Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| aparejo | a kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans > APAREJOS. |
| bail bayle | a barrier or pole separating horses in an open stable. |
| balk baulk | to pull up short; to refuse a jump. |
| balkiness | the state of being BALKY, apt to balk. |
| baulkiness | the state of being BAULKY, apt to baulk. |
| balky | apt to balk; as, a balky horse > BALKIER, BALKIEST; BALKILY. |
| baulky | apt to balk; as, a baulky horse > BAULKIER, BAULKIEST; BAULKILY. |
| bareback | without a saddle; (verb) to practise unprotected sex (not necessarily on horseback) > BAREBACKS, BAREBACKING, BAREBACKED. |
| bayle | see BAIL. |
| bellyband | a strap that secures a saddle, aka GIRTH. |
| bit | the part of the bridle that the horse holds in its mouht; (verb) to put a bit in the mouth of > BITS, BITTED, BITTING. |
| bitless | not having a bit or bridle. |
| blinder blinker | (usu. in pl.) backwards or sideways flaps to prevent a horse from seeing backwards or sideways. |
| bradoon bridoon | a light military bridle. |
| brank | to prance, toss the head. |
| brecham brechan | a horse-collar. |
| breeching | a harness strap behind the haunches. |
| bridle | an apparatus on a horse's head by which to control it; to control with a restraint. |
| bridler | one who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle. |
| bridlewise | obedient to the pressure of the reins on the neck rather than to the bit. |
| bridoon | see BRADOON. |
| browband | the bridle-strap that goes over a horse's forehead |
| bullwhack | a heavy short-handled whip; (verb) to strike with this. |
| buzkashi | a game played in Afghanistan by teams of horsemen contesting for possession of a goat's carcass. |
| calk | a pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping; (verb) to provide with a calk. |
| calker calkin caulker cawker | a pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping. |
| canter | an equine pace, between a trot and a gallop; (verb) to proceed at canter. |
| cantle | the raised high part of a saddle. |
| capriole | a leap and kick performed by a trained horse; (verb) to make such a kick. |
| caracol | a half turn by a trained horse; a caper; (verb) to make such turn > CARACOLS, CARACOLLING, CARACOLLED. |
| caracole | a half turn by trained horse; caper; (verb) to make such a turn > CARACOLES, CARACOLING, CARACOLED. |
| caracoler | one who CARACOLES. |
| cavalcade | a procession of people on horseback or in vehicles; (verb) to ride in a cavalcade. |
| cavalero | a horseman > CAVALEROS. |
| cavaletti cavalletti | a series of timber jumps, adjustable in height, for schooling horses. |
| cavesson | a noseband for a horse. |
| cawker | see CALKER. |
| chabouk chabuk | a horse-whip. |
| charlier | as in charlier shoe, a special light horseshoe. No —S. |
| checkrein | a short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head, aka a bearing rein. |
| cinch | a strong saddle girth, as of canvas; (verb) to fasten this. |
| cronet | the hair growing over the top of a horse's hoof. |
| croup | the rump of a horse, the place behind the saddle; (verb) to speak hoarsely. |
| croupade | in dressage, a leap in which the horse draws its hind legs up towards its belly. |
| croupe | the rump of a horse, the place behind the saddle. |
| crouper crupper | a strap buckled to the back of a saddle and looped under the horse's tail, to prevent the saddle from slipping forward. |
| crownpiece | the strap of a bridle that goes over a horse's head behind the ears. |
| curb | a chain or strap attached to the bit for restraining a horse; (verb) to restrain. |
| curpel | (Scots) a CRUPPER. |
| currycomb | a metal comb used to groom horses; (verb) to comb with this. |
| demipique | an eighteenth-century war-saddle. |
| demivolt demivolte | a half-turn of a horse, the forelegs being raised in the air. |
| demount | to dismount. |
| dishorse | to dismount. |
| dismount | to get off a horse. |
| dressage | the training of a horse in deportment. |
| ebrillade | a bridle check; a jerk of one rein, given to a horse when he refuses to turn. |
| equestrian | one who rides on horseback. |
| equestrianism | horsemanship. |
| equestrienne | a female equestrian. |
| equitation | the act or art of riding on horseback. |
| estrapade | a horse's attempt to throw its rider. |
| event | (verb) to take part in a horse-riding event. |
| eventer | a horse trained to take part in three-day events. |
| eventing | show-jumping. |
| falcade | a motion of a horse throwing itself on its haunches. |
| footcloth | a housing or caparison for a horse. |
| gait | the way a horse moves; (verb) to teach (a horse) its gaits > GAITS, GAITING, GAITED. |
| gallop | to ride a horse at full speed. |
| galloper | a rider, esp. a huntsman, who gallops. |
| gambade | a bound or spring of a horse. |
| gambado | a bound or spring of a horse > GAMBADOS; (verb) to bound or spring > GAMBADOES, GAMBADOING, GAMBADOED. |
| girding | that which girds, spec. a saddle-girth. |
| girth | a strap that secures a saddle, aka BELLYBAND. |
| groom | to tend a horse. |
| groomer | one that grooms. |
| gymkhana | a sporting contest, esp. one involving riding or driving skills. |
| hackamore | a halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, used for leading a pack animal. |
| halter | a rope for holding and leading an animal; (verb) to put a halter on. |
| halterbreak | to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
| harness | to put tackle on a draft animal. |
| headstall | that part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head. |
| hippodrome | a place set aside for horse and chariot races. |
| horseback | the back of a horse. |
| horseflesh | horses collectively. |
| horseman | one who rides a horse. |
| horsemanship | the art of riding. |
| horseshod | shod with horseshoes. |
| horseshoe | to put horseshoes on > HORSESHOES, HORSESHOEING, HORSESHOED or HORSESHOD. |
| horseless | without a horse. |
| horsewhip | a whip for use on horses; (verb) to strike with a horsewhip. |
| horsewoman | a female HORSEMAN. |
| jodhpur | (usu. in pl.) long riding-breeches. |
| jumpoff | a deciding jump in a showjumping. |
| kajawah | a camel saddle or pannier. |
| latigo | a strap for tightening a CINCH > LATIGOES or LATIGOS. |
| manege | the managing of horses; (verb) to train a horse. |
| martingal martingale | a strap from the reins to the girth of a horse preventing it from carrying its head too high. |
| mochila | a large leather flap which covers the SADDLETREE. |
| mount | a horse for riding; (verb) to get on a horse. |
| noseband | a band that goes over a horse's nose. |
| nosebanded | wearing a NOSEBAND. |
| numnah | a pad placed under a saddle of a horse to prevent chafing. |
| offsaddle | to unsaddle. |
| outgallop | to surpass at galloping. |
| outride | to surpass in riding. |
| outtrot | to surpass in trotting. |
| palfrenier | a groom. |
| palfrey | a saddle horse, esp. a light easy-gaited horse suitable for a woman. |
| palfreyed | riding on a PALFREY, a saddle horse. |
| passade | the motion of a horse to and fro over ground in dressage. |
| pelham | on a horse's bridle, a type of bit. |
| pesade | a dressage manoeuvre in which a horse rears up on its hindlegs without forward movement. |
| piaffe | to perform a PIAFFER, a movement in dressage. |
| piaffer | a movement in dressage. |
| pillion | a light pillow; a saddle for a woman rider; (verb) to equip with a pillion > PILLIONS, PILLIONING, PILLIONED. |
| polo | a game like hockey played on horseback > POLOS. |
| pommel | the high part of a saddle-bow. |
| puissance | a showjumping competition with very high jumps testing the power of a horse. |
| quirt | a riding crop or whip; (verb) to beat with a quirt. |
| racker | a horse that walks with a racking gait, i.e. with both legs on one side moving nearly together. |
| randem | a tandem with three horses. |
| rearer | a horse that rears. |
| reesty | of a horse, liable to balk. |
| reinsman | a skilled rider of horses. |
| resaddle | to saddle again. |
| reshoe | to shoe again > RESHOES, RESHOEING, RESHOD or RESHOED. |
| ridable rideable | suitable for riding. |
| ridership | being a rider. |
| ringbit | a horse's bit with rings at the end. |
| roach | a silvery freshwater fish of the carp family; (verb) to clip or trim (a horse's mane) short so that the hair stands on end. |
| rodeo | an exhibition of cowboy skill; (verb) to take part in a rodeo. |
| roughshod | provided with horse-shoes with projecting nails to afford extra grip. |
| rouncy | a riding-horse, a nag. |
| rowel | a revolving disk with sharp marginal points at the end of a spur; (verb) to apply a rowel to a horse > ROWELS, ROWELING or ROWELLING, ROWELED or ROWELLED. [Ult. from L. rota, wheel]. |
| saddle | to put a saddle (a leather seat for a rider) on. |
| saddlebow | part of a saddle. |
| saddlebred | a breed of saddle horses developed chiefly in Kentucky. |
| saddlecloth | a cloth placed under or over a saddle. |
| saddleroom | a room where saddles and harness are kept. |
| saddlery | a place where saddles are sold. |
| saddletree | the frame of a saddle. |
| selle | a seat, saddle. |
| shabrack shabracque | a trooper's housing or saddle-cloth. |
| shier shyer | a horse that shies. |
| showjump | to take part in a SHOWJUMPING competition. |
| showjumper | a horse or rider in a SHOWJUMPING competition. |
| showjumping | a competition in which a succession of riders on horseback have to jump a series of obstacles of different kinds > SHOWJUMPINGS. |
| shyer | see SHIER. |
| sidecheck | part of a horse's harness. |
| sidesaddle | a saddle for women in which the rider sits with both legs on one side of the horse. |
| snaffle | a jointed bit for horses (less severe than the curb); (verb) to purloin. |
| soring | the practise of making a horse's front feet sore to force high stepping > SORINGS. |
| spur | a goading instrument on a horse rider's heel; (verb) to apply the spur to. |
| spurless | having no spurs. |
| spurne | to spur > SPURNES, SPURNING, SPURNED. |
| spurrer | one who spurs. |
| stablemate | a horse from the same stable as another. |
| startlish startly startish | of a horse, apt to start. |
| stirrup | a support for a rider's foot, usu consisting of a metal hoop suspended on a strap from the saddle. |
| surcingle | a girth or strap for holding saddle to animal's back; (verb) to fasten with a surcingle. > |
| surreined | of a horse: overridden, overworked. |
| tapadera tapadero | the leather guard in front of a Mexican stirrup. |
| terret territ torret | a metal ring on a harness through which the reins pass; a ring on an animal's (e.g. dog's) collar for a leash. |
| throatlash throatlatch | a strap used to fasten a horse's bridle. |
| tripple | a horse's ambling canter, between a fast walk and a trot; (verb) to proceed at this pace. |
| trippler | a horse that tripples, proceeds at a pace between a walk and a trot. |
| trot | a pace between walking and running (of a horse, with legs moving together diagonally). |
| unbear | to remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse). |
| unbridle | to remove the bridle from. |
| ungirth | to remove a girth from. |
| unhorse | to cause to fall from a horse. |
| unpanel | to unsaddle, from PANEL, a saddle > UNPANELS, UNPANELLING, UNPANELLED. |
| unpannel | to unsaddle > UNPANNELS, UNPANNELLING, UNPANNELLED. |
| unrein | to loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from. |
| unridable | that cannot be ridden. |
| unsaddle | to remove the saddle from. |