Look Out For Special Equipment

Some Important and Useful Hints

Special equipment when carried will be reflected by abbreviations as under:

S.C.P sheep skin cheek piece:
Sheepskin bands on each side of the bridle which help keep the horse focused.

T.S tongue Strap:
When the horse tries to slip his tongue back and over the bit (eased), the u shaped piece.. Would be use. It will work wonder. (based of previous running)

D.N.B. Drop Nose Band
A horse with a busy or nervous mouth may enjoy the steadiness of the dropped nose band.

X.N.B. cross nose band, a device for horses that open their mouth in races and "pull". A crossover nose band has 2 straps that cross over the front of the nose to from an x. The bottom strap does up under the chin the other one is half way down the nasal bone. The crossover nose band stops the horse from opening its mouth.

T.D Tongue Depressor:
(for ref only)
A tongue depressor is a device used in medical practice to depress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat. The most common modern tongue depressors have thin wooden blade, smoothed and rounded at both ends, but historically tongue depressors have been made of a variety of materials. Since they are inexpensive and difficult to clean, wooden tongue depressors are normally labeled for disposal after a single use.
Hobbyists and teachers have found a multitude of uses for tongue depressors (sometimes called "craft sticks" or "meyerhoffer sticks") in their projects.
Earlier versions of depressors were made from balsa, pine or redwood woods. Instances exist from the american civil war, made from wood and metal.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tongue_depressor

Hood Hood:
O.H.M. over head martingale
K.N.B. kineton nose band
Visor visor
A similar device to blinkers but less restrictive.

L.E.S. Left Eye Shield:
The instrument is put on the horse which is one eyed.

R.E.S Right Eye Shield:
The instrument is put on the horse which is one eyed

P.F. Pacifier:
a) a device for pacifying a horse or the like from a tendency to chew on forbidden objects, comprising, in combination.
B) a mesh invention put over a horse's eyes used to try to help excitable horses relax or "pacify" them. The closely knit mesh ensures the horse has to concentrate just to be able to see. The stewards may direct them to be removed if muddy conditions apply to negate the possibility of restricted vision.

S.B Spoon Bit:
placed in the mouth of a horse or other equid and assists a rider in communication with the animal it rests on the bars of the mouth in an inter-dental region where there are no teeth. It is held on a horse's head by means of a bridle and has reins attached for use by a rider.

D.R.B Dexter Ring Bit:
the bit is a jointed mouthpiece giving a nutcracker cation, but is limited in action as it is attached to the ring in 3 places. The half spoon bootom to the cheek of the dexter ring bit, helps to improve steering and prevent the bit from being dragged through the horses. Mouth.

R.B rubber bit
R.D.B rubber d bit
R.H.B. rubber hanging bit
H.B. hanging bit
B.B. basket bit
V.B. victor bit
There are different kinds of bit used when horses are noticed based on "hang or lug". Based on the previous running of horses we can easily understand why this kind of bits have been put in.


Bridle:

A bridle is a piece of equipment used to direct a horse. As defined in the oxford english dictionary, the"bridle" includes both the headstall that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse, and the reins that are attached to the bit.
Headgear without a bit that uses a nose brand to control a horse is called a hackamore, or, in some areas, a
bit-less bridle.there are many different designs with many different name variations, but all use a noseband that is designed to exert pressure on sensitive areas of the animal's face in order to provide direction and control.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bridle

(The explanation is given to the best of my knowledge and available source. Please check it at your end).

Shoeing of Horses

A aluminiumh high heel
R rubber padded
X unshod
V surgical shoes
(a) bar shoe
(b) roll toe
S steel
L leather padded
M medium high heel
O oak bonded

If you see the official race book, under the draw number shoeing of horses will be indicated like this:
example
(4) genius empress 59 ch.k.chary (5)
sh sh x x

(L.F, R.F, L.H, R.H)

to my view:
X :unshod
X :unshod
SH :steel high heel
SH :steel high heel

I hope this small bit of info may help to all my patrons and I request if anything is missing or to be deleted can inform.