Equine Terminology

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Across
  1. 6. A 3 beat gait
  2. 7. A 4 beat gait, fastest gait of the horse
  3. 8. Equipment used to ride horses
  4. 10. A baby horse
  5. 11. A young female horse under 4 years old
  6. 12. A piece of equipment (normally metal) that is placed in a horse’s mouth to give the rider control of the horse
  7. 14. The act of a horse giving birth
  8. 16. The species name for all horses
  9. 17. Headgear consisting of buckled straps, including a crown piece, cheek pieces, throatlatch, browband, and noseband, used to control a horse.
  10. 18. (2 words - no spaces) The most popular breed of horse in the US
Down
  1. 1. The movement and speed of a horse
  2. 2. An Uncastrated male horse
  3. 3. A horse that is approximately one year old
  4. 4. A 2 beat diagonal gait
  5. 5. A four beat slow gait
  6. 7. A castrated male horse
  7. 9. A young uncastrated male horse under 4 years old
  8. 13. The piece of equipment that sits on the back of the horse for riding
  9. 14. A person who works on horse hooves, usually applying shoes or trimming
  10. 15. A female horse
  11. 16. The practice of horse riding and horsemanship