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This is a basic glossary of equestrian terms that includes both technical terminology and jargon developed over the centuries for horses and other equidae, as well as various horse-related concepts. Where noted, some terms are used only in American English (US), only in British English (UK), or are regional to a particular part of the world, such as Australia (AU). For additional terminology, see also: *Equine anatomy (includes definitions and illustration of the points of a horse) *Equine coat color (lists all coat colors) *Equine conformation (includes terms that describe conformation flaws) *List of horse breeds (includes horse breeds and types) *Horse racing: * *Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting * *Glossary of North American horse racing *Equipment: * *Bridle (includes a list of bridle parts) * *Horse tack (horse equipment) * *Horse harness (includes a list of harness parts) * *Horse grooming (includes list of tools) * *Saddle (includes a list of saddle parts) ==A== ;Ace or ACP : Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative〔Price, et al. ''Lyons Press Horseman's Dictionary'' p. 3〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sedation for horses )〕 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. ;Action : The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hocks, and feet.〔 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used to describe motion at the trot, but sometimes applied to the canter or gallop.〔 High action is a breed characteristic of Saddlebreds〔Price, et al. ''Lyons Press Horseman's Dictionary'' pp. 3–4〕 and other breeds used in Saddle seat or certain harness disciplines. ;Aged horse :An older horse. Originally referred to a horse with a "smooth mouth," generally eight years old or older,〔 but modern use varies. Term may refer to an animal seven years old or older,〔Stratton ''International Horseman’s Dictionary'' p. 7〕〔Summerhayes ''Encyclopaedia for Horsemen'' p. 3〕〔Delbridge ''Macquarie Dictionary'' p. 30〕 eight or older,〔Miller ''Practical Animal Husbandry''〕 nine or older, or ten or older.〔 In horse racing and in some horse shows, an aged horse is one over 4 years.〔Price, et al. ''Lyons Press Horseman's Dictionary'' p. 5〕 In some contexts, an aged horse is older than 16 to 20 years of age.〔〔Belknap ''Horsewords'' p. 8〕 ;Aging : The process of estimating a horse's age by inspecting its teeth.〔 Agistment, agister #Agistment (Australia), letting out pasture to horse (or other livestock) owners.〔 #Agister (UK), an official of the New Forest Verderers who controls grazing on the Forest by New Forest Ponies and other livestock. ;AI : See Artificial insemination, below. ;Aids :Signals from the rider or driver to the horse that tell the animal what the handler wants it to do. Generally broken down into two varieties, natural and artificial. Other divisions are possible.〔 ::Natural aids include the hands, seat, weight, legs and voice〔Belknap ''Horsewords'' p. 332〕 ::Artificial aids, which extend, reinforce, or substitute the natural aids; include items such as bits, whips, spurs, and martingales.〔Belknap ''Horsewords'' p. 26〕 ;Airs above the ground, Airs :Movements in ''haute ecolé'' or "high school" classical dressage, where the horse leaves the ground with two or four feet in response to the rider's commands. Made famous by the Lipizzan horses at the Spanish Riding School, the airs include the ''levade, capriole, croupade, courbette,'' and ''ballotade''. Sometimes called "school jumps." ;Amateur : An individual who exhibits horses but is not paid money or other compensation. The opposite of a professional.〔 ;Amble #A general term for a range of four beat intermediate speed horse gaits that are approximately the speed of a trot or pace but far smoother to ride. Various terms for lateral ambling gaits, based on style, speed or rhythm of gait and breed of horse, include the ''slow gait, single foot, running walk, stepping pace, sobreandando, paso corto, paso llano, rack, tölt,'' and ''paso largo.'' The term usually refers to lateral gaits, but may be applied to all four beat intermediate speed gaits, including the diagonal four-beat gait referred to be terms such as ''fox trot'', ''pasitrote,'' and ''trocha''.〔Lieberman, Bobbie. "Easy-Gaited Horses." ''Equus'', issue 359, August, 2007, pp. 47–51.〕〔Hart-Poe, Rhonda. "Staccato Beat! Gaits of the Paso Fino." ''Gaited Horse,'' web page accessed August 2, 2007 at http://www.pasoregistry.com/articles/staccato_beat.asp〕 #The stepping pace. A specific intermediate speed horse gait, a slowed down pace.〔Price, et al. ''Lyons Press Horseman's Dictionary'' p. 7〕 It is a four beat lateral gait, where the legs on one side of the horse move one immediately following the other, then the legs on the other side. It is a very smooth gait, and is natural to some breeds.〔Belknap ''Horsewords'' p. 13〕 :See also ''gaited horse,'' below. ;Ankle :Incorrect term for the fetlock joint.〔Edwards, "Taming the Terminology," p. 97〕 The hock most closely corresponds to the human ankle. ;Arabian or Arab :One of the oldest breeds of horse, noted for small size, dished face, erect carriage, high intelligence and lively disposition, from the namesake peninsula.〔Belknap ''Horsewords'' p. 23〕 Many other breeds contain Arabian bloodlines.〔Price, et al. ''Lyons Press Horseman's Dictionary'' pp. 10–11〕 ;Arena :An enclosed area for training or riding horses. ;Artificial Insemination : The practice of breeding a mare through human assisted means, with no contact between the stallion and mare. It is done for many reasons, including to protect the two animals, to allow a mare to be bred to a stallion a long distance away,〔Price, et al. ''Lyons Press Horseman's Dictionary'' p. 11〕 or to allow a stallion to be bred to a larger number of mares than would be possible via natural cover. (See "natural cover," below) ;Australian Stock Saddle :see "Stock Saddle," below ;Average Earnings Index (AEI) : The AEI measures the earning power of a Thoroughbred sire's progeny by comparing the average earnings of his runners with all other runners of the same age that raced in the same country during a given year.〔(Measuring StallionPerformance ) Retrieved 2010-10-9〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glossary of equestrian terms」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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