Horse terms

[evelyn]

HOCK: Financial condition of all horse owners.

STALL: What your rig does at rush hour in an unfamiliar city on your way to a big horse show.

A BIT: What you have left in your pocket after you've been to your favorite tack shop.

FENCE: Decorative structure built to provide your horse with something to chew on.

HORSE AUCTION: What you think of having after your horse bucks you off.

PINTO: Green coat pattern found on freshly washed light colored horses left unattended for two minutes.

RASP: Abrasive metal tool used to remove excess skin from one's knuckles.

LUNGING: Popular training method in which a horse exercises their owner by spinning them in circles until dizzy.

GALLOP: Customary gait a horse chooses when returning back to the barn.

NICELY STARTED: Lunges, but not enough health insurance to even think about riding him.

COLIC: Gastrointestinal result of eating at horse fair food stands.

COLT: What your mare gives you when you want a filly.

EASY TO LOAD: Only takes 3 hours, 4 men, a 50 pound bag of oats, and a tractor loader.

EASY TO CATCH: In a 10X10 stall.

EASY RIDER: Rides good in a trailer, not to be confused with "rideable".

ENDURANCE RIDER: End result when you horse spooks and runs away with you.

HIVES: What you get when receive the vet bill for your 6 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, and 1 donkey.

FEED: Expensive substance used to manufacture manure.

DOG HOUSE: What you are in when you spend too much money on grooming supplies and pretty halters.

LIGHT CRIBBER: We can't afford to build any more fencing or box stalls for this buzz saw on four legs

RIDING: The art of keeping a horse between you, and the ground.

[evelyn]

It's even better in the 'hamster' version!!