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P.O.P. Purified oxytocin principal
Pace: the pace is a two-beat lateral gait in which
a horse moves both right feet and then moves both left feet. In a pace the
front and rear foot are picked up and then set down simultaneously making
only one beat. A pacing horse will move its head side to side to counter the
motion of its feet Pace-Walk:
the pace-walk is a lateral four-beat gait in which the horse will pick up
both the front and rear foot simultaneously, then moves the rear foot faster
than the front foot and sets the rear foot down before the front foot. This
allows the pace-walker to have an up and down head shake, and have a
four-beat cadence. The pace-walk is much closer to a flat foot walk than a
pace, having both a head shake and a four beat cadence
Pacer: a harness horse which races at the pace to a
lightweight sulky
Pacing: when the horse moves its legs in lateral
pairs at the trot; i.e. off fore, off hind together, followed by nearside
pair Pack: a horse or pony used to transport goods on
its back, usually in a pack saddle, which is designed for this purpose
Pacy: slang term that is used to refer to a horse
that is moving in a fashion that is between the gait desired at the time and
a pace. Most common when referring to a horse that is walking with a rhythm
that is more lateral than a correct flat foot walk
Paddock: a small pasture; area where horses are
saddled and kept before post time
Paint (1): a breed of horse with large blocks of white and black or
white and brown Paint (2):
coat pattern on any breed of horse that is similar to that on a Paint Horse
Palomino (1): a breed of horse that has a golden
body color and a light to white mane and tail
Palomino (2): a horse with coloring similar to
that of a Palomino Horse Panic
Snap: a safety snap often used in horse trailers and cross-ties. The
design allows the snap to be released even if there is great pressure on it
Parade Horse: a horse trained to carry ornamented
tack in parades Parascarid:
the ascarid of the horse
Parasite: Internal: a living multicelled organism inside another animal,
usually intestinal worms; external: an organism that lives on the outside,
most usually the louse Park
Horse: a horse with a brilliant performance, style, presence, finish,
balance and cadence and usually animated gaits
Parrot Mouth: an unsoundness of the teeth
characterized by an extreme overbite
Part
colored/coloured: either a skewbald or a piebald horse
Passage: very collected, elevated, and cadenced
trot characterized by a pronounced engagement of the hindquarters, more
exaggerated flexion of the knees and hocks, and a graceful elasticity of
movement
Pasteboard Track: lightning fast racing strip
Pastern: area and joint between fetlock and hoof
Pasture Breeding: when a stallion is pastured with
mares and breeding takes place as in the wild
Pattern: a prescribed order of maneuvers in a
particular class such as reining or trail
Pawing: a bad habit usually caused by nervousness
and/or improper ground training; can also be a sign of colic
Pecking Order: social rank of each horse in a
group; one horse is the boss and the others find their place
Pedigree: a listing of a horse's ancestors
Pelham Bit: a combination of snaffle bit and curb
bit requiring two reins, used in English riding
Pen: the show ring or an outdoor living space that
is at least 24 feet long and 24 feet wide. Also to corral cattle, as in team
penning
Performance Horse: a horse especially accomplished
in showing, jumping, and dressage
Performance: exhibition of gaits or other required
routines
Periodic Opthalmia: moon blindness
Periople: external covering of the hoof wall
Piaffe(R): highly collected and cadenced trot in
place
Picket Line: rope tie rail
Piebald:
a horse which is black and white in color
Pigeon-toed:
a horse that has its hooves turning inwards; this is a conformational defect
Piggin String: a short, narrow rope used to hogtie
a calf or steer
Pinto:
the American term for a part-colored horse, such as a skewbald or a piebald,
which is when the coat is white and has patches of another color
Pinworms: Oxyuris equi; parasites
Pirouette: circle executed on two tracks with the
radius equal to the length of the horse, with the forehand moving around the
haunches and maintaining the exact rhythm and sequence of footfalls of the
gait being used
Pitch: to loosen the reins abruptly and
completely, or to toss a rope
Pivot: a crisp, prompt turn on the hindquarters
Placenta: (afterbirth), the membrane attached to
the inside of the uterus which takes nutrients from the mare's blood to the
fetus through the umbilical cord
Pleasure: rail class designed to showcase smooth
movers
Plenty
of Horse: a horse that has a generous measurement of the circumference
of the bone below the knee; this is generally taken to be eight inches or
more in the horse
Pocket: a comfortable, secure place in the saddle.
In timed events, the area where you collect the horse and start your turn
around a barrel or pole Points: normally meaning mane, tail,
and lower legs, although it is also used to mean 'part, e.g. the points
(parts) of the horse Pole:
markers at measured distances around the track, marking the distance from
the finish. The quarter pole, for instance, is a quarter of a mile from the
finish, not from the start Pole
Barn: a barn built on poles set in the earth Poll: the area of the top of the
head that lies between the ears
Pommel: the wide uplifted front of the saddle (forming the fork in the
western saddle) Pony Club: a
national organization that teaches youngsters to care for and ride horses
Pony: technically, a horse under 14.2 hands, but
for practical purposes, individuals of one of the classic pony breeds such
as Shetland, Welsh, Connemara, Pony of the Americas (P.O.A.), etc.
Pool: mutuel pool, the total sum bet on a race or
a particular bet Post: to
rise from the saddle in rhythm with the horse's trot; starting point or
position in starting gate
Posterior Pituitary Extract: hormone produced by the pituitary gland
causing milk letdown and contraction of the uterus at foaling
Post Parade: horses going from paddock to starting
gate past the stands Post
Position: position of stall in starting gate from which a horse starts
Post Time: designated time for a race to start
Potomac Fever: disease caused by a rickettsia (Ehrlichia
equi), with acute projectile diarrhea, laminitis, and usually death: its
means of spread from animal to animal has not been determined
Pre-Potent: a stallion that passes on more than
the usual number of traits
Premolars: the teeth that are located in front of the molars
Presence: personality, charisma. A proud carriage
and alert attitude that causes the individual to stand out in the crowd Primitive Feature: a
horse which exhibits characteristics associated with the primitive horse
breeds such as the Tarpan and the Przewalski
Professional: the definition varies among
associations but most term professional the following activities of a person
over eighteen: being paid for riding, driving, or showing at halter; for
training or boarding; for instructing; for conducting seminars or clinics;
in some situations for being employed as a groom or farrier; for use of name
or photo in connection with advertisement; for accepting prize money in
classes Progesterone: the
hormone produced by the corpus luteum, which helps to maintain pregnancy and
control the estrus cycle Prop:
in timed events, a pole or barrel
Proud Flesh: protrusion of tissue from wound that will not heal
Puarter: usually refers to the portion of the wall
of the hoof such as inside rear quarter, inside front quarter, outside rear
quarter, etc
Pulling the
Mane: the process by which the mane is thinned and shortened by removing
hairs from the underside of the mane. Tails can also be 'pulled', the hairs
are removed from the side and underneath of the top section of the tail to
improve the appearance
Pulse: heart rate. Normal adult resting heart rate
varies among horses but is usually 40 beats per minute
Pupae: the stage of development between the bot
egg and the bot fly
Purebred: a horse with both sire and dam of the
same breed
Put Down: to euthanize
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