Event Prospect.............Big, Fast Horse
Dressage Prospect............Big, Slow Horse
Hack Prospect.............Pretty Color
Sporting Prospect............Short, Fast Horse
Camp Prospect..............Fast Horse which can turn
Endurance Prospect..........Fast Horse which will turn sometimes
Flashy.....................White Socks
Attractive................. Bay
15.2hh.................14.3hhh
16.2hh.................15.3hh
To Loving Home Only............Expensive
To Show Home Only.............Very Expensive
Needs Experienced Rider..............Potentially Lethal
Elegant.......................Thin
In Good Condition................Foundered
Free Moving.....................Bolts
Quiet......................Lame in Both Front Legs
Dead Quiet..............Lame in All Four Legs
Good in Traffic (Bombproof)...............Lame all Round, Deaf and Blind
Loves Children................Kicks and Bites
Pony Type.................Small and Hairy
Arab Type......................Looks startled
TB Type...................Looks Terrified
Quarter Horse Type.................Fat
Warmblood Type..................Big and Hairy
Draught Type........................Big and Exceedingly Hairy'
Easy to Catch...................Very Old
Must Sell....................Wife has left home and taking kids
All Offers Considered...................I am in Traction for 6 months
Reluctant Sale...................Comes with Title Deeds to Sydney
Harbor
Bridge
HORSEPERSON'S GLOSSARY
Auction: A popular social gathering where you can
change your horse from a liability to an asset
Colic: Gastrointestinal result of eating at horse show
food stands
Colt: What your mare gives you when you want a filly
Endurance ride: End result when your horse spooks and
runs away with you
Feed: Expensive substance used to manufacture manure
Fence: Decorative structure built to provide your
horse something to chew on
Grooming: Fine art of removing dirt from your horse's
body and applying it to your own
Hock: Financial condition of all horse owners
Longeing: Popular training method in which a horse
exercises his owner by spinning him in circles until dizzy
Pinto: Green coat pattern found on a freshly washed
gray horse left unattended in the stall for 10 minutes
Rasp: Abrasive metal tool used to remove excess skin
from knuckles
Stall: What your rig does at rush hour in an
unfamiliar city on the way to a horse show