Equinality Lexicon
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| calf horse | a specially trained horse used for calf roping |
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| calf-roping | one of the standard events in a rodeo in which the rider ropes a calf and then swiftly dismounts to tie the calf by three legs |
| call over | the naming of the horses in a race, when the latest betting odds on each horse are given |
| camera patrol | equipment for the filming of a race while it is in progress |
| camp drafting | a uniquely Australian rodeo contest in which a rider separates a large bullock from a group of cattle and drives it at the gallop around a course marked with upright poles |
| canter | a pace of three time in which the hoofs strike the ground in the following order: near hind, near fore and off hind together, off fore (leading leg): or off-hind, off-fore and near hind together, near fore (leading leg) |
| cap | the fee payable by a visitor for a day's hunting |
| Caprilli, Federico (1869-1907) | Italian cavarly officer known for originating the chief modern style of riding by abolishing the classical method (unsuitable for cross-country riding), and introducing the Forward Seat saddle
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| capriole | an air above the ground in which the horse half rears with the hocks drawn under, then jumps forward and high into the air, at the same time kicking out the hind legs with the soles of the feet turned upwards, before landing collectively on all four legs
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| catchweight | the random or optional weight carried by a horse when the conditions of a race do not specifiy a weight; except in matches, this does not occur now |
| cavalletti | a series of small wooden jumps used in the basic training of a riding horse in order to encourage it to lengthen its stride, improve its balance and loosen up and strengthen its muscles; cavaletti are used for schooling, either in the form of a grid or built up to make a fence |
| cavalletto | a small fence consisting of a squared-off pole, supported at each end in an X-shaped support; plural cavaletti |
| cayuse | an Indian horse or pony |
| certainty | a horse regarded as certain to win a particular race (may or may not be the official favorite) |
| chaff | meadow hay or green oat straw cut into short lengths for use as a feedstuff; it is mixed with corn or bran to form a bulk feed |
| charley | a fox |
| check | a halt in hunting when hounds lose the scent |
| cheekpiece | (a) the leather part of the bridle to which the bit is attached at one end and the headpiece at the other; (b) side pieces of a bit to whichthe reins are attached |
| chef d'équipe | the manager of an equestrian team responsible for making all the arrangements, both on and off the field for a national team competing abroad; this role is both organizational and strategical |
| chestnut | a horse with a gold to dark reddish-borwn coat, usually having a matching or slightly lighter or darker mane and tail, or sometimes with a flaxen folored mane and tail |
| chime | hounds giving tongue in unison when on the line of the quarry |
| chukka | a period of play in polo lasting seven and a half or eight minutes, depending on which countyr the game is being played in |
| classic | any one of the five chief English flat races for three-year-old horses: that is, the Derby, the Oaks, the St. Leger, the 1,000 Guineas and the 2,000 Guineas |
| Classical Airs | the aim classical equitation is to develop and perfect natural movements of the horse; movements comprised of exercies on the ground:
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| clear round | a show-jumping or cross-country round which is completed without jumping or time faults |
| cob | a type rather than a breed; a short legged animal with a maximum height of 15.1 hands high with the bone and substance of a heavy hunter, capable of carrying a substantial weight, and the best have the ability to gallop freely and willingly |
| co-favorite | one of two or more horses equally favored to win a race and given the same shortest price in the betting odds |
| cold bloods | heavy draft breeds used in industry, agriculture and transportation |
| colic | equine pain in the stomach; a horse with colic shows signs of being in pain, tends to try and roll, and sweats; sharp abdominal pain often the symptom of flatulence, an obstruction created by a mass of hard food, or faeces in the bowel, and which can lead to a twisted gut |
| collect | to pull a schooled horse together by creating impulsion with the legs and containing it with the hands, resulting with the horse bringing its hind legs more under its body |
| collection | shortening the pace by a light contact from the rider's hands and a steady pressure with the legs to make the horse flex in its neck, relax its jaw and bring its hocks well under it so that it is properly balanced |
| colt | male horse that has not been gelded (castrated), up to the age of 4 years; an ungelded male horse less than 4 years old |
| combination obstacle | in show-jumping, an obstacle consisting of two or more separate jumps which are numbered and judged as one obstacle |
| combined training | a dressage and show-jumping competition, possibly including a cross-country test, as in the three-day event |
| combined training competition | a comprehensive test of both horse and rider, consisting of the following three phases: dressage, cross-country and show-jumping, held over a period of one, two or three days depending on the type of competition |
| conformation | the make and shape of a horse; a horse with "good conformation" is stronger and more likely to stay sound than one with a weak conformation |
| contact | the link between the rider's hands and the horse's mouth made through the reins |
| corn | bruising of the sole in the angle between the wall of the hoof and the heel |
| corral | a pen or enclosure for animals, usually made of wood and always circular in shape, so that animals cannot injure themselves |
| country | the area over which a certain pack of hounds may hunt |
| country breds | horses or ponies that have been bred unselectively; they have no stud book, and their parents have usually been crossbred |
| couple | two hounds |
| courbette | an air above the ground in which the horse rears to an almost upright position, and then leaps forward several times on its hind legs; single version is called croupade |
| course | (a) a racecourse; (b) in show-jumping and cross-country a circuit consisting of a number of obstacles to be jumped in a particular order within a specified time limit; (c) for houngs to hunt by sight rather than by scent |
| course builder | the person responsible for designing and building a show-jumping or cross-country course |
| course designer | (a) a person who designs a show-jumping or cross-country course and may or may not actually build it as well; (b) (US) a course builder |
| covert | a hunting term for a thicket or small area of woodland |
| cow hocks | conformational weakness: hocks that turn inward at the point, like those of a cow |
| cow horse | the horse which a cowboy rides while working cattle |
| cowboy | a man who herds and tends cattle on ranches, doing his work mainly on horseback |
| crib biting | a stable vice, in which the horse gets hold of the door or manger with the incisors and swallos air, which leads to indigestion |
| crossbreeding | breeding from a mare and stallion that are of different breeds |
| croupade | an air above the ground in which the horse rears, and then jumps vertically with the hind legs drawn up towards the belly; multiple version is called courbette |
| cry | the noise made by the hounds when they are hunting their quarry |
| cub | a young fox |
| curb | a prominence situated a hand's breadth below the point of the hock, caused by a sprain of the calcaneometatarsal ligament, most conspicuous when horse viewed from side, and a serious blemish to a show horse; this condition is tolerated in racing, provided the horse is sound |
| curb bit | type of bit used in conjunection with a snaffle bit in a double bridle consisting of two metal cheekpieces and a mouthpiece with a central section (called a port) |
| curb chain | a metal chain which is fitted to the eyes of a curb or pelham bit and lies in the curb groove of the horse's jaw |
| curb groove | the groove of the lower jaw just behind the lower lip |
| curry comb | a piece of grooming equipment used to remove dirt and scurf from a body brush; it has a flat back, while the front consists of several rows of small metal teeth |
| cut | to geld or castrate a colt or stallion |
| cutting horse | a horse especially trained for separating selected cattle from a herd |
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Equinealities in place since 1997, Section in place 2001, Updated 1/27/2019
