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rider can be set down for either the one race or a number of racing days, depending on the severity of the infraction.
SET HIM DOWN: When a rider gathers a horse for a final burst of speed at the end of a race, he is said to set the horse down. A rider might scrub his mount out at this time, or ride him out with hands, heels and whip.
START: The start of steeplechases does not include a starting gate, however there are a variety of ways to ensure a level start in a race.
One way is to line entries up behind an elastic starting tape. This serves like a starting line. The horses form a circle. Horse number one is then told to break the circle and leads his competitors into a straight line across the tape. The riders are called to turn for the tape, then the band is released, popping across the course. Riders complain that the tape has been known to fail, though.
More popular is the old-fashioned walk-up start which simply entails riders forming a line then turning toward two llagnien for the start.In either case, a call-back flagman is posted a few hundred feet up the course to call back a false start.
SIRE: The father of a horse is called his sire.
TIMBER FENCE: Timber races are run over solid obstacles made of some type of wood — cedar, pine, locust and oak are popular. This is a fence meant to
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