, very much like a Clydesdale, can pull a cart, heavy load in a pack or a rider on narrow, winding paths. You can find out more at this website:http://www.haflinger.ca Links:        Contributors: Alicia Hairies   c.1900 the nickname for horses of light draft units, Royal Artillery etc., who were apt to have a good deal of hair on their heels from having been bred from carthorse stock. Links:        Contributors: Jan Half Pass   Dressage movement performed on two tracks, in which the horse moves forwards and sideways simultaneously. Links:        Contributors: Jan Half seat   The position to take when galloping-leaning forward with your bottom out of the saddle, taking your weight on your knees and lower legs. Links:        Contributors: Dianna Half Volte   A school movement in which the horse is asked to leave the track and perform a half circle of a given diameter and return to the track, continuing in the opposite direction. Links:        Contributors: Jan Halter   Is usually made of webbing or rope and is used to lead a horse or to tie up. Links:        Contributors: Jan Hames   Metal rods fitting round the outside of the collar used in draft to which the traces are fastened. Links:        Contributors: Jan Hand (hh)   10cm. (4") The measurement used to find out a horse's height in many countries. Stated by Bloodgood and Santini to have been devised by Leonadro da Vinci. So called because the width of human hand is about (4") and can be used to gauge distance between ground and highest point of withers. Measured from the ground to the highest point of the withers, i.e. in front of the saddle. Links:        Contributors: Jan Hard Mouth   Is a permanently damaged mouth, caused by wearing down of the nerves by the wrong bit or heavy hands. Links:        Contributors: Jan Haynet   Large net or bag made of rope or nylon designed to hold a horse's hay. Links:        Contributors: Jan Head Lad   Used in racing stables to describe the hear groom - the one who has overall responsibility for the welfare and general condition of the horse. Links:        Contributors: Jan Headcollar   Made of leather or nylon, with a buckle on the leftr side cheek-piece. A short strap connects the noseband and throatlash. Some have buckles to allow for adjustment, and some also have a brow band. The lead rope is normally attached to the ring in the centre of the back of the noseband. Links:        Contributors: Jan Go To Page     1   2   3   » 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.