Animated horse-drawn wagon Equinality Lexicon

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in bloodsaid of hounds having made a kill
in foalpregnant
in full cry a pack of hounds in strong pursuit of the quarry and giving tongue
in the book accepted for, or entered in, the General Stud Book
inbreeding mating of brother and sister, sire (father) and daughter, son and dam (mother); the mating of related individuals, such as brother and sister, sire and daughter or son and dam
independent seat the ability to maintain a firm, balanced position on a horse's back, without relying on the reins or stirrups
in-hand class any of various show classes in which the animals are led, usually in a show bridle or head collar, but otherwise without saddlery (except for draught horses which are often shown in their harness), and are judged chiefly for conformation and/or condition
interval training a system of conditioning horses to increase speed and endurance, widely and successfully practiced by the US Three-Day event team
  • Improves respiration, circulation and removal of waste products by subjecting the horse alternately to stress from curtailed effort and rest.
  • Develops athletically efficient muscle through galloping at speeds just below the maximum the horse is safely capable of, alternated with walking intervals.
  • Successive gallops started following walking interval prior to horse's full recovery from previous gallop to stimulate heart and lungs to supply the oxygen shortfall in the blood.
  • Stage One - The First Months: Speed gradually increased in each series of gallops until horse attains minimum rewuired for trial in view.
  • Stamina improved by maintaining fixed numer of times (up to 5 a day, twice a week) of covering a constant distance with a constant 1.5 minute walking period.
  • Stage Two - Advanced Training: Minimum distance required is then attained by progressively increasing the number of daily gallops from 5 to perhaps nine.
  • Speed developed by short gallops at increasing speeds; stamina developed by increasing number of slightly longer gallops at slower speeds.
ironsstirrup irons
jiggle an ordinary gait of a cow horse averaging about 8 km/h (5mph)
jockey (a) a person engaged to ride a horse in a race; (b) formerly a dealer in horses, especially a disreputable one
joga short-paced trot
joint-master one of two or more people who share the mastership of a pack of hounds
jump jockey a jockey who races horses over hurdles or steeplechase fences
jumper any horse trained to compete over jumps, such as a steeplechaser or showjumper
jump-off in show-jumping, a round held to decide the winner of the competition from competitors who have tied for first place in the previous round
keep a grass field which is used for grazing; known as pastures in the US
kennel huntsman a person employed by a hunt which has an amateur huntsman to manage the hounds and to act as first whipper-in on hunting days
kennel man a person who works in hunt kennels under the supervision of a huntsman or kennel huntsman
kennels the buildings and yards where a pack of hounds is housed
Kentucky Derby the most famous Thoroughbred race in the USA, held at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky since 1875:
  • For three-year-olds carrying 57kg (1261 lbs)
  • Distance of 1.25 miles establish in 1896 (originally 1.5 miles)
  • Inaugural race in Triple Crown series, with Preakness and Belmont to follow

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Equinealities in place since 1997, Section in place 2001, Updated 1/27/2019
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