Here is some important horse vocabulary. Basic through hard words in no real order.
Bay: A light to dark brown horse with black lower legs, mane and tail
Buckskin: A horse with a coat of light flaxen, with a black mane and tail
Chestnut: Reddish-Brown
Dun: A pale beige horse, with black legs and a dark stripe along its back
Flaxen: Pale yellow
Roan: A bay, black or chestnut horse, with white hairs sprinkled on its coat
Piebald: A black horse with white patches
Skewbald: A horse of any shade, except black, with white patches
Blaze: A facial marking on a horse
Pack Pony: A pony used to carry loads
Driving Horse: A horse used to pull carts or carriages
Mare: A mature female horse
Stallion: A male horse used for breeding
Gelding: A male horse that has been gelded
Foal: A young horse that is still nursing
Colt: A young male horse no longer nursing but no more than four years old
Filly: A young female horse no longer nursing but no more than four years old
Mustang: A wild horse
Muzzle: The mouth, jaws, and nose of the horse
Barrel: The roundedsides of a horse, formed by the ribs
Dressage: A method of training horses often displayed at competitions
Hand: A unit of measuring a horses's height from hoof to withers, equal to 4 inches
Gaits: A horses different paces
Walk: A slow and steady gait about 3 to 4 miles per hour
Jog/Trot: A gait about 6 to 8 miles per hour where a rider might post if riding fast
Lope/Canter: A steady gait about 8 to 10 miles per hour
Gallop: Ths fastest gait about 25 to 30 mile per hour
Bridle: A harness for the horse's head, usually meaning the head stall, bit, and reins
Bit: The mouthpiece of a bridle
Reins: The leather strap attached toeach side of the bit , by which the rider controls the horse
Currycomb: A flat comb, usually round or oval shaped, for loosening dirt on a horse's coat
Dandy Brush: A brush used for making sweeping strokes across the horse's coat to remove dirt
Cinch: A starp that goes under the barrel of the horse to secure the sattle
Hoof Pick: A curved pick used to remove debris impacted within the horseshoe of a shod horse
Neigh: Usually used by horses to let other know where they are, also called a whinny
Nicker: A gental call often used as a greeting to other horses and sometimes humans
Cavalry: A soldier on horseback
Polo: A game played on horseback
Rodeo: An American horse show at which cowboys display riding and herding skills
Buckskin: A horse with a coat of light flaxen, with a black mane and tail
Chestnut: Reddish-Brown
Dun: A pale beige horse, with black legs and a dark stripe along its back
Flaxen: Pale yellow
Roan: A bay, black or chestnut horse, with white hairs sprinkled on its coat
Piebald: A black horse with white patches
Skewbald: A horse of any shade, except black, with white patches
Blaze: A facial marking on a horse
Pack Pony: A pony used to carry loads
Driving Horse: A horse used to pull carts or carriages
Mare: A mature female horse
Stallion: A male horse used for breeding
Gelding: A male horse that has been gelded
Foal: A young horse that is still nursing
Colt: A young male horse no longer nursing but no more than four years old
Filly: A young female horse no longer nursing but no more than four years old
Mustang: A wild horse
Muzzle: The mouth, jaws, and nose of the horse
Barrel: The roundedsides of a horse, formed by the ribs
Dressage: A method of training horses often displayed at competitions
Hand: A unit of measuring a horses's height from hoof to withers, equal to 4 inches
Gaits: A horses different paces
Walk: A slow and steady gait about 3 to 4 miles per hour
Jog/Trot: A gait about 6 to 8 miles per hour where a rider might post if riding fast
Lope/Canter: A steady gait about 8 to 10 miles per hour
Gallop: Ths fastest gait about 25 to 30 mile per hour
Bridle: A harness for the horse's head, usually meaning the head stall, bit, and reins
Bit: The mouthpiece of a bridle
Reins: The leather strap attached toeach side of the bit , by which the rider controls the horse
Currycomb: A flat comb, usually round or oval shaped, for loosening dirt on a horse's coat
Dandy Brush: A brush used for making sweeping strokes across the horse's coat to remove dirt
Cinch: A starp that goes under the barrel of the horse to secure the sattle
Hoof Pick: A curved pick used to remove debris impacted within the horseshoe of a shod horse
Neigh: Usually used by horses to let other know where they are, also called a whinny
Nicker: A gental call often used as a greeting to other horses and sometimes humans
Cavalry: A soldier on horseback
Polo: A game played on horseback
Rodeo: An American horse show at which cowboys display riding and herding skills
