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Glossary of Equestrian Terms
Words Beginning with Z

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• Zebra

  [Equid Type] A zebra is a familiar African equine with distinctive black-and-white striped coats well-known to even to very young children. There are three species within the family Equidae and the Genus Equus: Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), the plains zebra (E. quagga), and the mountain zebra (E. zebra). Adult Zebra do not take well to domestication and tend to attack humans, inflicting serious bites and kicks. The striped pattern was long believed to confusion predators, but now is thought to work against biting flies.

• Zebra Dun

  [Equine Coloration] Zebra duns are dun colored horses with a pattern of black stripes on the forelegs.

• Zebroid

  [Equine Type] Zebroid is a generic term for all of the various zebra hybrid animals.

• Zenkey

  [Equine Type] a Zenkey is an animal that is a hybrid donkey and zebra cross. They are sterile and very rare.

• Zig Zag Movement

  [Dressage] A zig zag movement in dressage is when the rider executes a series of half passes, alternating from left to right and during the canter using a flying lead change.

• Zony

  [Equine Type] A zony an animal that is a hybrid pony and zebra cross. They are sterile.

• Zorse

  [Equine Type] A zorse is an animal that is a hybrid horse and zebra cross. They are sterile