PintabianBiz Online Glossary of Field Terms
CAF - Cytek Horseshoe Company, Ltd intialism for 'Cytek Accredited Farrier'
CAFD - acronym for concentrated animal feedlot operation
calendar year - the time period beginning from a particular date through December 31 of that year
calico - term sometimes used to describe the sabino pattern
cancer - neoplasia or malignancy
capillary refill - test used to determine if a horse is dehydrated
capillaries - microscopic blood vessels
capital - property or money used for producing wealth
capital gain - the profit made from selling certain assets
capped elbow - a swollen equine elbow
capped hock - a swollen equine hock
carbohydrates - plant-based compounds consisting of sugars, starches and cellulose
carbs - slang for carbohydrates
carcinogens - various cancer producing agents, chemicals or viruses
cardiomegaly - heart enlargement
cardiomyopathy - chronic heart disorder
caretaking - the giving of care to horses or other animals
carriage - an elegant horse used to pull carriages
carrier - a horse that has a gene that is not visibly expressed but that can transmit it to offspring
carotene - precurser to Vitamin A
cast - when a horse lays down and rolls up close to a wall or fence and can not get up
catabolic state - loss of muscle mass and weight due to digestive disorders
cations - ions that are positively charged
caudal - pertains to tail
cause of action - the legal grounds for an action to recover damages or relief
cauterize - the use of heat to sear tissue
cavalletti - small jumps used for basic training
caveat - a warning to be on guard
caveat emptor - phrase often quoted in the horse business meaning 'let the buyer beware'.
cavity - a body space or hollow
cayuse - a hardy American Indian horse or pony
CBT - Equine Lameness Prevention Organization initialism for 'Certified Barefoot Trimmer'
CD - accronym for Colored Division
cease and decist - court order issuing a particular directive
cecum - organ located between the large and small intestines important to the digestion of cellulose
cell membrane - the barrier around a cell
cells - the very basic parts of all plants and animals
cellulitis - inflammation of cellular tissue
cementum - the bony tissue located over the roots of equine teeth
censure - to publicly reprimand
cephalic - pertaining to the head
Certified Public Accountant - one in good standing who passed the Certified Public Accountant exam
cestode - tapeworm
cestodiasis - tapeworm infestation
CF - American Farrier's Association initialism for 'Certified Farrier'
CF - Cytek Horseshoe Company, Ltd. initialism for 'Cytek Farrier'
CFP - Equine Lameness Prevention Organization initialism for 'Certified Farrier Practitioner'
champing - when a horse opens and closes its mouth to show submission to another horse
character - what one does when one thinks no one is watching
character assassin - business slang for one who demonizes its target in an effort to destroy
characteristics - expressed qualities and features
chariot racing - a popular equine racing sport
charter - a government issued document that establishes a corporation
chemistry - study of how substances react with each other
chestnut - a base coat color that can vary from very light red to very dark red with no black points
chiropractic - related to the manipulation of equine vertebra
chiseled - clean cut face
chlorhexidine - wound antiseptic
chlorophyll - the green pigment in plants
chloroplasts - structures in plants that make sugars
chomping at the bit - anxious to get going
chromatid - one of two strands that a chromosome divides into
chromatin - a genetic mass made of DNA and proteins
chromium - metallic element names for its brightly colored toxic chemicals
chromosomal - pertaining to chromosomes
chromosomes - 32-paired structures found in the nucleus of horse body cells containing genetic DNA
chronic - of long duration
chronic study - a scientific study lasting weeks or longer
CID - initialism for combined immuno-deficiency
CJF - American Farrier's Association initialism for 'Certified Journeyman Farrier'
CJF EE - AFA initialism for 'Certified Journeyman Farrier: Educator's Endorsement'
CJF SFE - AFA initialism for ' Certified Journeyman Farrier: Specialty Forging Endorsement'
CJF TE - AFA initialism for 'Certified Journeyman Farrier: Therapeutic Endorsement'
class - a group of show horses who compete against each other
classified ad - advertising arranged according to category
claybank - a very light yellow brownish dun color
clean-legged - used to describe a horse without feathers in the fetlock area
clinical - when signs or symptoms are easily observed
clone - animal derived from an individual that is genetically alike
close - the point of a sale in which the seller asks a prospect to purchase
closed herd - policy of avoiding direct or indirect contact with other horses
closed stud book - a registry that only accepts horses whose sire and dam are registered in it
closing clue - an indicator that the buyer has enough information and is planning to purchase
clostridia - microorganisms that live in the intestinal tract and soil
clot - when platelets clump together to stop bleeding
CLS - Equine Lameness Prevention Organization initialism for 'Certified Lameness Specialist'
cluck - verbal noise made to encourage a horse to increase their speed
CMF - Cytek Horseshoe Company, Ltd. initialism for 'Certified Master Farrier'
coagulant - a blood clotting agent
coagulate - to clot
cob - a horse under 15.1 hands that is generally used in the hunt discipline
cobby - having a compact body
coccidia - disease producing single-celled organisms
co-dominance - when two alleles of a trait are expressed
cold blood - draft horses that produce PartPintabian warmblood horses when bred to Pintabian horses
cold call - type of prospecting where an unsolicited phone call is made for the purpose of making a sale
colic - abdominal pain
collector - animal rights definition for anyone who owns more than a few animals
colon - main section of the large intestine
Colored Division - the registration division of the PHRI that Pintabian horses are registered in
colostrum - substance secreted by mammary glands that temporarily provides infection immunity
.com - the end of a commercial entity web address
coming - approaching a particular age
combined immuno-deficiency - a recessive genetic problem transmitted to a foal by its carrier parents
common law - law developed on court decisions rather than statutes
common sense - good judgment obtained from experience as opposed to study
communicable - capable of being transmitted
competitive exclusion - to fight disease by controlling beneficial microflora
complainant - plaintiff
complaint - a written statement of facts regarding an alleged offense
compound feed - a nutritionally balanced mixed feed
compound interest - when interest is figured and paid on interest
compost - a mixture of manure, animal carcasses and/or other decaying organic matter
compost - one proper method to dispose of dead livestock
concave - curving inward
concentrate - a low fiber/high energy class of horse feed
conformation - the overall physical build and body shape of an equine
conformation fault - deviation from ideal conformation
congenital - present at birth as opposed to hereditary
congenital goiter - when a foal is born with an enlarged thyroid gland
congested - blood-filled
conjunctiva - the membrane that lines the inside part of the eye lid
conjunctivitis - inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
consideration - element necessary to a contract consisting of value that is bargained for
constitutional vigor - thrifty
Consumer Information Center - government agency that prints various guides and publications
contact - someone you have been in touch with
contagious - easily communicable from one to another
contest - a technique used to promote sales by offering prizes
contract - mutual legally enforceable promise between competent parties in exchange for consideration
contracted tendons - a condition in which flexor tendons prevent extension of a joint
contusion - bruise
convex - Pintabian fault in which the facial profile curves outward
cooperative advertising - a program of joint advertising by more than one party
cookie cutter - slang for when all offspring look very similar to a parent
copper - a copper red colored form of the chestnut base coat
coprophagy - the eating of feces by foals
copyright - an authorship work
copywriter - individual who writes ad copy to be reproduced
corn - the third most abundant grain in the world and a common equine foodstuff
corn oil - oil from corn commonly fed to equines to promote a glossy coat
corn stover - livestock feed consisting of dried corn leaves and stalks
corneal ulcer - an injury to the outer membrane of an eye by trauma, disease or infection
coronet band - the area where the fetlock meets the hoof and hoof growth is initiated
coronet spots - small dots commonly found above the coronet band of a tobiano horse
corporation - legal entity created by law
corpus luteum - an endocrine cell mass that forms in the ovary after ovulation
correct - having conformationally straight and sound legs
cortisol - a particular hormone
cortisone - a particular steroid
counsel - lawyers
counterfeit - to imitate with the intention of deceiving and/or defrauding
covenant - promise made in a legal document
cover - to mate
covenant - promise
cover letter - correspondence that accompanies other document(s)
cow-hocked - conformation fault in which the hocks nearly touch
cow kick - a horse kick made forward and to the side with a hind leg while standing on the other three
cowbird - a particular type of bird often found amongst grazing horses and other livestock
cowboy - one who specializes in ranch work or rodeos
cowboy church - church services often held at Sunday rodeos and horse shows
cowboy up - cowboy slang meaning to quit whining and get down to business
CPA - initialism for Certified Public Accountant
CPD - Equine Podiatry Association initialism for 'Continuing Professional Development'
cream - slang for the dilute gene
cream of the crop - breeder slang for creme de la creme
creamello - a double dilute red that manifests as an off-white color with a mane/tail the same color
credentials - accomplishments
credit - when a horse or product is taken on the promise of later payment
credit agency - agency that stores information that is used to assess credit worthiness
credit history - the record of a person's past credit events
credit union - a non-profit, cooperative type of financial institution
creep feeder - a feeding system designed to feed foals without competition from larger horses
creme de la creme - best of the best
creosols - disinfectant similar to phenol
crest - arch of a neck
cresty - a thick arched neck
crib - to bite an object and then swallow air into the throat area
cribbing - vice in which a horse bites an object and then swallows air into the throat area
critical period - 24 hrs following birth when bonding by a foal to dam/caregiver is accomplished
crop - plants grown for livestock feed or bedding
cross ties - two ropes attached to opposite sides of a halter while grooming or treating
crossbred - a non-purebred
crossbred - a hybrid that is the result of crossing two different varieties together
crossbreeding - the process of breeding a purebred animal to a horse of a different breed
cross-country - an off-road countryside horse sport
crossing over - exchange of segments responsible for genetic variation
croup - the area above the tail base
crupper - a piece of tack used to prevent equipment from sliding forward
cryptorchid - a stallion with a testicle that does not descend into the scrotum
c-section - abbreviation for cesarean section
CT - American Hoof Association initialism for 'Certified Trimmer'
CTF - American Farrier's Association initialism for 'Certified Tradesman Farrier'
cull - to selectively sort and reject those of less quality or value
culture - to incubate a sample in a laboratory setting for bacterial growth
currency - an exchange medium
curry - to groom with a curry comb
curry comb - a grooming tool with short teeth used to loosen dirt or hair
cutaneous - relating to skin
cyber bully - one enlisting others and uses the internet, web, discussion groups & messaging to harm
cyber bullying - legal term describing the use of communication and information technology to harm
cyst - fluid containing sack-like structure
cytokinesis - cell division after replication and chromosome division
cytoplasm - the jelly-like substance in a cell
cytotoxic - toxic to cells
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