Prepare your horses for the chilly months ahead
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Rugs:
Stable blanket – Couverture d’écurie. If you are looking for a quilted version then look for one that is ‘doudoune’
Outdoor rug/New Zealand rug – couverture de paddock or couverture extérieur. Can also be called a chemise imperméable
Waterproof – imperméable
Shoulder panels – soufflets d’aisance
Leg straps – courroies de cuisses
Crossed surcingle – sursangle croisé bas
Neck cover – couvre-cou
Fleecy rug – Chemise polaire (often doubles up as a sweatrug and an underblanket)
Sweat rug – chemise séchante
Summer sheet – chemise coton
Excercise sheet – couvre reins
Surcingle – sursangle or surfaix
Clipping:
Clippers – tondeuses
Set of blades – Jeu de peignes
Hand clippers – tondeuse à mains
Clipper spray – spray lubrifiant
Clipper oil – huile pour tondeuse
Trace clip – tonte de trait
Hunter clip – tonte de chasse
Blanket clip – tonte de course ou en manteau
Full clip – tonte totale.
Studs:
Screw-in studs – crampons à visser
Square head – tête carrée
Oblong head – tête obus
Scraper – grattoir
Key – Clé a crampon
Field shelters and stabling:
Field shelter – abri
Stable – boxe
Yard – écurie
Barn – barn or grange
Hangar – hangar
Winter ailments
Mud fever – gâle de boue
Cough – toux
Respiratory – respiratoire
Peta Morton
www.franceequestre.com
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