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HAUNCHES [8 records]

Record 1 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 2 2011-06-07

English

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

The action of the haunches, and of the legs, which bend very low, as in corvets when a stop or half-stop is made.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Fléchissement postérieur du cheval pour réaliser l'arrêt.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-02

English

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

For this, one must, in each corner or, in other words, at the end of each straight line, make the shoulders enter the corner while keeping the head placed to the inside; and, at the same time that one turns the shoulders onto the other line, one must make the haunches, in their turn, pass in the same place on the corner as did the shoulders.... This is what I call taking the corners...

CONT

When the horse has started to obey in both directions at the shoulder-in lesson, one will teach him to work the corners well.

French

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

Incurver le cheval sur toute courbe.

Key term(s)
  • prendre les coins

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-05-20

English

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

The gallopade or manege canter is a fluid, united canter, well collected, measured on the forehand and energetic from the haunches.

Key term(s)
  • galopade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Air, dit «galop de manège», cadencé, un peu ramassé et enlevé de devant.

Key term(s)
  • galop de manège

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-05-20

English

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

The half-pirouette is a half-turn on the haunches. The forehand commences the half-turn, tracing a half-circle around the haunches, without pausing, at the moment the inside hind leg ceases its forward movement. The inside foot, while forming the pivot, should return to the same spot each time it leaves the ground. The horse moves forward again, without a pause, upon completion of the half-turn.

OBS

The half-pirouette can be done to the left or to the right.

OBS

Executed through 180 degrees, around the inside hindleg.

PHR

Half-pirouette to the left; half-pirouette to the right.

French

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

Pivot de 180 degrés autour d'un postérieur qui doit demeurer le plus immobile possible.

DEF

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

PHR

Demi-pirouette à droite; demi-pirouette à gauche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 6 2005-12-19

English

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

The half-turn on haunches develops the mobility of the forehands, prepares the horse for future two tracks...

OBS

Executed through 180 degrees.

Key term(s)
  • rollback

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Pivot de 180 degrés.

CONT

Contrairement au demi-tour sur les épaules, le demi-tour sur les hanches a une valeur particulière; il prépare au travail sur deux pistes.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-09-30

English

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

The strap of a harness that passes behind a draft animal' s haunches.

CONT

The breeching for the off horse ... was a four-inch wide, leather strap passing around the rear of the horse, about a foot below the root of the tail and supported, on each side, by two buckling pieces; one for the hip strap ... and one for the loin strap ...

OBS

Horse racing term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Courroie autour de l'arrière-train du cheval qui se termine par des chaînes à fixer aux brancards, [et qui] permet de reculer.

OBS

Terme de courses de chevaux.

Spanish

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

Correa ancha que rodea las ancas de las caballerías y ayuda a frenar el carro o lo hace retroceder.

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Record 8 1987-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction
CONT

It is usually a 6"-8" thick reinforced slab with haunches under its perimeter, and, sometimes, across its width and length.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage

Spanish

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