This page gathers the 221 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Pets”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 1 of 2: from “acceptance” to “jump”.
- acceptance noun A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
- add to the list verb To geld (a horse).
- aid noun The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
- air jacket noun An inflatable vest worn to cushion falls.
- allowance noun A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
- anticor noun A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart, caused by the friction of a harness.
- arrest noun A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
- back straight noun The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line; the backstretch.
- back the field verb To bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated "the field", will win.
- backstretch noun Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
- ball noun A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
- bar adv Denotes the minimum odds offered on other horses not mentioned by name.
- bareback verb To ride without a saddle.
- beak noun A toe clip.
- bellyband noun A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
- bolter noun A horse that wins at long odds.
- book noun The list of mares that a stallion will breed in a given season.
- bounce noun The situation where a horse races poorly after a successful race.
- break noun The start of a horse race.
- breeching noun A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
- bridle noun The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- bug noun An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
- bull ring noun An unusually short track, typically six furlongs or less for one lap.
- bullet noun The best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
- bullfinch noun An obstacle for a horse, consisting of a solid fence with brush above it, through which the horse should jump.
- bumper noun In National Hunt racing, a flat race for horses that have not yet competed either in flat racing or over obstacles.
- butteris noun A cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the farrier's shoulder, used in paring the hoofs of horses.
- cadence noun The number of strides per second of a racehorse, measured when the same foot/hoof strikes the ground
- call a cab verb To raise one's arm to maintain balance while riding.
- catchweight adv Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
- cavalier noun A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
- chalk noun The favorite in a sporting event.
- chalk out verb In a multi-race wager, to lose to the favorite in all of the remaining races.
- champ at the bit verb To bite the bit, especially when restless.
- charge noun A sort of plaster or ointment.
- chart caller noun A person who is responsible for systemically recording the performance of the racehorses throughout a horse race.
- chaser noun A horse trained for steeplechasing; a steeplechaser.
- chute noun An extension to a straightway on either the home stretch or the backstretch, to avoid having a turn at the start of the race.
- claiming race noun A race in which the competing horse can be claimed by anyone at the specified claiming price for the race.
- classic noun Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.
- clerk of the course noun An official responsible for track management and raceday preparation at a racecourse.
- closer noun A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.
- collar up verb To apply a harness to a horse.
- come to hand verb To perform well, to come under control.
- compound verb Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- conditions race noun A horse race in which the weights carried by the runners are allocated according to sex, age, and prior racing performance.
- counter-canter noun A canter that is performed in a circle, leading with the leg opposite to the direction of the canter.
- countermark noun An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
- countertime noun The resistance of a horse that interrupts its cadence and the measure of its manège, caused by bad horsemanship or the bad temper of the…
- couple verb To enter (multiple horses with the same owner) into a race so that a single bet can be placed on any of them winning.
- crib-biting noun A stereotypy in horses consisting of seizing the manger or other solid, usually wooden, object with the teeth and sucking in wind.
- cribbing noun A self-injurious tendency of certain horses to swallow air while slobbering and biting onto objects in and about their enclosure; cribbing…
- curb noun A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure…
- curb chain noun A chain running under the chin and attached to a curb bit, used to prevent the bit from rotating too much while limiting pressure on the…
- dark horse noun A horse whose capabilities are not known.
- distance noun Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to…
- double bridle noun A Weymouth bridle, which uses both a bradoon, held by a sliphead, and a curb bit, and is used with two reins.
- downface noun A profile characterized by a downward sloping muzzle.
- draw noun The stall from which a horse begins the race.
- draw bridle verb To pull on the reins (of a horse etc.) in order to slow it down or bring it to a stop; hence, to stop, draw up.
- drawmaster noun The person who determines the post positions for races.
- eventer noun The rider of a horse used in eventing.
- fault noun A penalty point assessed in horseback events such as show jumping.
- faunch verb To bite the bit, especially when restless; to champ.
- fence verb To jump over a fence.
- fire verb To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).
- flagfall noun The start of a horse race
- flat noun Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- flat out noun An uncambered corner of racetrack; a racetrack whose corners are uncambered.
- free rein noun A rein of a horse held loosely so that the animal can move more freely; also, the free condition that this gives to a horse.
- fusee noun An exostosis applied to a horse's cannon bone.
- futurity noun A race for two-year-old horses, nominated to run when still foals.
- gait noun One of the distinct patterns of locomotion exhibited by a horse, occurring either naturally or as a result of training.
- Garrison finish noun The situation where a competitor in a race pulls ahead at the last moment to score a dramatic victory.
- gate-to-wire adj From start to finish. (Usually used to describe a horse that wins a race by leading throughout, or its victory.)
- gold cup noun Any one of several highly prestigious, elite stakes races held globally, each testing different equine disciplines and distances.
- grandsire noun The sire of a sire, paternal grandfather
- gruelling noun A race in which the animal being raced finishes in a state of physical exhaustion.
- gymkhana noun A competition where riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes.
- hack verb To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- half brother noun A male half sibling (same dam, different sires).
- half sibling noun Any of two or more horses having the same dam but different sires.
- half sister noun A female half sibling (same dam, different sires).
- half-length noun Half the length of a horse.
- half-pass noun In dressage, a movement in which the horse moves forward and sideways at the same time
- hand-ride verb To urge the horse on with one's hands, without using the whip.
- handle noun The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
- hardboot noun An independent small-scale horse trainer or breeder, especially one associated with the U.S. state of Kentucky.
- heater noun A dead heat; a race in which two or more competitors reach the finish line simultaneously.
- hit out noun A fast gallop.
- hobby noun An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby.
- hod noun A bookmaker's bag.
- home and hosed adj Assured of winning.
- hood noun A head and neck covering placed on horses to protect against insects and sunlight, to slow coat growth and for warmth.
- hurdle noun An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
- impost noun The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race; the handicap.
- irons noun The stirrups.
- jail noun The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time…
- jigger noun An illicit electric shock device used to urge on a horse during a race.
- jump noun An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.