1) Tack. To most people: A handy office item used for affixing one thing to a wall or corkboard. Do not step on one with bare feet.
To horse people: Essentially, what horses wear. Saddles and bridles are tacks.
2) Chrome. To most people: The shiny stuff on cars.
To horse people: Large white markings on horses; or, California Chrome, the fan-favorite racehorse who won the first two legs of the 2014 Triple Crown.
3) Coach. To most people: A person who tells sports players what to do. Also, a classic TV show that ran from 1989-1997!
To horse people: A tricked-out carriage – think Cinderella on the way to the ball. For horse racing fans, though, Coach means D. Wayne Lukas, trainer extraordinaire and cowboy hat aficionado.
4) Cob. To most people: The best way to eat corn.
To horse people: A stocky equine roughly the size of a small horse or a large pony.
5) Sire. To most people: How you address a king, should you happen to run into one. To horse people: The father of a horse. Should you happen to run into one, you don’t have to address him as such.
6) Tree. To most people: Extremely large plants that are kind enough to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. To horse people: The center frame of a saddle, usually made out of wood and covered in leather.
7) Purse. To most people: An accessory designed to simultaneously hold and empty your wallet. Those things get expensive!
To horse people: The amount of prize money up for grabs in a competition.
8) Hunter. To most people: A person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
To horse people: A discipline of English riding in which horse and rider are judged for their movement, manners, appearance, and precision.
