The Casual Fan: New Addition to the Blog

Thursday, February 5, 2009

New Addition to the Blog

For those of you who actually read this blog, it was suggested to add a list of commonly used horse terms...so I did (See 'Confused?' list on side bar). Hopefully this will be of some help to you. I tried to keep to the terms that have or will come up frequently in my blogging. If you have a question about a word in one blog in particular, don't hesitate to leave a question in the form of a comment. I am here to inform, but I can't do that unless you help me out!

Hope this helps.

Happy Reading.

~Claripet

2 comments:

AllisonFebruary 5, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Good work. Is that smiling horse in the picture Vader?
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ClaripetFebruary 6, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Yes that would be my Vader boy! He does this quite often! Haha.
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Confused?

Connections-> The people that "belong" to the horse: owner, trainer, and jockey usually.
Breeders' Cup--> A series of races in which the best of the best compete. Usually a win here results in an Eclipse Award.
Ecplise Award--> Awards given out at the end of the racing season naming the top horses and people in different fields.
Triple Crown-->A series of three races for colts and fillys age three. If a single horse wins all three of these races it is considered a magnificent feat.
Kentucky Derby-->The first race in the Triple Crown. Arguably the biggest race in the USA and most watched by Americans.
Preakness Stakes-->Second and shortest race in the Triple Crown.
Belmont Stakes-->Third and longest race in the Triple Crown.
Dam-->A horse's mother.
Sire-->A horse's father.
Gelding-->Castrated Male horse of any age.
Stud-->Male horse that is being used for breeding purposes.
Stallion/"Horse"--> Male horse five years old or over. "Horse" can refer to age or the general term. Usually I will be using the general sense of the word not the sex.
Colt--> Male horse 4 years old or under.
Mare--> Female horse 5 years old or over.
Filly--> Female horse four years old or under.
Quarter Horse--> Breed of horse usually associated with ranchwork but also races.
Thoroughbred--> Breed of horse usually associated with racing.