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| Hand |
A unit used to measure the height of a horse. Four inches equals one hand. The height of a horse is taken from the bottom of the front to the top of withers. |
| Half-halt |
The FEI definition for the half-halt is:
the half-halt is a hardly visible, almost simultaneous co-ordinated action of the seat, the legs and the hand of the rider, with the object of increasing the attention and balance of the horse before the execution of several movements or transitions to lesser or higher paces. In shifting slightly more weight onto the horse's quarters, the engagement of the hind legs and the balance on the haunches are facilitated, for the benefit of the lightness of the forehand and the horse's balance as a whole. |
| Halter |
a leather harness or rope that fits over a horse's head. It looks like a bridle but without the bit or reins. |
| Haunches-in |
See 'travers' |
| Height |
Horses are measured from the ground to the top of the withers. The measuring unit used is 'hands'. One hand equals four inches. Most horses are between 15 and 16 hands. |
| Hoof |
The horny part of the foot of a horse. |
| Horn |
The hard surface of the hoof, horns can be dark, pale of mixed. |
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