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PONY RIDER [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • History of Technology
  • Exhibition Themes (Museums and Heritage)
  • Postal Transport
CONT

Within two minutes of arriving at a station, a Pony Express rider left on a fresh horse. To speed up the transfer, mail was carried on top of the saddle in a removable leather overlay, or mochila.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire des techniques
  • Thèmes d'expositions (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Transports postaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-20

English

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

A single webbing rein, usually about 25 ft long, attached to the central ring of the cavesson noseband and held by the trainer as he directs the horse around him on a circle during training.

CONT

The longe ... is a long cord, about as thick as one’s little finger, at the end of which is a buckle attached to a piece of leather that is passed through the middle ring on the iron cavesson.

CONT

The horse or pony walks attached to a lungeing rein and has a surcingle with handles. The rider is performing gymnastics while the pony is walking or gallopping in circles.

OBS

In Canada, "lunge" only is used; in the United States, "longe" is more common but "lunge" is also used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Courroie de cuir, corde ou ruban de toile, de longueur variable, fixée au licol d'un cheval et permettant de le mener, de l'attacher, de le conduire à la main, ou de le faire travailler sur un cercle, autour d'un cavalier.

OBS

longe de manège : longue corde ou courroie, adaptée au caveçon, à l'aide de laquelle on exerce le cheval. On dit aussi «longe à trotter».

OBS

En terrain découvert, l'exercice du cheval commence avec une longe courte, au trot, pour se terminer avec une longe complète aux trois allures. Dans un manège rond, l'exercice se fait sans longe (mais avec chambrière) ou avec une longe de manège.

Key term(s)
  • longe courte
  • longe complète
  • longe de manège

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-01-07

English

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

A person riding a parade horse (also called a "pony"), a horse accompanying a racing horse as the latter enters the race track.

OBS

cheval (accompagnateur) de parade : parade horse; pony.

OBS

conducteur, conductrice; pilote; driver (France) : driver; rider.

OBS

A term used in horse racing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Personne qui monte le cheval qui accompagne un cheval qui entre en piste pour participer à une course.

OBS

pony; parade horse : cheval (accompagnateur) de parade.

OBS

driver; rider : conducteur; conductrice; pilote; driver (France).

OBS

Terme appartenant aux courses de chevaux.

Spanish

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