Hackamore - A device to guide a horse without a bit, in effect a bitless bridle.
A bridle featuring a nosepiece, instead of a bit to control the horse.Americanization of jaquima, which is Spanish for the composite of a bosal, fiador, headstall, and mecate.
Half hitch - A knot, also called a "hooey."
Half-Pass - Variation of travers, executed on the diagonal instead of along the wall. The horse should be nearly parallel to the long sides of the arena, with the forehand slightly in advance of the haunches.
Halter class - Conformation class.
Halter pulling - A bad habit in which a horse pulls violently backward on the halter rope when tied.
Halter - Harness that fits over the horse's head by which it may be tied or handled. Calcutts stock cotton or webbing for showing as well as leather for cattle and horse.For more information contact Calcutt.
Hame strap - A short strap which connects the right and left hames together on top and bottom.
Hame - Metal or wooden curved piece to fit the collar on a draft harness.
Hand breeding - Breeding a mare to a stallion under controlled conditions.
Hand-twitch - Using your hand to hold the horse's nose (as a twitch).
Hand - Four inches of height on a horse. Horses are measured from the highest point of the withers to the ground in units called hands. 14.2 means (14 hands x 4 inches) + 2 inches, which is 56 inches + 2 inches = 58 inches.
Handy - Prompt and athletic in response to the rider.
Hard keeper - An animal that requires more than the usual amount of food to stay in good condition.
Hard trot - Slang term referring to all of the mutations of the fox trot or another gait that result in a rough ride for the rider i.e., long trot, cow trot, and square trot.
Haunches - Hindquarters.
Haylage - Silage made from hay or grass, often referred to as "grass silage".
Head shy - Description of a horse who shies away from having his head touched.
Header - In team roping, this rider ropes the steer's horns.
Headstalls - Another name for bridles.
Heart girth - The measurement taken around the horse's barrel just behind the front legs.
Heat - The time in the mare's breeding cycle when she is "hot" or receptive to the stallion.
Heating - Temperature rises as hay or fodder ferments, dries, or cures.
Heaves - Damage to the lungs, resulting in labored breathing.
Heeler - In team roping, this rider ropes the steer's heels.
Herd-bound - When a horse is too dependent on being with other horses and doesn't want to be separated from them.
High lope - A gallop.
Hobbles - Rope, cloth, or leather loops that fasten the forelegs together.
Hock - Tarsal joint between the tibia and cannon, corresponding to human heel.
Hogback - Three-rail jump with the center element the highest.
Hogtie - To tie three legs with a narrow rope.
Hollow back - A back which is unduly dipped.
Hondo - The eye on the end of a rope that forms the loop. Also called "honda."
Honest - A quality in a horse which makes him dependable and predictable.
Hooey - A half-hitch knot.
Hoof dressing - A preparation designed to be applied to the hoof either for conditioning or for appearance.
Hoof packing - Material, usually claylike, to be applied to the bottom of the horse's hoof.
Hoof pick - A metal one-tined "rake" to clean debris from a horse's hoof.
Hoof - The hard horny covering of the horse's foot.
Horn - The highest part of the pommel, of the western saddle, around which the rider
can dally a rope.
Horse - An equine usually over 14.2 hands in height.
Horsemanship - Exhibition of a rider's skill, usually referring to the Western style of riding.
Hot horse - A horse sweaty, warm, and puffing from a recent workout; also a slang term for a horse who may be hard to handle or temperamental.
Hot-blooded - Refers to horses having ancestors that trace to Thoroughbreds or Arabians. Characteristics might include fineness of bone, thin skin, fine hair coat, absence of long fetlock hairs, and blood that makes it well-suited for speed and distance work.
Humane twitch - A clamp-type twitch.
Hunter - A type of horse, not a breed, which is suitable for field hunting or show hunting.
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