Tag: Word of the Week

TRACKING UP - The hind feet step into the prints of the forefeet. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

ROUNDNESS - 1. The convexity of the profile of the horse’s topline, which is accompanied by concavity of the underline of the neck. 2....

LIFT - Applied in piaffe and passage to address the height to which the forelegs are raised. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

ADDUCT - To move a limb toward or across the horse’s midline. Full glossary: http://bit.ly/2019USDFGlossary

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