NWBHC Equinealities, Kid's Korner

Kid's Korner

February 1999

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Valentine Crispy Treats
3 tablespoons	margarine
1 - 10 oz. pkg.	marshmallows
6 cups	Rice Krispies
Melt margarine in a large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and stir in Rice Krispies cereal until well coated. Allow to cool 'til you can safely handle the mix and shape the hearts. Decorate with red frosting around the edges or you may add red food coloring when melting the margarine and marshmallows. Place molded hearts on a cooky sheet that has been coated with cooking spray or margarine. To keep from sticking to hands when shaping, coat them with margarine.

Gaits of the Horse

A gait is a manner of walking, running, or moving. The three natural gaits of any horse are the walk, trot and canter. The natural gaits of the Tennessee Walker are the walk, running walk, and the canter. Two other gaits - the slow gait and the rack - are artificial and must be learned by the horse.

Walk

The walk is a four-beat gait with the feet striking the ground in the following order: right front, left rear, left front, right rear. The feet should be lifted from the ground and placed down flat-footed.

Trot

The trot is a two-beat gait in which the left front and right rear feet and the right front and left rear feet strike the ground together. The horse's body remains in perfect balance. The trot should be balanced and springy.

Canter

The canter is a three-beat gait that should be slow. The canter is actually a restrained gallop in which the horse may lead with either of his front feet. The lead foot will be the first to leave and the last to strike the ground. When a horse leads with his left foot, the feet will strike the ground in the following order: right rear, left rear and right front, left front.

Markings of the Horse
Leg Markings
Left to Right: coronet - half pastern - pastern - ankle - half stocking - stocking - inside heel / outside heel - both heels

Face Markings
Left to Right: star and snip - stripe - blaze - bald - spot - race

Parts of the Horse

Published February 1999 in the North West Breyer Horse Club newsletter.
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Section in place 2001,
Updated 2/10/2007