Weekly Vocabulary

1. Word / Phrase: Girth

Meaning: The belt connected to the saddle that secures the saddle. It goes under the horse's belly.

Context: While putting the saddle on the horse i was told to tighten the Girth.

2. Word / Phrase: Mare

Meaning: A female horse four years old and older.

Context: I learned this when my mentor was showing us this female horse and she told us it was also called a mare.

3. Word / Phrase: Yearling

Meaning: A horse of either sex that is between one and two years old.


Context: My mentor was telling us about this Arabian horse they had that was a yearling.

4. Word / Phrase: Chestnut

Meaning: The chestnut is a part of the body of horses, found on the inner side of the leg near the knee.

Context: My Mentor taught us that if we squeeze the chest nut hard the horse will pick up its leg.


5. Word / Phrase: "no foot, no horse."

Meaning: If the horse's feet are bad, there are no use for the horse.

Context: My mentor was showing us this horse with a hoof infection when she mentioned this phrase.