Pratique du Shadowing: Horse Terms Explained - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hi, I'm Callie from CRK Training, and in today's video we've got something a little different for you again.
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We're going to actually be going over some common but weird horse terminology.
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So I realized as talking to some of my friends who are pretty much brand new to the horse world
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that those of us
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that have been around horses for a long time have almost this second language
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that we use to describe things with our horses or things that we do in riding.
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And for those of you that might be a little bit newer, kind of coming into this community,
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some of this lingo that we can use sounds a little bit bizarre.
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So what I'm going to do today is just go over some of the most common terms
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that I find that I get questions on as I use them, and I'm going to explain a little bit what they mean.
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First we're going to start with some words that refer to the horse, to the type of the horse, or the horse's behavior.
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Our first term is sound or unsound.
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So a sound horse is one that's moving comfortably with no lameness,
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and an unsound horse is one that has some lameness and it's noticeable in the way that he's moving.
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Green broke.
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So when we talk about a green horse, we're obviously not referring to his color, but we're referring to his level of training.
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And a horse that is green or that is green broke basically means that he's an inexperienced horse.
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Most commonly he's also young but he could be older and just be lacking training.
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Hot.
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So when we talk about a hot horse we are referring to his temperament.
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So if a horse is hot it means that he's probably very reactive
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and very excitable which often makes them a little bit more difficult to ride.
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Barn Sour.
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A Barn Sour horse is one that wants to go back to the barn.
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So it might be that he acts up when he's in the arena, it might be that he acts up on the trail,
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but he's wanting to go back to the barn and we call that Barn Sour.
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Buddy Sour.
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Just like our last term, a horse that is Buddy Sour wants to be with his friends.
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He wants to be with the other horses and he's got to probably act up when he's away from them.
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Action.
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So when we're talking about action, it's usually used in the context of the way that the horse moves.
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So that horse has a lot of front end action.
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That horse has a lot of hind end action.
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What this means is that he's got, it refers to the movement of the horse.
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So action refers to the movement.
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And if we say a horse has a lot of action, means that he's got a lot of movement.
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He's probably got movement that's kind of above normal levels.
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Bomb -proof.
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If we refer to a bomb -proof horse, we're talking about one that is pretty much unflappable.
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So he's not very reactive to things.
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He stays very calm and exciting situations or environments don't affect the bomb -proof horse.
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Broke.
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If we say that a horse is broke or he's a well -broke horse,
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it basically means that he's got a higher level of training and he's probably pretty easy to ride.
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So he doesn't react to a lot of things.
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He knows his basic cues and his signals under saddle.
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That's what we call a broke horse.
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Easy or hard keepers.
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If we say that a horse is an easy keeper, it means that he doesn't take a lot of feed to maintain a healthy weight.
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If we say that a horse is a hard keeper, it means that he does take a lot of feed, usually a lot of grain,
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or a lot of extra maintenance to maintain the correct body weight.
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In this next section, we're going to talk about just a few terms that relate to riding.
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Changing the rein.
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If you're in a lesson and your instructor tells you to change your rein, this basically just means change direction and go the other way.
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Put your leg on.
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So this is a common phrase that we use when we're riding or that especially that us riding instructors tell our students,
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but it can be a little bit vague if you don't quite understand the feeling of it.
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So when we say put your leg on, it basically means squeeze the horse or apply pressure with your legs.
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On the bit.
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So this term also sounds a little bit funny, but on the bit refers to a horse that understands contact with the reins,
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has a nice roundness through his body, is soft in the bridle and in the rider's hands, and is moving nicely and correctly.
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Ahead of the leg or behind the leg.
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So these two phrases are talking about a horse that is either basically going too forward or going too slow.
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So a horse
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that is ahead of a rider's leg is probably oversensitive to the pressure from the rider's leg
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and is likely moving too quickly.
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A horse that is behind the leg is not responding to the cues from the rider's leg
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and is probably going a little too slow, not enough energy.
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AIDS.
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When we refer to the AIDS, to like the rider's AIDS, we're talking about the ways that a rider is cueing the horse.
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So for example, we have the rain aids, cues that we give with the reins.
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We have the seat aids, so cues that we give with our seat in the saddle.
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We have leg aids, and then we might also have aids from a whip or aids with something else like a spur.
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In our final section, we're going to cover just a few terms that relate to the equipment that we use.
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Tack.
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So this is a pretty common one, but if you're brand new to horses, it might sound a little funny.
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But tack basically just sums up all the things that we use to ride a horse.
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So if we're tacking up, it just means we're saddling and bridling the horse to get ready for riding.
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Flakes of hay.
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So when we refer to a flake of hay, we're not actually referring to a single flake, But when hay is baled,
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it is compacted into smaller sections within the larger bale.
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Usually those smaller sections are about a tenth of a bale for a common size small bale.
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And each of those sections is referred to as a flake.
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Cavaletti.
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So, cavalletti is basically a fancy term for poles on the ground
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that we have the horse step over for different training exercises.
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I hope you enjoyed this list of common horse riding and equipment terms.
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If you have any others to add to the list, go ahead and put them in the comments below.
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And the best comments and if you have any questions, those are best answered at crktrainingblog .com.
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You can go there now
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and we've got tons of other free videos for you on all kinds of riding and training topics.
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Thanks for watching.
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I'll see you in the comments.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « Horse Terms Explained ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : horse, leg, aids, term, refer. Cette vidéo contient 94 phrases et 1228 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 7:10. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 171 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. 83 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| refer verbe | /ɹɪˈfɜː/ | référer |
| barn nom | [ˈbɑɹn] | grange, fenil |
| cue nom | /kju/ | signe, signal |
| bale nom | /beɪl/ | ballot |
| keeper nom | /ˈkiː.pɚ/ | gardien, gardienne |
| saddle nom | /ˈsæd(ə)l/ | selle |
| phrase nom | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | expression |
| instructor nom | /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ | instructeur, instructrice |
| topic nom | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | sujet, thème |
| lesson nom | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | leçon |
| trail nom | /tɹeɪl/ | piste, traces |
| commonly adverbe | /ˈkɑmənli/ | communément, fréquemment |
| sum nom | /sʌm/ | somme |
| arena nom | /əˈɹiːnə/ | arène |
| ton nom | /tʌn/ | tonne |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| act up verbe | /ækt ˈʌp/ | enquiquiner, énerver |
| go ahead verbe | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | vas-y, allez-y |
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is baled · is compacted · is referred |
| Possibilité avec « might / may » might/may + verbe — quelque chose de possible mais pas certain | might be · might also have · might sound |
| Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupe | the most common · the best |
| Présent continu am/is/are + -ing — ce qui se passe en ce moment | we're referring · are referring · we're talking |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 25 contractions et formes réduites, comme we're, I'm, doesn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: terminology /ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, inexperienced /ɪnəkˈspɪəɹi.ənst/, excitable /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/, temperament /ˈtɛm.pɚ.ə.mənt/, unflappable /ʌnˈflæpəbəl/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: refer /ɹɪˈfɜː/, barn [ˈbɑɹn], phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, relate /ɹɪˈleɪt/, instructor /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme refer, barn, cue.
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.