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HORSE PULL [7 records]

Record 1 2018-04-25

English

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

A person whose main occupation is riding horses in horse racing or harness racing.

CONT

A driver or rider of a horse holds the reins in his hands.

OBS

A jockey usually weighs no more than 100 to 120 pounds(45 to 55 kilos) because his/her weight is included in the mass the horse has to carry or pull.

OBS

"Jocke", "driver" and "rider" are the terms used for a person mounting a horse in horse racing or riding a horse and sulky in harness racing; "rider" is used in all other equestrian sports. "Driver" is the term used in Blue Bonnets racetrack’s documents.

OBS

jock: Short for "jockey."

OBS

The term "reinsman" is used in harness racing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Celui (celle) dont le métier est de monter ou de conduire les chevaux en courses montées ou en courses attelées.

OBS

On dit «jockey» et «conducteur» en courses montées et en courses attelées; «pilote» en courses attelées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 2 2011-06-10

English

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

Dressage test No. 2: Halt (immobility 10 seconds); rein back 3 meters. To be judged: immobility, obedience, reaction to aids.

OBS

rein :[For a horse, ] to move or pull in or as if in response to tightened reins; usually used with "back", "in" or "up".

OBS

Do not conf use with the nominal form "rein-back".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Pour un cheval, marcher en rétrogradant et de façon symétrique, s'exécutant par bipèdes diagonaux, l'antérieur et le postérieur se levant et se posant en même temps.

CONT

Épreuve de dressage n° 2 : Demi-immobilité (10 secondes); reculer de 3 mètres. À évaluer : immobilité, obéissance, réaction aux aides.

OBS

Bien distinguer entre le verbe «reculer» (équivalent du verbe anglais «to rein back») et le nom «le reculer» (équivalent du nom anglais «rein-back»).

Spanish

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

Andar hacia atrás.

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Record 3 2005-09-13

English

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

Leather or nylon headgear, with attachments for side reins and lunge line, worn by the horse when it is being lunged.

CONT

A cavesson resembles a heavy, well fitting halter and is the preferred headpiece for longeing(lungeing) English horses. "Breaking" cavessons are generally made of stout leather with heavy metal nosepieces and have straps to fasten them securely and keep them in position because during "breaking" it is often necessary to tug or pull quite hard on the line to control the horse. Lighter, simpler cavessons are also available for the very young horse, the already-trained horse, for use with a bit or bridle, and for use as a dropped noseband.

OBS

The traditional cavesson is made from leather but nylon cavessons are also available. A longeing (lungeing) cavesson has a padded noseband with a jointed metal nosepiece that usually has 3 swivel-mounted rings attached to it. Generally the middle ring is used for longeing (lungeing) unless a horse carries his head to the outside of the circle extremely. In that case, the inside cavesson ring can be used to bend the horse inward on the longeing (lungeing) circle. The side rings are also used for side rein attachment or long line attachment.

CONT

Stubben 1085 Crank Caveson Bridle ... Stubben’s crank caveson comes with a single roller buckle which tightens the chinstrip from both sides, providing equal pressure all around.

French

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

Licol renforcé à l'avant, sur le dessus duquel on attache la longe.

Spanish

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

Cabezón de trabajo a cuerda.

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Record 4 2005-09-13

English

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

The term "rein of opposition" is sort of an old-fashioned term and is most often used with the term "direct rein, "as in "direct rein of opposition. "Opposition refers to the forward motion of the horse and whenever you pull back on a rein, you are pulling in opposition to forward movement.

OBS

... the rein is held slightly to the side and drawn to the rear; used to turn the horse to the right or left on a small and sharp circle.

OBS

direct rein: A method of using the rein in which the rider communicates directly to the horse via his mouth. For example, to turn a horse right, the rider increases pressure on the right rein and the horse responds by turning right.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Rêne directe, sans ouverture latérale de la main intérieure, qui s'oppose dans une mesure variable au mouvement du cheval vers l'avant.

OBS

rêne directe : Rêne qui amène le cheval à tourner ou à se déplacer du côté où elle est appliquée.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-12-09

English

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

A situation that occurs when a trainer or a driver attempts to restrain or race a horse in such a way that the animal’s breathing is inadvertently cut off.

OBS

In racing, often due to tongue swallowing.

OBS

Choked Down. When a driver tries to get a horse to run at a slowed rate, he or she will sometimes pull its head back, unintentionally cutting off its breathing. This can cause the horse to lose consciousness and collapse on the track.

OBS

Sometimes "choking up" or "choking" are used.

Key term(s)
  • choking up
  • choking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Condition qui survient quand un conducteur retient trop son cheval, pour fins de stratégie, ou cherche trop à régulariser l'allure du cheval qui, alors, s'étouffe et parfois même tombe sur la piste.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Hardware
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

Sometimes called shoe pullers, they were used to pull off old horse or mule shoes after they were loosened with a hammer and a clinch cutter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie générale
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Genre de grosse tenaille utilisée en maréchalerie pour fixer et couper les clous destinés à maintenir le fer.

Spanish

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Record 7 1983-08-08

English

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

to pull : to rein in or restrain(a horse) so as to keep it from winning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Fixer les rênes d'un mors à un surfaix ou à l'arçon de la selle.

Spanish

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