Equinality Lexicon
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| race card | the printed programme of a race meeting giving information, including the name and time of each race, and the names of all horses, their owners and trainers and the weights to be carried |
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| race meeting | (a) a meeting at a given place for the purpose of holding a fixed number of horseraces; (b) the period during which this meeting takes place |
| racecourse | a race track properly constructed for flat and/or steeplechasing and hurdle racing, together with all the relevant facilities, such as grandstands, paddocks, stables, office buildings, etc. and administered by appointed officials |
| racehorse | a hores bred and trained for racing, either on the flat or over hurdles or steeplechase obstacles |
| racing plate | a thin very lightweight horseshoe used on racehorses |
| racing saddle | a saddle designed for use on racehorses, whichmay range from the very light type of less than 1 kg (2 lbs) used for flat racing, to the heavier more solid type used for hurdling and steeplechasing |
| rack | four beat gait with each foot moving rapidly, with short, equal intervals between each hoof beat, as in the American Saddlebred; the most spectacular movement of the five gaited American Saddle Horse, it is a very fast even gait in which each foot strikes the gournd separately in quick succession |
| range horse | a horse which is born and brought up on the range, and is never handled until it is brought in to be broken |
| rear | for a horse to rise up on the hind legs |
| red flag | a marker used in equestrian sports to denot the right-hand extremity of any obstacle; it is also used to mark a set track and must always be passed on the left-handed side |
| red ribbon | a piece of red ribbon tied round the tail of a horse, espcially when hunting, to indicate that it is a known kicker |
| refusal | (a) in racing, the failure of a horse to attempt to jump a hurdle or steeplechase fence; (b) in show-jumping and combined traingin, either the act of passing an obstacle which is to be jumped, or stopping in front of it |
| rein back | to make a horse step backwards while being ridden or driven |
| reins | a pair of long narrow straps attached to the bit or bridle and used by the rider or driver to guide and control his horse |
| renvers | a dressage movement on two tracks in which the horse moves at an angle of not more than 30 degrees along the side of the arena with the hind legs on the outer and the forelegs on the inner track, looking in the direction it is going and being bent slightly round the inside leg of the rider |
| rep | a cowboy employed to search for and round up cattle which have strayed from the ranch of his employer; such cattle would be recognized by their brand |
| resistance | the act of refusing to go forward, stopping, running back or rearing |
| ride off | in polo, to push one's pony against that of another player in order to prevent him from playing the ball |
| riding school | an establishment where people are taught to ride and horses can be hired for riding, or may be taken for livery, or both |
| rig | a nale horse with one or both testicles retained in the abdomen, which can be corrected by an operation which will enable them to descend; following the operation, the horse should be gelded as this tends to be hereditary |
| ringbone | an infammatory growth of bone, or extosis, connected with the pastern; see sidebones
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| ringer | a horse entered in a race under the name of another horse, the object being to win bets illegally on a good horse, which the public and bookmakers believe to be an inferior one |
| roach back | conformation weakness, the back is convex |
| roan | a horse having a black, bay or chestnut coat with an admixture of white hairs (especially on the body and neck), which modifies the color |
| roman nose | describes a horse with a convex face |
| rope horse | any horse whichis especially trained and used for roping cattle |
| run mute | said of hounds which are running very fsat and thus have no time to speak |
| run out | (a) in show-jumping and combined training, to avoid an obstacle which is to be jumped by running to one side or the other of it; (b) in racing, to avoid an obstacle which is to be jumped or to pass on the wrong side of a marker flag |
| runner | any horse taking part in a particular race |
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Equinealities in place since 1997, Section in place 2001, Updated 1/27/2019
