Mixed Color Vocabulary

Below I have compiled a short vocabulary list of mixed colors on horses. 

I already have one post in regards to color so if you would like information on Bay, Buckskin, Palomino, or Black colors please see the following: Bay-Buckskin-Palomino-Black.

Leopard – Spots on a white coat similar to Dalmatian or leopard spots. These do not have to cover the entire horse, rather leopard spotting can just show up on portions of the coat.

Piebald / Pinto – A horse with patches of two colors. Typically white and black.

Skewbald – A horse with patches of white and another color (typically not black).

Red Roan / Strawberry Roan – A chestnut colored horse with white or gray mixed in, giving it an almost dusty reddish appearance.

Bay Roan – A horse with a bay (brown) colored coat with white or gray mixed in.

Blue Roan – A horse with a black colored coat with white or light gray mixed in. This is often sometimes applied to horses with a dark gray or similar coat with white or light gray mixed in which gives the horse the misty blue hue.

Rabicano / White Ticking – Roaning in a specific area of the horse. A horse with this coloring will also have white at the top of the tail.

Sabino Color – White spotting on horses caused by a specific gene that can be tested for. The sabino color gene can sometimes be recognized by a roaning pattern on the edges of the white spots.

(*Please note these are not my pictures.)

Belgian Horse

Name of Breed: Belgian Horse, Belgian Draft Horse, Brabant, or Brabançon.
Was called the Flanders horse in the middle ages.

 Height: Usually between 15 - 17 hands but they can be much larger. The tallest Belgian horse is slightly over 20 hands high, which is the world record. His name is Big Jake, find out more by clicking the link below under "Additional Info". 

Colors: Typically brown, chestnut  or sorrel but they can be found in other colors as well. 

Physical Characteristics: Well-muscled croup, rounded hindquarters, compact, short and strong legs, wide in the front, the head is small in relation to the body, and the often have some feathering on the legs.

Additional Info: These giants are usually docile and patient. The world's tallest horse record is currently held by a Belgian by the name of Big Jake. Find out more here: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/9/record-holder-profile-big-jake-worlds-tallest-horse-video-44749 .

 

(*Please note, these are not my pictures)

A Child's Bliss

"So God made a wonderful creature

And a free spirit

He made every feature

I wish to come near it

So every day

Torture I live

Every day I pray

Oh what I’d give

What’s a dream?

What’s a wish?

Nothing it may seem

But it’s a child’s bliss"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "A Child's Bliss"

Equipment Vocabulary

WESTERN SADDLE – A saddle such as the one used by cowboys, it has a saddle horn and is designed for long hours of riding and also for roping cattle.

ENGLISH SADDLE – A saddle designed for showing and jumping horses, without a saddle horn. The stirrups are typically hoisted higher as well to allow the rider to rise in the seat.

SADDLE HORN – This is on western saddles. On the front of the saddle there is a "horn" sticking up, typically used for tying a rope around so you can rope cows, however, since they are there people do use them for other things.

STIRRUPS – The two straps hanging off the sides of the saddle to put your feet in.

GIRTH STRAP  - The strap on the bottom of the saddle that goes around the horse's girth (chest) designed to keep the saddle in place.

SADDLE BLANKET - The blanket that goes underneath the saddle. This prevents chaffing and can also absorb sweat.  (The pink clothe in the picture below.)

Irish Sport Horse

Name of Breed: Irish Sport Horse or Irish Hunter

Height: 15 to 17 hands

Colors: Any color

Physical Characteristics: Long, sloping shoulders, long croup (helps with jumping), high withers, strong bones, and strong neck.

Additional Info: This horse is a crossbred between an Irish Draught and a Thoroughbred or and Irish Draught and a European Warmblood. They have outstanding jumping ability. They are strong, calm, athletic, and intelligent.

(Sorry for the lack of pictures, the internet is short on reusable pictures of the Irish Sport Horse.)

Want To Be Your Friend

"Don’t push me

I’ll go

If you’d just see

I want to be your friend

I’m not just a dumb beast

Some stupid animal

With brains in the least

Just listen and you’d know

All you do is shove

Hit, holler, and hate

Do you not understand love

Or do you not care

If you’d just stop

And not be so determined

To stay on top

And be the boss

Stop yanking the bit

You’re hurting mouth

Why do you feel the need to hit
I didn’t mean to trip"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Want To Be Your Friend"

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