Comments on: A Look at the Horse World Across the Pond

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 14:54:54 +0000

And then there is Australia; where horses are kept in stables, turned out in paddocks and ridden with a saddle blanket between saddle and horse…

By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:02:08 +0000

I live in the UK and understand and use all the terms mentioned interchangeably. I will say both box and stall; paddock, field, pasture; manege, school, arena… Halter and headcollar I’ve heard used all the time interchangeably. Didn’t even know there was meant to be a difference. Numnah is a term I’ve only heard used in certain circles – otherwise ‘saddlepad’ is more common.
If you want terms that are genuinely confusing across continents, try “hack” and “showing”.
But in general I think the internet has merged the lingo and I certainly wouldn’t have known which of the terms discussed in the article were meant to be British and which American…

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:56:03 +0000

Further confused, in the US I’ve heard of Numnahs as contour pads, as opposed to square pads. Brits, please, is there a diff? My British girlfriend, who has lived stateside for forever, still cracks up when we say helmet vs. hard hat! 😉

By: suzanne

suzanne — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 15:38:53 +0000

Britains terminology seems be closer to us Australians than the US is.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:58:55 +0000

As a Brit living in the US I’ve had to learn a lot of new terms!