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

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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)

hard knocker n. A hard knocker in racetrack parlance is a horse who races consistently with determination, regardless of circumstances. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Horses Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 1, 2005)

hazer n. Hazer: The cowboy riding on the opposite side of the steer to keep the animal from running away from the steer wrestler’s horse. [United States Horses Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jun. 11, 2004)

hippotherapy n. Hippotherapy literally means “treatment with the help of a horse.” The center provides physical therapy for children with disabilities. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Health Horses] [full cite] (Dec. 9, 2004)

hook one up v. phr. Here was a case, they said of Pearson’s effort on the ironically named No Penalty, of something extremely fishy. Failing to give his mount every opportunity to win, in racing legalese. Hooking one up, in the parlance of the track. [English Horses Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Aug. 5, 2005)

horse ballet n. In her 20s, Lesko’s interests turned to dressage, an intense form of competitive horse training that is sometimes called “horse ballet.” She trained to the Grand Prix level in dressage and became a serious competitor. [English Horses Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jan. 29, 2007)

horse teeth floater n. Chris Johnson just wants to float horse teeth again, and he’s getting help from the Minnesota chapter of the Institute for Justice. The group filed a lawsuit last week against the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine on behalf of Johnson, a Hutchinson man who is barred from filing down the teeth of horses, a procedure called floating.…Johnson, 37, is a third generation horse teeth floater who began learning the practice from his father in 2004. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Horses] [full cite] (Aug. 29, 2007)

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