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POLO PONY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bit
1, record 1, English, bit
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bridle bit 2, record 1, English, bridle%20bit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Part of the bridle which includes the mouthpiece, the rings and the cheeks. 3, record 1, English, - bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are many different equestrian bridle bits available, each designed to have a different type of control on a polo pony.... Snaffle Bit... Curb Bit... Pelham Bit... 2, record 1, English, - bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The basic groups of bits are: snaffles, Weymouth or curb bits, pelhams, gag bits and bitless or nose bridles. 3, record 1, English, - bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bits] come in all shapes and sizes. According to its design each [of them] exerts different pressures on different parts of the mouth and ... brings pressure to bear on different parts of the head. 4, record 1, English, - bit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bridle-bit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mors
1, record 1, French, mors
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frein 2, record 1, French, frein
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de la bride qui comprend l'embouchure / le(s) canon(s), les anneaux, les aiguilles et les branches. 2, record 1, French, - mors
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deux principaux types de mors se distinguent : le mors de filet et le mors de bride. Le mors de filet est constitué d'une barre de métal articulée avec un anneau à chaque extrémité où se fixent la longe ou les rênes. Le mors de bride est constitué d'une barre de métal rigide appelée canon, reliée à deux branches dotées d'un anneau porte rênes et d'une gourmette fixée à un crochet. 3, record 1, French, - mors
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La plupart du temps, il est articulé par le milieu et possède deux gros anneaux aux extrémités. Il agit sur le coin des lèvres selon la traction de l'une ou l'autre des rênes. 4, record 1, French, - mors
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On distingue les mors de filet, très doux, agissant sur les commissures des lèvres et les mors de bride, plus puissants, agissant sur les barres. 5, record 1, French, - mors
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le mors et l'embouchure étaient autrefois appelés «frein». 2, record 1, French, - mors
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y accesorios deportivos
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- freno
1, record 1, Spanish, freno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bocado 2, record 1, Spanish, bocado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrumento de hierro que se compone de embocadura, camas y barbada, y sirve para sujetar y gobernar las caballerías. 3, record 1, Spanish, - freno
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Horse Husbandry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Dartmoor
1, record 2, English, Dartmoor
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Dartmoor pony 2, record 2, English, Dartmoor%20pony
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 1898, the Polo Pony Society(now the National Pony Society) set up Local Committees to produce descriptions of each of England's native breeds. Apart from the height, the original description of the Dartmoor was almost identical to the present breed standard.... Dartmoor ponies stand an average of twelve hands(48") at the withers. They are dark in color, mostly bay, brown or black with an occasional gray or chestnut. White markings, if any, are very small. As a hearty moorland breed, the Dartmoor is sturdy in conformation, more similar to a warm blood type than to the elegant Welsh. 2, record 2, English, - Dartmoor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dartmoor
1, record 2, French, dartmoor
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- poney dartmoor 2, record 2, French, poney%20dartmoor
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Poney Dartmoor est originaire d'un plateau aride du sud de l'Angleterre qui lui a donné son nom et sa remarquable rusticité. Ce biotope sévère a garanti depuis des siècles la pureté de la race. Le Poney Dartmoor est un poney infatigable, capable de fournir plus d'effort que sa taille permettrait de le supposer. Apprécié par les Poneys Club pour faire monter de jeunes enfants, la possibilité de les faire monter par des adultes permet de les amener à un stade de dressage très avancé. Sa docilité et sa forte musculature en font un poney très apprécié en attelage et à l'obstacle. 2, record 2, French, - dartmoor
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
- Cría de ganado caballar
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Dartmoor
1, record 2, Spanish, Dartmoor
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En 1899, la Polo Pony Society, que luego se convertiría en la National Pony Society, introdujo las pautas fijas a seguir para la cría de Dartmoors, sin embargo, el gran auge experimentado por la industria minera a principios del siglo XX trajo consigo la introducción de algunos Shetlands en la región de Dartmoor, su cruce con caballos nativos dio como resultado un animal fuerte y vigoroso. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Dartmoor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No excede de 1,30 metros. [...] Castaño oscuro, casi negro y en ocasiones tordo o ruano, la raza no acepta píos ni pintos, aunque si se permite presentar en exhibiciones los ejemplares con pequeñas marcas blancas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Dartmoor
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-11-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Horse Husbandry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Polo pony
1, record 3, English, Polo%20pony
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Polo ponies today are really not ponies. They are Thoroughbred horses. Their training is the training given a good reining horse. However, they are asked for speed far greater than that of any reining horse, and there is a great variety of devices used to induce these Thoroughbreds (bred for centuries to run, not to stop) to stop quickly enough to be useful as polo ponies. 2, record 3, English, - Polo%20pony
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not a breed, not exclusively American. A polo pony is simply any horse trained and used for playing polo. Horses adaptable for this highly specialized use are necessarily somewhat uniform in type : small, fast, agile, and courageous. 2, record 3, English, - Polo%20pony
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Polo
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cheval de Polo
1, record 3, French, cheval%20de%20Polo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Les chevaux de polo) sont des chevaux solides, maniables, durs au travail et empreints d'une philosophie qui leur fait accepter sans réticences, sinon avec joie, un «métier» souvent pénible. 2, record 3, French, - cheval%20de%20Polo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Peut être un cheval de n'importe quelle race de selle, pourvu qu'il soit de petite taille, bien orienté dans ses rayons pour un équilibre trempé, rapide, obéissant et souple. 2, record 3, French, - cheval%20de%20Polo
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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