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Record 1 2026-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Biometrics
DEF

... an electronic device that uses biometric identifiers to identify and verify individuals.

CONT

Biometrics devices have built-in biometric capturing sensors that use a variety of sensing technologies to collect a person's unique physical or behavioral traits, such as fingerprints, facial features, palm prints, iris scans, hand geometry, vocal patterns, human gaits, and other biometric identifiers. ‍

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Biométrie
CONT

Il existe des dispositifs biométriques capables de scanner les empreintes digitales, la rétine ou la paume de votre main pour vous authentifier et accorder ou refuser l'accès.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Biometría
CONT

Los dispositivos biométricos se valen de tecnología sofisticada para leer e interpretar atributos físicos y conductuales que son únicos en cada individuo.

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Record 2 2026-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Biometrics
DEF

... an electronic device that uses biometric identifiers to identify and verify individuals.

CONT

Biometrics devices have built-in biometric capturing sensors that use a variety of sensing technologies to collect a person's unique physical or behavioral traits, such as fingerprints, facial features, palm prints, iris scans, hand geometry, vocal patterns, human gaits, and other biometric identifiers. ‍

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Biométrie
CONT

Il existe des dispositifs biométriques capables de scanner les empreintes digitales, la rétine ou la paume de votre main pour vous authentifier et accorder ou refuser l'accès.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Biometría
CONT

Los dispositivos biométricos se valen de tecnología sofisticada para leer e interpretar atributos físicos y conductuales que son únicos en cada individuo.

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Record 3 2016-02-29

English

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

A horse suited for or trained for riding typically with a strong back, well-rounded body with long sloping pasterns and shoulders, a stylish carriage, and several gaits.

CONT

The American Saddlebred originally called the Kentucky Saddler, evolved on the southern states of America in the nineteenth century.

PHR

saddle gaited horse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Cheval conformé et dressé pour être monté par un cavalier.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

Broken foot in which the foot axis ... is more upright than the pastern axis ([e.g.] “coon foot”).

CONT

A coon foot is sometimes presented as being simply a broken forward digit axis, and sometimes, while still a broken forward axis, as a digit with a pastern at a very low angle, parallel or nearly parallel to the ground. One may presume that in this condition heels will lower and toe will elongate; this is associated with a weak pastern, damage to the suspensory ligament or chronic founder where the horse rocks back on the heels to relieve pressure at the toe.

CONT

If it's too long and sloping, called a "coon foot, "the horse's gaits are smoother, but there is more stress on tendons and ligaments, and the horse is more prone to running down(hitting the ground with the back of the fetlock).

OBS

The term "coon-footed" refers to a broken forward axis at the coronary band.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

L'axe du pied est ici aussi plus vertical que celui du paturon et l'axe pied-paturon ne forme pas une ligne droite.

OBS

Pour être bien fait, le paturon doit être court. Trop long, il constitue un vice et le cheval est dit long-jointé. Trop court, c'est aussi un défaut et le cheval est court-jointé. S'il est trop incliné, le cheval est bas-jointé. S'il ne l'est pas assez, le cheval est haut-jointé.

OBS

terme connexes : long-jointé, bas-jointé. (Le paturon est trop long et trop incliné)

Key term(s)
  • pied à talons hauts

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-08-01

English

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

A high school movement consisting of a turn on the haunches from all gaits and at the canter in which the horse pivots around one of its hind legs.

OBS

The turn on the left hind leg is called "pirouette to the left", on the right hind leg, "pirouette to the right."

Key term(s)
  • pirouette to the left
  • pirouette to the right

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

La pirouette est une volte sur place qu'exécute le cheval au pas ou au galop (par sauts successifs) en prenant l'un de ses postérieurs comme pivot (le postérieur droit pour la «pirouette à droite», le postérieur gauche pour la «pirouette à gauche») pendant que les épaules décrivent un cercle autour du pied servant de pivot.

CONT

[Les] pirouettes [sont] exécutées aux trois allures et au piaffer; les hanches ou les épaules servent de pivot au reste du corps.

OBS

Lorsqu'une hanche sert de pivot, il s'agit d'une «pirouette»; si une épaule joue ce rôle, on parle de «pirouette renversée».

Key term(s)
  • pirouette à droite
  • pirouette à gauche

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-06-07

English

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

The imperfect or defective gaits... are the pace, single-foot, and rack... Defective gaits are found in horses with natural weaknesses, or in horses that are old and run down.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

Allures défectueuses : traquenard, aubin,etc.

Key term(s)
  • allure anormale

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-06-07

English

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

A light and sharp sound made with the tongue to order the horse to speed up or change its gaits.

PHR

Click of of the tongue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Claquement de la langue pour inciter le cheval à accélérer la cadence ou à répondre à la commande d'allure que lui signifie en même temps le cavalier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
DEF

Ruido que se produce con la lengua al separarla súbitamente del paladar.

PHR

Chasquido de la lengua.

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Record 8 2011-06-07

English

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

A five-gaited saddle horse, through selective breeding develops a slow gait(broken amble or fox-trot) and a rack, or single-foot. These are known as artificial gaits.

OBS

Competitive horseback riding term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

Allures acquises : pas, trot et galop : relevés, en extension, raccourcis.

OBS

Terme d'équitation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 9 2011-06-02

English

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

The natural gaits of the horse are the walk, trot, canter(including the lope), and gallop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

Les allures instinctives sont celles que tout cheval non dressé prendra de lui-même, comme le pas, le trot, le galop et éventuellement le reculer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 10 2010-12-21

English

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

A horse breed that originated in Poland. It is used for heavy draft and farm work, and are a tough breed with great stamina.

OBS

The Sokolsky breed usually stands between 15 and 16 hands high, and is chestnut or bay. They have a slightly heavy head with a straight profile, set on a long, broad, and muscular neck. Their shoulders are well-formed and sloping, resulting in their good gaits. They tend to have deep chests, pronounced withers, a short, straight back, and a muscular, sloping croup. Their legs are strong and well-formed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Race de chevaux d'origine polonaise.

CONT

Sokolsk : croisement d'ardennais, de belge et d'anglo-normand. Il est fort, résistant, frugal et coopératif.

Spanish

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Record 11 2010-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Elegance, combined with excellent gaits and positive attitude, jumping ability and capacity to absorb training make the Swedish Warmblood(SWB) well suited for international equestrian sports, and dressage in particular.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux

Spanish

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Record 12 2008-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

The horses are shown at three gaits : paso fino, paso corto and paso largo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Nom d'une race.

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-12-19

English

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

A horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing.

CONT

Harness races take place on a track. A sulky(light two-wheeled cart) is used, and the winner is the horse that crosses the finish line first without changing gaits.

OBS

Event.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Epreuve de trotteurs avec sulky.

Spanish

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Record 14 2005-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

One of the gaits of the five-gaited horse, the slow gait is sometimes called a "stepping pace" which means that two legs on the same side of the animal move simultaneously, but the hind foot contacts the ground slightly before the front foot. The slow gait is the precursor to the rack.

CONT

Among American Saddlebreds exclusively; gaits are walk, trot, slow-gait, rack and canter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

Les cinq allures du cheval de selle américain sont le pas, le trot, le galop, l'allure lente et le rack.

Spanish

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Record 15 2005-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

One of the gaits of the five-gaited horse, the slow gait is sometimes called a "stepping pace" which means that two legs on the same side of the animal move simultaneously, but the hind foot contacts the ground slightly before the front foot.

OBS

Among American Saddlebreds exclusively; gaits are walk, trot, slow-gait, rack and canter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

Les cinq allures du cheval de selle américain sont le pas, le trot, le galop, l'allure lente et le rack. [...] Aujourd'hui, on les élève plutôt pour les foires où ils concourent dans des catégories distinctes pour chevaux à trois allures (pas, trot, galop) ou pour chevaux à cinq allures, selon leur niveau de dressage.

Spanish

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Record 16 2005-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

The original Fell Ponies came from the north of England and are now mainly found on the western side of the Pennines.... Fells are large ponies, standing 13-14 hands(52-56") at the withers although the average is 13. 2 hands. They are well muscled but not drafty, suitable for riding and driving.... The Fell was selected for a combination of strength, agility and style.... Its gaits are smooth and athletic and it is an excellent trotter and jumper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

Le Fell appartient à une race ancienne dont on peut faire remonter les origines fort bien loin. Il s'est développé sur le versant nord des Pennines, massif de collines escarpées qui divise l Angleterre dans sa longueur. [...] Le Fell, excellent trotteur, actif et d un tempérament particulièrement doux est aussi apprécié comme poney de selle et d attelage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
CONT

El Fell habita en Inglaterra, en los montes Peninos del oeste y en las montañas de Cumbria en el norte. [...] Son fuertes y enérgicos y, debido a que su tierra de origen es muy montañosa, poseen unos cascos firmes. En la actualidad son populares para el turismo ecuestre, la silla y los enganches, algunos ejemplares se utilizan también para la caza.

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Record 17 2004-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A device, usually of leather, attached to the saddle to prevent it from slipping back on the horse.

CONT

A breastplate is used to keep the saddle from sliding back. Most hunters wear breastplates because they go up and down very steep inclines at fast gaits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

Collier destiné à empêcher la selle de glisser en arrière.

CONT

Avec d'autres, bâtis en montant, il est nécessaire d'employer un poitrail pour empêcher la selle de glisser vers l'arrière.

Key term(s)
  • collier de chasse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Caza y pesca deportiva
DEF

Correa o faja que, sujeta por ambos lados a la parte delantera de la silla de montar, aprieta y rodea el pecho de la cabalgadura [...]

CONT

Coloca bien el petral para no caerte al cabalgar.

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Record 18 2004-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

The exotically beautiful, extravagantly graceful and versatile Akhal-Teke horse was, until recently not well-known outside of the former Soviet Union. This most unusual breed of riding horse, highly regarded for its speed, stamina, comfortable gaits, intelligence and trainability, is currently enjoying a well-deserved surge of popularity outside of its traditional homeland of Turkmenistan and neighboring Russia.

OBS

Several colors are possible, but the most common include, bay, black, dun, chestnut, gray and palomino. A distinctive feature is a pronounced metallic sheen, a glossy golden polish overlaying the basic coat color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

[Race de cheval] originaire de Russie, ancienne, résistante et descendante du cheval turkmène.

OBS

Sa crinière et sa queue sont courtes et ses robes ont souvent des reflets dorés ou argentés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
DEF

[...] raza procedente de la antigua URSS, más concretamente de las estepas de Turkmenia.

OBS

Características físicas: Altura de la cruz: de 145 a 155 centímetros. Capas principales: alazán, leonado y tordo. Suele tener reflejos dorados metálicos. [...]Extremidades largas y ágiles. Cola y crines poco abundantes. En general se trata de un caballo de aspecto noble.

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Record 19 1995-06-01

English

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

the brilliant, very collected, cadenced walk of a high school horse; done in the classical manner as in Vienna, the walk, though very brilliant is done in a pace of four-time.

DEF

running walk : this is one of the "slow gaits" of the five-gaited saddler. It is a quick, four-beat gait similar to a single-foot but with less elevation and considerably slower.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

le pas d'école s'acquiert par le dressage. La cadence en est plus lente, le cheval rapprochant les battues en diagonale; de plus, les quatre temps ne sont plus tout à fait égaux.

Spanish

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Record 20 1983-06-28

English

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

The sequences of the footfalls of canter and gallop(...) refer to "united gaits".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Allure régulière.

Spanish

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