Horses Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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flatwork n. Brown rode the fancy large pony Texas, who is Devon Walther’s pony. Brown showed the judges what she could do with beautiful flatwork and an over fences score of 84 in a wonderful style. [ Language English Register Jargon Subject Horses Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2005)

flip v. It’s hard for me to feel sorry for guys that are driving three Mercedes and living in million-dollar homes and worrying about six or seven pounds because they have to ‘flip,‘“ Lukas said. (Flipping is racetrack parlance for self-induced vomiting). [English Horses Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 28, 2004)

flip v. Not even high-fashion models watch their weight closer than jockeys do. Ideally, a jockey should weigh 112 or less. “A lot of jocks eat, eat, eat and then puke, puke, puke. It becomes habitual with them. We call ‘em flippers, because they’ll stuff down a shake and french fries and then go flip it all up.” (In the toilet area of the jocks’ room, there’s a hand-lettered sign: “No flipping in first two stalls.") [English Horses Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 28, 2004)

flip v. Bulimia is prevalent enough that jockeys casually refer to it as flipping, or heaving. [English Horses Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 28, 2004)

float v. Verts doesn’t consider himself a doctor, anyway. He’s a horse floater, one who “floats,” or files down, teeth. Some say floaters got their name from their partiality to drifting about the country. Others think they were named for the similarity of their hardware to the flat-faced tools—floats—used for finishing concrete. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Horses] [full cite] (Aug. 29, 2007)

floater n. Verts doesn’t consider himself a doctor, anyway. He’s a horse floater, one who “floats,” or files down, teeth. Some say floaters got their name from their partiality to drifting about the country. Others think they were named for the similarity of their hardware to the flat-faced tools—floats—used for finishing concrete. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Horses] [full cite] (Aug. 29, 2007)

gallop girl n. Grisham, 36 and affectionately known at Selma’s Retama Park as a “gallop girl,” earns her living running thoroughbred horses for owners and trainers to keep them in shape for coming races. [ Language English Subject Horses Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Sep. 26, 2005)

greasy heel n. Dermatitis, also known as mud fever, greasy heel, dew poisoning, or scratches, affects the backs of the pasterns and the bulbs of the heels. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Health Horses] [full cite] (Mar. 4, 2005)

green broke adj. The afflicted victim has the urge to buy a horse and the only way to lick the dreaded malady is to attend a horse sale.…Since the subject had been brought up I asked in a quieter voice, “Is he broke?” The fat man replied that he was “green broke.” I explained to my wife it was a generic term meaning “NOT REALLY.” [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Horses] [full cite] (Mar. 6, 2008)

gub v. A “gubbing,” in Betfair Forum parlance, is when a horse gets turned over at short prices on the in-running markets. Horses get “gubbed” all the time on the win markets, Flat and jumps, including at the minimum odds of 1.01. [English Gambling Horses Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 10, 2007)

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