To find your way around the horse and pony reference glossary use the index at the bottom of the page.
The horse world has its own equine words,and you might not understand all the horse terminology you read and hear.
This list explains some of these words.
Equestrian terminology.
S
School a horse
To educate and train a horse.
Shying
A startled horse that jumps side wards.
Sluggish horse
A lazy pony that doesn’t want to work.
Sound horse
A horse that is healthy, with no lameness or respiratory problems.
Stallion
Used for breeding, aged 4 yrs and older.
T
Transition
Changing from one pace to another, for example – walk to trot upward transition. Trot to walk – downward transition.
Turn out
To let a horse or pony out in the field.
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