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HARD MOUTH [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A mouth more or less [insensitive] to the bit.

CONT

A hard mouth refers to a horse that has been subject to uneducated and abusive hand aids for an extended period of time and has become numb to the feeling of the bit.

OBS

We know that a horse that will not stop, that is hard-mouthed, is no good for polo, especially in view of the fact that 60% of the game is taken up by stopping and starting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

[Bouche du] cheval peu sensible à l'action du mors.

OBS

Terme connexe : fort en bouche (adj.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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