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A foal at about weaning age. A foal is an equine up to one year old; this term is used mainly for horses, but can be used for donkeys. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, and are used until the horse is three or four. When the foal is nursing from its dam (mother), it may also be called a "suckling".
foal A foal 1. A young horse of either sex under the age of one year. [1]: 82 Derives from the Anglo-Saxon word fola. [8]: 193 May be qualified by sex: colt foal, filly foal. 2. Foaling: the act of a mare giving birth. [1]: 82 foaling box (UK), foaling stall (US) A large loose box providing space and privacy for a mare about to foal.
In one state, North Dakota, the state horse is officially designated the "honorary state equine". [2] Two additional states have not designated a specific state horse, but have designed a horse or horse breed as its official state animals: the horse in New Jersey and the Morgan horse breed in Vermont.
A rider from each team is randomly paired and assigned to a horse for each event to compete in a "head-to head" match. Competitors are allowed to watch sanctioned warm-ups where horses are schooled for each of the four events. Riders are then given four minutes to practice on their assigned horse for each event.
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A horse trainer at a Texas ranch. A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines. [1] [2] [3] Some responsibilities trainers have are caring for the animals' physical needs, as well as teaching them good behaviors and/or coaching them for events, which may include contests and other riding purposes. [4]
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The horse is judged on their conformation from each side, and then led to and away the judge(s) at the walk and trot on a hard surface to show the gaits. To evaluate the canter, horses are turned loose in an enclosed area one at a time. To evaluate jumping ability, the horse is sent down a chute over fences without a rider ("free jumping").