Equinality Lexicon
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| pace | anther term for gait; also a variation of the two time gait (trot) when the horse's legs move in lateral pairs; a lateral gait in two time, in which the hind leg and the foreleg on the same side move forward together |
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| pacemaker | in racing, a horse which takes the lead and sets the speed for the race |
| pacer | horse that trots using its legs in lateral pairs, such as near foreleg and near hindleg together; the normal trot uses diagonal pairs, such as near foreleg and off hindleg together
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| pad | the foot of a fox |
| paddock | (a) a grasst enclosure near a stable or house in which horses can be turned out; (b) the enclosure at a racecourse in which the horses are paraded and then mounted before the race |
| pancake | an English riding saddle |
| parabola | the arc made by a horse from the point of take-off to the point of landing as it jumps an obstacle |
| parallel bars | a type of spread fence used in both show-jumping and cross-country courses, consisting of two sets of posts and rails |
| parimutuel | the US and continental equivalent of the totalizer; a form of betting in which the total amount wagered, after deduction of a percentage for costs, etc., is divided among the holders of the winning and place tickets; an electro-mechanical apparatus is used for recording the number and amount of bets staked by this method |
| parrot mouth | when the upper jaw overhangs the lower jaw so there is no true contact between the uppwer and lower incisor teeth; in bad cases, grazing is difficult, and the horse often has digestive problems; it is also called "undershot" mouth |
| passage | one of the classical high school airs, comprising a spectacular elevated trot in slow motion
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| pelham bit | a bit designed to produce with only one mouthpiece the combined effects of the snaffle bit and curb bit; normally made of metal, vulcanite or rubber and used either with two reins, or one rein, in which case a leather couplet is used to link the two rings of the bit |
| penalty | in racing, an additional weight handicap carried by a horse, usually imposed when it has won a race since the weights for the race in which the penalty is given were published |
| perfecta | a type of wagering in which the better must select the first and second place finishers without regard to the actual order inwhich they pass the post |
| photo-finish | the result of a race photographed by a camera with a very narrow field of vision situated at the winning post on a race-course; a camera was first used for recording a photo-finish in 1890 by John Hemment at Sheepshead Bay in the United States |
| piaffe | a classical high school air, comprising a spectacular trot with great elevation and cadence performed on the spot
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| picnic races | meetings held in Australia's Outback, when amateur riders and their grass-fed moutns compete against each other for small prizes on primitive bushland racetracks |
| piebald | a horse whose coat consists of large irregular and clearly defined patches of black and white hairs |
| pigeon toes | toes that turn inward |
| pinto | a piebald or skewbald horse |
| pirouette | in dressage, a turn within the horse's length, that is, the shortest turn it is possible to make; there are three kinds of pirouette - the turn on the center, the turn on the forehand and the turn on the haunches |
| place | to finish second in a horserace |
| planks | a show-jumping obstacle made up of painted planks about 30 cm (1 ft) wide |
| plug | any slow or broken down horse |
| points | term used to describe colors; refers to the mane, tail and lower limbs |
| polo | a mounted stick and ball game, bearing a resemblance to hockey played between two teams of four a side
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| polocrosse | Australian mounted game which is rather like a horseback version of lacrosse: the ball is scooped up in a small net at the end of a long stick and is then carried or thrown |
| pony | (a) a horse not exceeding 14.2 hand shig at maturity; (b) the sum of £25 in gambling |
| pony speed test | the racing of ponies ridden by light boy riders around the quarter-mile circuit at showgrounds in Australia |
| post | (a) either the starting or winning post in racing; (b) to rise from the saddle at the trot |
| post and rails | a type of obstacle in show jumping and cross country courses consisting of upright posts between which are laid a number of horizonal posts; in show-jumping the rails are simply supported by the posts, whereas in cross-country events, they are fixed to the posts |
| prepotent | when the sire or dam tends to pass on his or her characteristics to their progeny |
| price | the odds quoted by a bookmaker at a race meeting for a particular horse |
| prix des nations | an international team show-jumping competition held at an official international horse show; four members compete in each team jumping the courses twice, the three best scores of the team are counted in each round; in the event of equality after the two rounds a jump-off is held in which faults and time are totalled to give the final result; again only the three best scores and times are counted |
| punter | a person who bets regularly on horses |
| quarters | the area of a horse's body extending from teh rear of teh flank to the root of the tail and downwards on either side to the top of the leg: the hindquarters |
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Equinealities in place since 1997, Section in place 2001, Updated 1/27/2019
