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If you’re new to the horse world, something that might catch you by surprise is the number of horse abbreviations there are. With so many horse breeds, it can be easy to get them confused with one another, so we put together this official horse breed abbreviations reference guide to help.
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Jun 30, 2023 · With so many different horse breeds, it can be tricky to remember all of the different abbreviations. This helpful guide will inform you of some of the most common horse breed and registry abbreviations you may come across in the equine world.
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TB – Thoroughbred ID – Irish Draught RID – Registered Irish Draught X – used to signify a cross breed so IDxTB would be Irish Draught cross Thoroughbred WB – Warmblood PBA - Part bred Arab KWPN – Dutch Warmblood ISH – Irish Sport Horse, usually a mixture of Irish Draught and Thoroughbred but could also include some pony breeding as well ¾ - Usually...
BD – British Dressage BS – British Showjumping, some people still used the old name which is BSJA (British Showjumping Association) but this means the same thing BE – British Eventing formerly BHTA, the British Horse Trials Association PC – Pony Club RC – Riding Club ROR – Racehorse to Riding Horse, a competition series for rehomed racehorses BYEH ...
Y/O – year old so 9 y/o would indicate that the horse is 9 years old ALL ROUNDER – a horse that could do a bit of everything GREEN – novice/inexperienced, usually a young horse SPOOKY – tends to look at or react to things so ‘can be spooky with fillers showjumping’ means the horse may look at the fence dressings or, ‘can be spooky hacking’ means th...
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) [2] [3] is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, close to Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today.
Abbreviations appear on all of our racecards and can be found against horses, jockeys, trainers and in the form lines of runners. Below is an explanation of each of the abbreviations. Race types. Am - amateur. App - apprentice. Auc - auction. AW - all-weather. Ch - chase. Cls - Class. Cond - NH conditional. Div - Division.
Oct 24, 2014 · Have you ever been confused by horse breed abbreviations? It seems a horse is never simply just a horse! Here’s a quick list of common (and some not so common) horse breeds and registries: AA = Anglo Arabian. ACD = American Cream Draft. AES = Anglo European Studbook. AHR = Arabian Horse Registry.
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Jul 22, 2022 · With many different terms used to describe Horses, and it can be confusing for those who are new to the world of equine. In this blog post, we will clear up any confusion by discussing the correct terminology for Horses, providing a brief explanation of each term.