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THROATLATCH [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

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

A part of a bridle or halter that encircles the head.

CONT

All bridles should be properly fitted, and the headstall should be located so that it neither slides back on the horse’s neck nor pulls up against his ears.

OBS

The "crown piece" or "crownpiece" is sometimes a headstall as in the "sliding ear headstall", sometimes part of a headstall as in the "browband headstall" made of three main parts : the crown piece, throatlatch and browband.

French

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

Monture ou ensemble des cuirs de la bride, surmontant et supportant les mors; désigne couramment, à tort, le seul dessus-de-tête de la bride ou du bridon et qui repose sur la nuque du cheval.

CONT

La monture. Les parties qui la composent sont : la têtière prolongeant les montants et passant derrière les oreilles. Des boucles permettent d'ajuster ces éléments à la dimension de la tête du cheval de manière à placer l'embouchure exactement là où elle doit être.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado caballar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 2 2011-03-01

English

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

The snaffle is useful for teaching a horse to bend his neck and throatlatch laterally so that he can be turned in both directions. It is also useful for teaching a horse to flex vertically in the lower jaw, at the poll, and at the neck muscles just in front of the withers. Vertical flexion is necessary for gait and speed control as well as for stopping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

The portion of the horse's throat around which the throatlatch passes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Partie du corps du cheval qui soude la tête à l'encolure, limitée en arrière par celle-ci, et en avant par l'auge.

Spanish

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