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Color Translations
White- Blanco
Black = Negro
Chestnut = Alazan
Grey = Moro
Black Grey- Moro Negro
Dapple Grey- Moro Pataconeado
Honey Grey- Moro Melado
Dark Bay - Zaino
Red Bay - Castano Sangre de toro
Light Hazel - Castano Claro
Buckskin- Bayo
Deer color - Cervuno
Palomino - Isabela
Roan - Rosillo
Swan - Cisnes
Horseman's Dictionary (from "The Colombian Paso Fino Horse" by Jamie Mejia)
Abierto de Capones - When, while observing from behind while in motion or standing, a big space between the hock joints is noticed.
Agitate - Alborotar - Excite with excess the brio of a horse.
Bad Plumbing - Desaplomado - When due to plumbing deficiency, the horse's faults are observed when the animals are in movement or still.
Bit - Freno - Metal instrument that is introduced in the mouth of the horse, over the bars of the mouth and above the tongue, and serves to control the animal. It is composed of shanks, spoon, laster, bit knob and curb chain; it is held to the nape of the neck by of means of its corresponding head stall.
Blubber Lipped - Belfo - The horse that has a longer lower lip, or the upper denture and jaw bone are shorter than the lower one.
Boca de Trapo - This name is given to the example that does not have the sufficient support in the mouth.
Bosal - Bozal - The part that goes over the animals nose.
Bosal Curb - Barbada - The part that joins the muzzle by it's two rings, paled under the jaw of the horse.
Bow of Saddle - Fuste - The framework of the saddle
Braceador- When the horse in it's gait, pulls the fore legs in excess towards the side.
Brow Band - Frentera O Testera - An element that is placed on the face of the horse and has the function of preventing the headstall from falling to the neck.
Brio - Power, spirit, grace, vigor, impulse, decision. The natural disposition to quickly obey the riders orders.
Bucking - Agacharse - When the horse puts it's head between the forelegs and kicks up it's heels.
Cabecear: It is said of that animal that when mounted and in movement, roughly moves the head, trying to snatch the rein from the rider. Generally they do this when they feel uncomfortable with the bit or when they are improperly trained.
Cabestrear: When a horse allows itself to be , led ina docile manner by the halter or lead line.
Cabezada: The piece of leather that, passing by the nape of the neck, sustains the bosal and the noal curb.
Cabos: Rear and Fore legs of the horse when the color of the limbs are to be named, or a quality or fault.
Camping Under - Remeter: Enter the feet within itself.
Careto: When the white spot of the face touches at least two thirds (2/3) parts.
Cark - Candeleo - When a horse hits one rear leg with the other.
Cargado de frente: the name given to a horse that carries out too much force when it is stopped.
Cargado de lado: Expression used for the horse that pulls the rein more from one side than to the other.
Cejar O Retroceder: Move backwards or fall back, when the horse is make to walk backwards.
Cerrero: A horse that is neither trained nor broken.
Ciclan O Monorquido: The name given to the horse to which a testicle has not yet descended to the scrotum.
Cinch - Cincha: A band that serves to secure the saddle to the horse.
Clavado O Engatillado: When the neck and head are too low (position opposite to destapado).
Collecting - Afinar: Refining, to collect up the horse in its gait.
Croup Movement - Movido de Anca: When in movement, a horizontal or vertical movement is observed in the horses croup or in its rump.
Crupper - Grupa O Baticola: The belt that holds the saddle so that it will not move towards the front. It goes from the bow of the saddle to the root of the tail; such belt is round in the part that goes around the root of the tail.
Cuatro Albo: When the animal's four legs are white.
Chambuque: A loop formed by the rawhide or lasso when it is thrown to catch a horse.
Chaps - Zamarros: The wide leather trouser that protect the rider from the horses sweat, as well as from the mud. The colombian rider also uses them to obtain greater elegance over it's breast.
Cheek - Carrillos: The fleshy part of the face.
Chuparse: When the horse contracts as if going to buck in a rapid and rough manner.
Desbarrigar: Action of passing the girth towards the back.
Descosquillar: When the horse is accustomed to being touched all over.
Diagonal: The set of opposite rear and fore leg and left rear leg set of opposite rear and fore leg.
Dorsal Stripe - Raya de Hula O Cordon de Mula: Black or brown colored line on the back of the animal. It goes from withers to the tail.
Drinking with one or two lips - Beber con uno O Ambos Lados: When the white spot touches one or both lips of the horse.
Encoletado: The horse that offers resistance to turn on a given side, and at times, persists on turning on just one rein.
Endosado: The movement performed by the paso fino horse when it disarranges its movements, and moves only in laterals eve if four beats are heard.
Emparejar: To make the horse maintain its gait.
Enladrillado: White spots on the backs of horses.
Espiado: It is said of a horse that is impaired or painful in its hoofs because of lack of horseshoes.
Estacado: That which offers resistance to move.
Falesear: When an horse limps on one of its legs.
Galuchar: The gallop a paso fino horse performs with one fore leg when it is in movement.
Garra, Gualdrapa O Sudadero - What protects the saddle from the horses sweat, and protects the horse from sores that may be caused by the saddle.
Gatear: When the paso fino horse walks with the fore legs in a very low position.
Gelding - Castrados O Capones: The name given to those horses from which the testicles have been removed.
Gocho: When part of the ear is missing, or when one of them is deformed.
Headstall of the halter - Jaquima: The set of pieces that serve to hold an animal from the head. It is composed of the following parts:
Headstall
Headstall slip throat latch
Brow band
Bosal
Bosal curb
Hogadera - Throat latch
Lead line
Height - Alzada - the height of a horse as it is measured from the withers to the ground.
Hogadera: It is placed by the headstall and throat latch of the halter, and seves to prevent the horse from easily pulling the headstall away.
Jarrete: Hock of the horse.
Jettera: a device made of soft rope or horse hair that is used prior to training with a bit. It is wrapped around the horses lower jaw (hold the tongue down) and tied under the chin. Reins are then attached.
Lateral Movement: Movimiento Lateral: The set of same side rear and fore leg.
Lead line- Pisador: It holds the slip throat latch of the halter headstall and serves to lead or tie the horse.
Lerdo: a horse with little courage, heavy, slow.
Leading leg - Bipedo Dominate: It is the one that gives the impulse and determines the origin and classification of the gait. It is formed by a rear and fore leg when they fall to the ground, at the same time or in the support order.
Limbs Posterior - Miembros Posteriores: The rear legs.
Lunanco: It is said of the horse that has a croup higher on one side than the other.
Majadear: Act of expelling dung.
Mamones: The foal's teeth at it's first age, that is the milk teeth.
Meter La Cola: When the horse puts it's tail between the rear legs.
Montura: The proper seat to ride a horse. It is formed by a wooden frame, iron, etc. that is covered in leather. It is composed of the following parts.
Bow of the saddle (saddle tree)
Packsaddle
Stirrup leathers
Stirrups
Girth
Rump or Crupper
Neck Flexing - Quebrar: The act the trainer carries out in order to loosen the horses neck muscles when he begins training or when he is in the process of training.
Nosing Out - Destapado: When the horse being in progress carries the neck and head in the lengthend position, without having the contraction, elegance and posture that is expected of our horses.
Ojo De Plata O Argel: When the horse has a glass eye.
Packsaddle - Bastos: The part of the saddle that protects the animal from the bows of the saddle, and fixes it on the animals back, Generally they are filled with horse hair or elements that may provide softness.
Pad Cover, Alfombra: An andorment that is placed over the saddle pad and makes the horse feel more comfortable with the saddle.
Parrot Mouth - Picudo: The horse that has a longer upper lip, or the upper denture and jawbone surpass the lower one.
Phenotype - Fentotipo - The characteristics already acquired, that is, the physical expression of the genes. The phenotype to which we make reference is its type, this is, its external formation and apperance, as well as its performance.
Pies: There are four: The anterior limb terminal parts are called front legs whereas the posterior ones are called rear legs.
Plumbing - Aplomos en los caballos: It consists of the mot adequate direction of the oblique and perpendicular radius of the locomotive legs, for the best support of the body and for its easiest movement, direction indicated at the same time by the similarity of the articular organs and by the vertical line. Let us imagine perpendicular plumbing lines taken from different places on the ground, with the purpose of comparing their direction to the locomotive legs, and so observe the deviation or perfection of the legs. This must be observed from the front, back and side. The oblique radius of the legs, are the degree of the inclination of the determined parts of the horse, compared to the imaginary parallel lines, that may form equal angles, according to the diverse aptitudes to which animals are subjected.
Pony horse - Amadrinar: To accompany one horse with the other.
Post - Botalon: A long stick, generally with a stake at the top that is used to train animals.
Provocar: When we search for the courage of a horse.
Race - Raza: Constant variety of an animal species.
Relinchon: Name given to the horse that is not well castrated.
Rein - Rienda: The object that serves to lead, sustain or direct the horse. It is formed by the - alzafreno -, that are the belts tht join the reins to the bit, the arms of the reins, and the whipper.
Resistidor: When a horse offers resistance to moving and stays in one same place, although its rider has given it opposite order.
Resortado: When talking about horses, it refers to the good elasticity or action in the rear legs.
Rezandero: When a horse convulsively moves its lips. This name is also given in some reginos to those hores that stumble.
Sentar de Frente: name given to the horse that when in a forward position, puts'-in its rear legs slowly sliding them forwards, and remains still almost immediately.
Sentar de Lado - It is when a horse is demanded to turn to one of it's sides, in a more or less forced manner, and puts-in the rear leg on the side to which it turns, slowly sliding forwards, to give the turn more velocity and equilibrium.
Slip Throat Latch - Pata de Jaquima: They are the ones that, also passing by the nape of the neck are held to a leadline.
Spook - Pajarero: When the horse is easily frightend.
Straps - Arciones: They are the belts that hold the stirrups to the bows of the saddle.
Sway back - Pando: When the animal's dorsal line takes a well pronounced concave form, allowing a sway back to be seen.
Swisher - Coleador: The horse that roughly moves or swishes the tail when it is in progress; the swishing may be horizontal or vertical in manner.
Tren Anterior: The set of both fore legs
Tren Posterior: The set of both rear legs.
Tijereta: When the ear is split at one end.
Tornear O Poner A la Cuerda: make a horse turn in a circle.
Trainer - Chalan: Trainer and rider of the horse.
Volateria: When the horse is within the gait.
Zebra Stripes - Acebrado: stripes in the rear and fore legs, similar to those of a zebra. |
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