Tag: Glossary

REGULARITY - Purity of the gait. At walk and trot, denotes symmetry in terms of evenness of the length of the steps, levelness of...

OVER-TURNED - Turned more than 180 degrees in a half-pirouette or more than 360 degrees in a full pirouette. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

MEDIUM (WALK, TROT, OR CANTER) - At trot and canter, a pace of moderate lengthening, with a longer stride than in the collected...

BRACED/BRACING – The horse defensively setting/ holding its muscles contracted against an opposing force or an expected opposing force, such as the rider’s...

BEAT – Footfall of a hoof or a diagonal pair of hooves that strike the ground virtually simultaneously. The timing of the footfalls determines...

LATE BEHIND – In flying changes, the hind legs change leads after the forelegs change. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

EXPRESSION – Increased impulsion, with harmony, balance, lightness, and cadence, giving artistic or dramatic effect. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

ENGAGEMENT - Increased flexion in joints of the hind legs during the weight-bearing (stance) phase of the stride, lowering the croup relative to the...

CONNECTION/CONNECTED - State in which there is no blockage, break, or slack in the circuit that joins horse and rider into a...

CONTACT - The energy generated in the hindquarters by the driving aids must flow through the whole body of the horse and is received...