Abbreviations – Breeding AASB Anglo Arab Stud Book SFS Selle Francais Studbook SHB(GB) Sport Horse Breeding of GB SPSS Sports Pony Studbook Societ SSH Scottish Sports Horse What does AHC mean in horses? American Horse Council (AHC) The American Horse Read more…
Wikipedia says that the term “Gee-Gee” is taken from horse-racing where a Gee-Gee is the first horse out of the starting gate. Other sources say that GG is short for the command given to horses to go: “gee up”. Where Read more…
Abbreviations on the racecard Div – Division. Gd – Grade 1,2 or 3 (Jumps) b – bay. bl – black. D – previous distance winner. J – joint favourite of 2. – between numbers indicate year separation (i.e. left of Read more…
The most common abbreviations mean the following: P or PU – the horse was pulled up by the jockey. F – the horse fell in the race. What does F mean in horse? Some useful abbreviations relating to the sex Read more…
Racing – Glossary Form Figures R Refused US Finished 10th or worse WD Withdrawn / Long absence since last raced on a track What does WD mean in racing? WD stands for Withdrawn, it means the horse was removed from Read more…
Chestnut Horse color definitions are: B Bay Blk Black Ch Chestnut Dkb or br Dark bay or brown What does Ch mean in horse racing? ChestnutChestnut. A reddish, or copper-colored horse (indicated by “Ch.”). What does B mean on horse Read more…
Policy. Two-year-old horses that are obviously immature in age and development, or have significant faults in conformation, should not be raced. Why do they race 2 year olds? So if two-year-old horses are not faster and may be at increased Read more…
Horse in Training Once a horse is brought into full work it trains for around 12 weeks before it is ready to go to the jump outs, trials or races. The fitness regime starts with slow work – trotting and Read more…
National Hunt racing. National Hunt racing – Wikipedia. What is NH in horse racing? In National Hunt racing, commonly known as jumps racing, horses are required to jump obstacles over distances ranging from two miles to more than four and Read more…
Power, beauty, and freedom symbolize the horse in the Chinese culture. People born in the year of the horse are very high-spirited, active and energetic. Their enthusiasm and cheerful personalities make people like them. Is the year of the Horse Read more…