page_title: Glossary of equestrian terms
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hierarchical_section_title: Glossary of equestrian terms / T
caption_attribution_description: Wagen getrokken door twee paardjes, in tandem. Eigen foto, 30 april 2007
context_page_description: This is a basic glossary of equestrian terms that includes both technical terminology and jargon developed over the centuries for horses and other equidae, as well as various horse-related concepts. Where noted, some terms are used only in American English, only in British English, or are regional to a particular part of the world, such as Australia.
  Equine anatomy
  Equine coat color
  Equine conformation
  Horse breeding
  List of horse breeds
  Horse racing:
  Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting
  Glossary of North American horse racing
  Equipment:
  Bridle
  Horse tack
  Horse harness
  Horse grooming
  Saddle
context_section_description: tack
  All the equipment that horses wear, such as saddles, bridles, harnesses, halters, and other horse care equipment.
  tack room
  A store where tack is kept.
  tail-Female, mare line, dam line, bottom line
  The single line of mares, from the dam to maternal granddam, maternal great-granddam and so on. Usually shown on the bottom side of a pedigree chart. Corresponds in biology to mtDNA.
  tandem
  A draft animal arrangement with two or more animals in single file, the rearmost (the wheeler) in shafts.
  team
  Several animals pulling a vehicle.  Arranged in various configurations, most commonly as a pair (two side by side), in tandem (two or more in single file), a four (two pairs) or a six.  More rarely other arrangements such as three or more abreast, a troika (three abreast with shafts between), a "pickax" (three abreast with a pair of wheelers behind) or a "unicorn" (a single animal in front of a pair of wheelers).
  Thoroughbred
  When used as a proper noun, refers to a specific breed of horse, best known as a race horse. Occasionally used as a non-proper noun to mean purebred.
  three-quarter brother/sister
  Horses out of the same dam, by stallions that are (maternal) half brothers, or a father and son.
  three-quarter brother-in-blood/sister-in-blood
  Horses by the same sire, and out of half-sisters, or out of a mother and daughter.
  three-quarter genetic brother/sister
  Horses who share one sire, and the same maternal grandsire (damsire). Put simply, horses that share three grandparents.
  tie stall (US), stall (UK)
  A small, rectangular enclosure in a stable, approximately 6 feet (1.8 m) wide by 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3.0 m) long, where an animal is kept tied up.
  topline
  The area on a horse that runs from the poll to the dock.
  On a pedigree chart, the paternal side of the ancestry, which is given on the top of the chart.
  transition
  The change from one gait to another.
  tree
  The underlying solid structure or frame of a saddle, which is covered with leather.
  trap, pony trap
  A light two-wheeled vehicle.
  trot
  A diagonal, two-beat, intermediate-speed horse gait.
  trotting races
  See harness racing
  twitch
  A tool used to restrain and calm a horse by twisting a cord or chain around its upper lip.
  typey
  Slang for a horse that conforms to its breed standards, or type.
caption: Ponies in a tandem hitch
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