Glossary
Riding words, explained plainly. Tack, gaits, coat colours and the western vocabulary, for anybody who arrived mid-sentence.
- Tack and equipmentThe saddle, the bridle, the bits and the straps, and what the western names for them mean.→
- Gaits and movementHow a horse moves, what each gait is called, and the words for asking for one.→
- Western disciplines and the moves in themThe sports, and the specific manoeuvres they are scored on.→
- Ranch and cowboy workCattle, brands, and the words for a bunch of horses — mostly vaquero Spanish worn down by a century of English.→
- The horse itselfAge, sex, breeding and height — the vocabulary for describing an individual horse.→
- Colours and markingsCoat colours, face and leg markings, and the difference between a colour and a breed.→
- Arena, competition and scoringWhere a class happens, how it is run, and how a judge writes down what they saw.→
- Care, health and the stableFeeding, feet, common ailments and the daily work of keeping a horse well.→