Glossary of Brazilian Quarter Horse and barrel racing terms
The vocabulary used on this site and at Brazilian events, explained in a few lines, with the Portuguese term for each.
- Garanhão (stallion)
- An uncastrated male used for breeding.
- Matriz (broodmare)
- A mare used for breeding. Some keep competing.
- Doadora (donor mare)
- A mare that provides embryos, which are carried by another mare, the recipient.
- Atleta (athlete)
- A horse actively competing.
- Papel (papers)
- A common way to refer to a horse's pedigree. “Rare papers” means a pedigree hard to find in the country.
- Irmã/irmão próprio (full sibling)
- Same sire and same dam.
- Irmã materna/paterna (half sibling)
- Shares only the dam or only the sire.
- Segunda mãe (second dam)
- The dam of the horse's dam.
- Três Tambores (barrel racing)
- A speed event in which horse and rider turn three barrels in the fastest time.
- Seis Balizas (pole bending)
- An event in which horse and rider weave through six poles, there and back.
- Potro do Futuro (futurity)
- A competition for young horses of the same generation. The name also identifies the generation: “Potro do Futuro 2026”.
- Tríplice coroada (Triple Crown winner)
- On this site, it refers to B2B Lovergirl Rolls, who in 2017 won the Brazilian Congress, the Potro do Futuro and the ABQM National.
- 1D, 2D, 3D (divisions)
- Time bands in an event, counted from the fastest time. They allow horses at different levels to earn placings.
- Go and Média (go-round, average)
- A go is one round of an event; the average takes all rounds together.
- Tira-Teima
- The name of a category found at several Brazilian events.
- ABQM
- The Brazilian Quarter Horse Breeders Association.
- RJQM
- The Quarter Horse Breeders Association of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
- Alazão/alazã (chestnut)
- A reddish coat.
- Castanho/castanha (bay)
- A brown body with dark mane and tail.
- Tordilho/tordilha (gray)
- A coat mixed with white hairs, which tends to lighten with age.
- Zaino (dark bay)
- A very dark brown coat with no white markings.
- Palomino
- A golden coat with a light mane and tail.