Alphabet Game - HORSES

[Cassel]

 

In June, our monthly theme is HORSES.

 

Are you a horse lover? Are you attracted to horse racing? Or you just had lots of opportunities to ride horses when you were young? What words can we find that relates to horses, and start with each letter of the alphabet?

 

Let's go!

 

Because I want more people to jump in the game, I will ask to NOT post two consecutive answers (unless there is a 24 hour period without an answer since it could mean we are stuck)

[Ann Seeber]

A - Appaloosa (the spotted horse breed)

[Val]

B - Buckskin    I don't have a picture of the Buckskin I use to ride.  But he was a wonderful horse.

[Bonnie Ballentine]

C = colt

[Ann Seeber]

D=Dressage

[Corrie Kinkel]

E = Equestrian sport

[Bonnie Ballentine]

F = foal

[Susan Ewart]

G = Gallop

[Bonnie Ballentine]

H = harness

[Ann Seeber]

I = IRON HORSE

[Corrie Kinkel]

J = Jockey

[Bonnie Ballentine]

Straight from Google:

 

Knabstruper: Breed of horse from Denmark, known for its spotted coat, similar to that of the Appaloosa.

[Michele]

L = Lope (I think it's like a canter.)

[Sue Thomas]

Martingale.  Running martingale  or  standing martingale.  An artificial aid to  lower a horse's  head.

[Bonnie Ballentine]

N = Neck Reining

[Anne Lamp]

O    Overo Coat pattern seen in Paint Horses. Uneven splashes of white over the horse’s belly, legs, neck and head.

[Lynda DiGregor]

P-Polo

 

Internet photo       https://hashtaghorse.com

[Susan Ewart]

Q = Quarter Horse

 

 

[Suzy]

r=Red Roan

 

[James Durrant]

S = Shire Horse.   The Shire is a British breed of draught horse and has at times held the world record for largest and tallest horse.

[Michele]

T - Trot (a bit obvious, but I'm tired.)

[Bonnie Ballentine]

Michele, obvious counts!

 

Again, right off of Google:

 

U = Undershot: A deformity in which the lower jaw projects beyond the upper.

[libera]

V = Vjatka   I found this old russian forrest breed

[Ann Seeber]

W = Winners Stable - Horse toys for children

[Suzy]

I had Google help, too.

Xenophon

: General in the Greek army (c. 430-356 BC) renowned for his work “On the Art of Horsemanship” which described a progressive system of training horses and which became the basis for classical riding as we know it today.