This is our list of unusual horse terms that you’ve probably heard, but don’t know what they mean. Have you heard of these terms?
- Broodmare—This is one of those horse terms you’ve probably heard a lot. It is another word for a mare or an adult female horse that is used for horse breeding.
- Cob—A stocky, rather small equine, or a large pony. Often a general description, but also applied to certain breeds such as the Welsh Cob. A bridle size designed for horses with small or short heads. Usually keeps a long browband and throatlatch to accommodate the wide forehead and jowls of cobs and other horses with somewhat wedge-shaped heads, such as the Arabian or the Morgan.
- Croup—The topline and immediate underlying musculature of the hindquarters. Runs from the tail to the loin, and from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock.
- Daisy Cutter—An equine that moves with long but low movement. Considered highly desirable in hunter-type horses.
- Damsire—The sire of the dam of a horse, analogous to the maternal grandfather in humans. Often known as the broodmare sire or maternal grandsire.
- Frog—A tough, rubbery, triangular part of the underside of a horse hoof that acts as a shock absorber for the horse’s foot and also assists in blood circulation of the lower leg.
- Jennet—A small, gaited equine of the Middle Ages, developed originally in Spain, used as a riding animal. Another word for a female donkey.
- Outlaw—This is one of those horse terms that horse owners love. It is a horse that is vicious or cannot be handled by humans.
- Quirt—Short-handled, flexible, weighted whip, of braided leather or rawhide, that is used by some Western-style riders.
- Typey—Slang for a horse that conforms to its breed standards, or type.
- Zebroid— Hybrid offspring of a zebra crossed on another equine, term includes the zorse, zony and zedonk. If you are looking for a horse property in Colorado, contact Colorado Horse Property today.