To find your way around the equestrian language and terms glossary use the index at the bottom of the page.
The horse and pony world has its own equestrian language.
This list explains what some of the words mean.
F
Farrier
This is a blacksmith that shoes horses.
Feather
The long hair that grows on the lower part of the legs of some ponies and most heavy horses.
Fender
A Western term
A leather flap that covers the stirrup on a Western saddle.
Fetlock
The joint on the lower part of a hors’s leg just above the foot.
Field shelter
An open fronted shed in a field or paddock that provides horses and ponies with shelter and protection from the rain and wind.
Filly
A female horse under the age of 4 years.
Flat work
This is also known as schooling.It means working a horse on the ground(not jumping).
Floating
The term or word used to describe the action of a horses's trotting gait, like an Arab horse which has floating paces.
Flying change
This is when you ask the horse to change the leading leg at canter when a horse has all four feet off the ground.
Some horses can perform a flying change naturally under saddle, while others have to be taught this.
Foal
A baby horse under the age of one year.
Forage
Food for a horse. For example grass, hay and haulage.
Forehand
The head, neck, shoulders, withers and forelegs of a horse or pony.
Forelock
The mane that falls over his forehead.
Forward position
Leaning forward with your seat out of the saddle,taking the weight on the knees and feet.
This riding position is used when galloping and jumping.
Four-beat pace
This is a gait like walk.
One in which each foot hits the ground seperately.
Frog
The V-shaped structure in the sole of a horse’s foot.
Full livery
This is when a horse is kept in a place called a livery yard and looked after by staff on the yard who carry out all the work involved with looking after the horse.
It will be fed,watered and turned out and whatever else you require for the horse.
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