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The equine world has its own language,and you might not understand all the words you read and hear.
This list explains what some of these words mean.
Equestrian glossary of horse terms and meanings.
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Paddock
An enclosure to hold a horse.
Paces
The horse at walk,trot, canter and gallop.
Pastern
The part of a horse’s leg between the foot and the fetlock joint.
pack horse
A horse that is used for the transportation of goods.
The horse carries the goods in packs on either side of its back.
Plain head
An ugly head on a horse.
Pedigree
Details of the horse's ancestry which is recorded in a stud book and also in their passport.
Poached ground
Muddy and cut up field.
Pure-bred
This is a horse or pony that is of unmixed breding.It has a pedigree of pure bredding.
Pommel
The front part of a saddle.
Piebald
The coat colour of a horse or pony with black and white patches.
This is a British term.
Pony
A pony stands up to 14.2hh.If the pony measures more; he is classed as a horse.
Part-bred
This is a Thoroughbred crossed with another breed.The offspring would be called a Part-bred.
Primitive
This term describes the early subspecies of horses, such as the Tarpan,the Asiatic Wild horse and the Forest horse.
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