Description

 

The equipment used on horses

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The piece of tack placed on the horse's back that the rider sits in

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The piece of tack placed on the horse's head when riding, it is how the rider controls the horse

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Tack placed on the horses head, mainly used for leading horse from the ground

and the rope attached to the head collar for leading and tying up

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The piece of tack used in the horse's mouth, they are normally metal but can also be made other materials such as plastic.

 

Tack the rider holds that attaches to the bit in the horse's mouth

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The metal cups that the rider places their feet in, they are attached to the saddle by long, adjustable straps called stirrup leathers

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A soft pad that sits under the saddle to provide cushioning and helps to keep the saddle in place

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The thick strap that secures the saddle to the horse, it runs under their belly just behind the front legs

Protective wraps place on the horses legs or hooves to protect against injury

Elastic cord placed from the bit to the girth, used loosely to help keep the contact consistent for the benefit of the horse 

 

Name

Tack

Saddle

Bridle

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Headcollar &
Lead Rope

Bit

Reins

Stirrups

Saddlepad/
Numnah

Girth

Boots

Bungies
 

Tack and Equipment

Horsey Jargon

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Description

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The ‘trousers’ worn by riders, they are normally close fitting for safety and, for comfort, have no seams along any areas that are in contact with the saddle

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Specialist riding footwear that are ankle high with a smooth sole and small heel

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Normally worn with jodhpur boots around the lower legs to protect them from rubbing against the saddle and to provide extra grip

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Specialist knee high boots for riding that have a smooth sole and small heel

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Gloves designed specifically for riding with extra grip and no seams in the areas that the rider holds the reins

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A protective item worn on the top half of the rider for safety

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Hats designed specifically for horse riding that have a hard outer shell over protective cushioning and three point strap that fastens under the chin. Also known as a hard hat or skull cap

Name

Jodphurs &
Breeches

Jodphur Boots

Chaps

Long Boots

Riding Style Gloves

Body Protector

Riding Hat

Description

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The area where horses are kept

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This is for facilities that provide a service where people pay to keep their horses at the yard. Some yards will run this alongside a business providing lessons, while other yards are purely set up for customers to pay to keep their horses

 

The outdoor space where horses live and graze

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The indoor space where horses live

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The lock used at the bottom of a stable door

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Dried grass that horses eat

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Semi dried grass that is wrapped in bales and left to naturally ferment, but is more nutritional than hay and contains less dust

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Highly nutritional food for horses, fed much more sparingly than grass, hay or haylage

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A secure room that houses horse tack and equipment

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The space which you exercise horses in, they usually have a sand surface and can either be outdoors – with no cover, or indoors – with a large roof cover

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A form of exercise on horses outside of the arena usually on quiet roads, fields, or bridleways 

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The name for exercise usually undertaken inside an arena to train the horse and rider

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The action of getting on a horse

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The specially trained and qualified person who looks after the horses feet (hooves) and puts on the horse shoe

Name

Yard

 

Livery
Yard

Field or Paddock

Stable

Kick Bolt

Hay

Haylage

Horse Feed

Tack Room

Arena/School/
Menage

Hack

Schooling

Mount

Farrier
 

At The Yard

Horse

• Horse – fully grown adult equine over 14.2 hands high

• Pony – fully grown adult equine under 14.2 hands high

• Foal – a baby horse or pony that is under 1 year old

• Hands (hh) – the unit that horses and ponies are measured in: 1 hand = 4 inches

• Mane – the long hair that the horse has running over the length of their neck

• Forelock – the long hair that grows over the forehead of the horse, the horse equivalent to a human ‘fringe’

• Hoof – the technical name for a horse’s foot

Paces

• Walk =  4 beats / 4 mph

• Trot = 2 beats / 8 mph

• Canter = 3 beats / 10 – 17 mph

• Gallop = 4 beats / 20 – 30 mph