Equinality Lexicon
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| gad | a spur |
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| gag | a gag snaffle bit has cheek pieces which pass through the holes in the top and bottom rings and lead right on to the reins; this severe form should only be used by a rider with good ahnds |
| gag bridle | a severe form of bridle: cheekpieces are made of founded leather and pass through holes at the top and bottom of the bit rings, before attaching direcly to the reins |
| gait | also called Pace; most breeds' gaits consits of the walk, trot, canter, and gallop, but some special breeds have different or additional gaits, such as the five gaited Saddlebred and the Paso Fino |
| gaited horse | (a) one that is trained in artificial and natural gaits; (b) a prominent class of American show horse having five gaits, two of which are cultivated artificially (the stepping pace and the rack) with some hereditary ability |
| gall | a skin sore usually occurring under the saddle or girth and is a sign of bad horsemanship and stable management; work should cease until galls are healed and skin hardened |
| galloway | an Australian show ring category based upon an animal's height: a Galloway measures from 14 to 15 hands high (in Australia ponies are under 14 hands high) |
| garron | any native pony of Scotland or Ireland |
| gate | frequently used as an upright obstacle in show-jumping competitions |
| gelding | a castrated male horse; a male horse whch has been castrated |
| gestation | the period between conception and foaling, normally about eleven months |
| get | the offspring of a stallion |
| girth | (a) the circcumference of a horse, measured behind the withers round the deepest part of the body; (b) a band, usually of leather, webbing or nylon, passed under the belly of the horse to hold the saddle in place |
| give tongue | for hounds to bark or bay when in full cry after a quarry |
| go short | said of a horse which is lame or restricted in its action |
| Godolphin Arab or Barb | one of three foundations stallions for the English Thoroughrbed, imported from Paris by Mr. Edward Coke of Derbyshire.
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| going | the condition of a race track or other ground over which a horse travels; variously classified as soft, good, hard, holding (sticky mud), etc. |
| gone to ground | a fox having taken refuge in an earth or a drain |
| good mouth | a horse with a soft, sensitive mouth |
| goose rump | refers to a horse with hind quarters that slop very sharply from the point of croup to the tail; it is a weak aspect of the conformation |
| Grand Pardubice | a gruelling steeplechase in Czechoslovakia, held annually on the second Sunday in October
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| green | (a) a horse which is broken but not fully trained, an inexperienced horse; (b) a trotter or pacer which has not been raced against the clock |
| grey | a dark-skinned horse with a coat of black and white hairs mixed together; the wither ones becoming more predominant with each change of coat |
| groom | (a) any person who is responsible for looking after a horse; (b) to clean the coat and feet of a horse |
| grooming kit | collectively, the brushes and other items of equipment used to groom a horse |
| ground | to let the reins touch the ground after dismounting so that the horse will stand without having to be tied up |
| ground money | in a rodeo the entry fee and purse money split equally among all contestants in an event when there is no outright winner |
| gymkhana | mounted games, most frequently for children under sixteen, many of which are adaptations of children's party games |
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Equinealities in place since 1997, Section in place 2001, Updated 1/27/2019
