You guys are going to die…but I am not sure how to say Equine. I have ALWAYS said EE-quine. Then I start hearing people say eh-quine. I am starting to think the eh-quine is correct, but I can’t bring myself to say it.
And chaps…are they shaps, or chaps? Or chinks? lol
And horse breeds! Don’t get me started. I don’t have a clue how to say about half of them. Never heard them spoken, only read about them.
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I’m in MN, and around here folks seem to mostly drop the last syllable. Ariat becomes AIR-ee-ut, with the last syllable practically inaudible except for the “T” sound. It almost sounds like “air-yit.”
We pronounce many things oddly, though. Roof = ruff. Milk = melk. :lol: It’s cold here: that’s my excuse.[/QUOTE]
I’m in KY and I say Ariat “Aire-e-yit”.
We say alot of things oddly too like…
Barbed Wire = Bob War. Tire = Tarr [as in, and this is a real response from a friend of mine, “Yeah the tarrs on the trailer got low so I went and put some new tarrs on it”]. Tired = Tard. I’m a redneck, that’s my excuse :lol:. And duck tape is always the first choice fixxer upper. That was random buuut anyway. back on topic now :yes:
I think it’s eh-quine and chaps, I think I remember the people at Penn State School of Agriculture saying “eh-quine” sciences.
Oh man, Holsteiner. Is there an h sound in there somewhere? And I’ve given up on “Norwegian Fjord.”
I say Holsteiner just “Hol-styn-er”. Norwegian Fjord I gave up on too and then somewhere I read or heard that it was “Fee-ohd” 
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I say Holsteiner just “Hol-styn-er”. Norwegian Fjord I gave up on too and then somewhere I read or heard that it was “Fee-ohd” [/QUOTE]
Squeal! Norwegian Fjords are my VERY favorite breed! I am SURE I am saying it right since my ears perk up every time I hear them mentioned. Its Fee-ord. I almost sounds like someone is just saying Ford a bit funny. Hence the fjord bumper stickers that say “Have you driven a Fjord lately?”
It’s minks. Listen to the audio.
I always have trouble with pronouncing Skowronek and Bask correctly.
Here it’s Ary AT…and Holsteiner can be Holstyner or Holshtyner (more North Amer’can without the h) 
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Squeal! Norwegian Fjords are my VERY favorite breed! I am SURE I am saying it right since my ears perk up every time I hear them mentioned. Its Fee-ord. I almost sounds like someone is just saying Ford a bit funny. Hence the fjord bumper stickers that say “Have you driven a Fjord lately?”[/QUOTE]
I grew up in Europe where they actually have Fjords…and No, a fjord is not only a horse breed, but a type of channel for water. Anyways - yes, it is pronounced FEE- ord.
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I grew up in Europe where they actually have Fjords…and No, a fjord is not only a horse breed, but a type of channel for water. Anyways - yes, it is pronounced FEE- ord.[/QUOTE]
LOL! I figured out about the water thing while searching for Fjord stuff online. I kept getting fjord tours and stuff popping up. The water kind.
I agree with you on parts of that.
And with the milk/melk…
You melk a cow and drink its milk.
At first I thought Satan was satin- I was a little let down when I learnt the truth 
I learned how to say Fjord when listening to an audio Hitchhikers guide to the universe
I am totaly confused on how to say rollkur. Its just roll-kur right? I’ve heard it pronounced roll-a-kur and something else. I’ve given up and now use hyperflexion when talking about it.
I’m also stumped on akhal-tekes
mattes pads???
Never know what to call these things… MATTS pads, Matt - Ez pads? matt - es pads??? over-priced fuzzy european things??
Is it Pee - kur, or Pe, kurr? for Pikeur???
Fjord is easy, but I am Norsk and actually studied it in Uni and am semi-fluent … it’s a soft fe-yord, NOT … FEE – YORD, make the ‘fe’ soft…
Not pronounciation(sp?) — but we just imported a horse from Germany, and she is a(n) Hanoverian AND a Hannoverian??? I saw both Hannover and Hanover on signs over there, her passport says… “Verband hannoverscher”, but over here (Canada) they usually say Hanoverian vs. Hannoverian (where does the extra “n” go???) … BUT (and this really BUGS me), half of the people spell it Hanovarian (as in, a German horse that DOES have ovaries!!!)… even our vet spelled it that way on her new passport (thank god she wasn’t a stallion!!!)…:lol:
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I was wondering today if Ariat is pronounced “Air-ee-ought” or “Air-ee-at”
What other words can you just not pronounce right? And which ones drive you crazy when someone gets them wrong?[/QUOTE]
lots – haha
I say Ariat like Secret-ariat. 
My turn! My turn!
Trakehner
Is it “Tra-kay-ner”? I’ve heard a few say “Trek-ner”
And I make no attempt at any “authentic” registered Welsh name…ever.
Sithly and Zafirah - now let’s realize that I moved from Kentucky to Minnesota! O.O
That said, I am awful with all pronunciation, so…
Is it Bev-el or Behv-all? I say it like the second, but…
Not that this one matters to me (ha ha) but how does one pronounce “Hermes?”
I read in a horse book that “BREECHES” rhymes with “itches” but I’ve heard it pronounced that it rhymes with “reaches” quite a bit…
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how does one pronounce “Hermes?”[/QUOTE]
I think about any way you want to. Anything from “her-meez” to “air-may” depending on whether you want to be literal or actually attempt the fact that it’s French.
Someone told me recently (or maybe I read it here) that Ariat actually comes from Secretariat, and hence should be pronounced accordingly.
someone help me with Albion. I have one and can’t say it right. Not so bad but sitting in the tack room but now i have to get it reflocked and i figure i should know how to say it when asking around. :lol:
Al-bee-on? Al-by-on? Al-bee-yon ???
eek!
Yes, you’re correct. It does come from the end of Secretariat.
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