Equine Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. young female horse
  2. 4. mature female horse, usually over 3 years old
  3. 5. basic for beat lateral gait
  4. 6. mature male horse, usually over 2 years old
  5. 8. three beat gait in which the first and third beats are made by 2 legs striking the ground independently and the second beat by a diagonal pair striking the ground together
  6. 10. western term for slower more relaxed trot
  7. 11. young horse still nursing, usually less than 6 months old
Down
  1. 2. young horse between 1-2 years old
  2. 3. castrated male horse
  3. 5. young horse weaned from its dam,less than one year old
  4. 7. western term for a slower form of canter
  5. 8. young intact male horse
  6. 9. two beat diagonal gait