Category: Horse Terms & Sayings

Overo Lethal White Syndrome, or OLWS, is a syndrome seen in overo paint horses when the foal is born completely white. This syndrome is a genetic condition that causes guaranteed death in the baby...

When I was looking through a tack store, I noticed that there were several different sizes for tack such as bridles and nosebands. These different sizes included pony, cob, horse, and full. I was...

Many large barns will put together and host things known as schooling shows. Schooling shows are fairly small events that often just include the clients and students of a certain barn. But what are...

What on earth does it mean when my trainer asks me to go two-point? I was giving a riding lesson this morning and when I asked my student to two-point at the walk, she looked at me like I had three...

Have you ever been at a barn, horse facility, or a horse show and wondered why on earth people were having their horses run around and around them on a rope? That is called lunging and it is a very...

When you are looking at the pedigree of a horse, whether you are interested in buying it or just happen to be looking, there are two words that may confuse you if you don't know what they mean. These...