Event Prospect.............Big,
Fast Horse
Dressage Prospect............Big,
Slow Horse
Hack Prospect.............Pretty
Color
Sporting Prospect............Short,
Fast Horse
Camp Prospect..............Fast
Horse that can turn
Endurance Prospect..........Fast
Horse which will turn sometimes
Flashy.....................White
Socks
Attractive.................
Bay
15.2hh.................14.3hhh
16.2hh.................15.3hh
To Loving Home Only............Expensive
To Show Home Only.............Very
Expensive
Needs Experienced
Rider..............Potentially Lethal
Elegant.......................Thin
In Good Condition................Foundered
Free Moving.....................Bolts
Quiet......................Lame
in Both Front Legs
Dead Quiet..............Lame
in All Four Legs
Good in Traffic (Bombproof)...............Lame
all 'Round, Deaf and Blind
Loves Children................Kicks
and Bites
Pony Type.................Small
and Hairy
Arab Type......................Looks
startled
TB Type...................Looks
Terrified
Quarter Horse Type.................Fat
Warmblood Type..................Big
and Hairy
Draught Type........................Big
and Exceedingly Hairy
Easy to Catch...................Very
Old
Must Sell....................Wife
has left home and taken kids
All Offers Considered...................I
am in traction for 6 months
Reluctant Sale...................Comes
with Title,... Deeds to Sydney Harbor Bridge
HORSE
PERSON'S GLOSSARY
Auction:
A popular social gathering, where you say you are only looking
Colic: Gastrointestinal
result of eating at horse show food stands
Colt: What
your mare gives you when you want a filly
Endurance ride:
End result when your horse spooks and runs away with you
Feed: Expensive
substance used to manufacture manure
Fence: Decorative
structure built to provide your horse with something to chew on
Grooming:
Fine art of removing dirt from your horse’s body and applying it to your body
Hock: Financial
condition of all horse owners
Lounging:
Popular training method in which a horse exercises his owner by spinning him in circles until dizzy
Pinto: Green
coat pattern found on a freshly washed gray horse left unattended in the stall for 10 minutes
Rasp: Abrasive
metal tool used to remove excess skin from knuckles
Stall: What
your rig does at rush hour in an unfamiliar city on the way to the horse show
