Anglo-Arabian.
The letters AA after a racehorse’s name stand for Anglo-Arabian – a separate breed to thoroughbreds which is the result of various crosses between thoroughbreds, Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses.
What do the letters after a horse’s name mean?
A series of numbers and letters appears beside each horse’s name depicting what position a horse has finished in its previous races. Useful abbreviations relating to the results of previous races are: D = disqualified, 0 = not in the first nine, R = refused, U = the rider was unseated, P = pulled up and F = Fell.
What does AE mean in horse racing?
ALSO-ELIGIBLE (AE) – a horse officially entered in a race, but not permitted to start unless the field is reduced by scratches below a specified number.
What does GB mean after a horses name?
Horse Breed Abbreviations Guide
| Abbreviations | Horse Breeds |
|---|---|
| SHB (GB) | Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain/British Sport Horse |
| Sv | Swedish Warmblood |
| TB | Thoroughbred |
| Trak | Trakehner |
What does B mean next to a horse?
A horse wearing blinkers is denoted on a racecard by a small b next to the horse’s weight (b1 indicates that the horse is wearing blinkers in a race for the first time).
What does AA mean in horse genetics?
AA or Aa horse is bay, black hair shows only in points pattern (usually mane, tail, legs, sometimes tips of ears).
Do horses respond to their name?
Most horses do hear and understand your voice; however, they don’t pick up on the actual word like a person would. In reality, they hear your tone and various sounds. Some can be trained to identify their name, but that isn’t the majority. Sorry to disappoint!
What does RS mean in horse names?
| Race Restrictions | ||
|---|---|---|
| R | Restricted | A |
What does R mean on horse form?
horse refused
The following abbreviations normally apply to jump racing: F indicates the horse fell. R indicates a horse refused. BD indicates the horse was brought down by another runner. U or UR indicates that the horse unseated its jockey.
What does BD mean in horse riding?
British Dressage
Backed & ridden away: The horse has been backed but has not yet been schooled. BD: British Dressage. BE: British Eventing. BSPS: British Show Pony Society. BSJA: British Show Jumping Association.
What is a 5D horse?
2D = fastest time + 1 second. 3D = fastest time + 2 seconds. 4D = fastest time + 3 seconds. 5D = fastest time + 4 seconds. 1st place in the 1D win the race and gets the biggest bragging rights, but, 2D, 3D, 4D, and even 5D champions are crowned as well with 6 checks being paid out in each D.
What does M&M mean in horses?
Mountain and moorland ponies form a group of several breeds of ponies and small horses native to the British Isles.
What does LTE mean for horses?
Lifetime Earnings
Lifetime Earnings (LTE) in National Cutting Horse Association shows are listed behind names in the pedigrees of sale horses . Produce Earners (PE) is listed after horses that have produced earners of that amount.
What does N mean in horses?
N/N=Non-Silver
Silver is a dominant dilution that only affects black pigmentation. Horses often have a lighter mane and tail. Silver foals are born with striped hooves and white eyelashes. Bay silver horses retain the normal reddish body color combined with diluted legs, which can be misidentified as a chestnut.
What does BF mean next to a horse?
BF. Stands for the beaten favourite and indicates a horse was favourite for a race but did not win. CD. Indicates a horse has won over course and distance. Form is arranged chronologically from left (oldest) to right (newest).
What does V mean in horse form?
void race
S – slipped up. U – unseated rider. V – void race. Live coverage. ATR – At The Races.
What does genotype AA mean?
If the dominant allele is labeled as “A” and the recessive allele, “a”, three different genotypes are possible: “AA”, “aa”, and “Aa”. The term “homozygous” is used to describe the pairs “AA” and “aa” because the alleles in the pair are the same, i.e. both dominant or both recessive.
Is AA a dominant?
A dominant allele is denoted by a capital letter (A versus a). Since each parent provides one allele, the possible combinations are: AA, Aa, and aa. Offspring whose genotype is either AA or Aa will have the dominant trait expressed phenotypically, while aa individuals express the recessive trait.
What does AA phenotype mean?
Not all pairs of alleles will have the same phenotype: dominance when AA = Aa in phenotype, A is dominant, a is recessive. An allele can be dominant over one allele but recessive to another allele.
Should you stare at a horse?
Never look a horse in the eye
You’re only a predator if you intend to eat what you’re looking at. Horses can easily tell the difference between a predator looking to eat and predator looking in curiosity and wonder. Horses do, however, struggle to understand the intention of a human who hides his eyes.
Do horses Miss owners?
Many experts agree that horses do, in fact, remember their owners. Studies performed over the years suggest that horses do remember their owners similar to the way they would remember another horse. Past experiences, memories, and auditory cues provide the horse with information as to who an individual is.