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Record 1 2004-06-09

English

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

Some are born with more Miniature characteristics and some are born with more Trottingbred or Standardbred characteristics; all of them appear to have exceptional leg action, a great deal of stretch and muscles that have "muscles".

CONT

Climbing: Refers to a fault in a horse's stride in which, instead of reaching forward, his leg action is abnormally high.

CONT

... the higher stepping action of the leg is not wanted and [a] longer frame is preferred since the length of the stride is crucial to the traveling speed.

OBS

Action: Descriptive of the movement of the horse's leg [e.g.] knee action.

OBS

Competitive horseback riding term.

French

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

Action : Effet de la force qui préside aux mouvements du cheval, par extension, façon dont se manifeste cette force. Le mot est parfois utilisé pour ne désigner que les mouvements des membres.

OBS

Terme d'équitation.

Spanish

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