Common Abbreviations used in Horse Adverts
Some forms of advertising have restricted space to write descriptions and as a result, a number of abbreviations are commonly found in adverts for horses.
You can find the most common listed below.
BD - British Dressage
BHS - British Horse Society
BSJA - British Show Jumping Association
BSPS - British Show Pony Society
BWB - British Warmblood
CB - Cleveland Bay
CHAPS - Coloured Horse Society
C/S - Cob Size
FR - First Ridden
F/S - Full Size
HOYS - Horse of the Year Show
HT - Hunter Trials
H/W - Heavyweight
ID - Irish Draught
IMO - In my opinion
KWPN - Royal Warmblood Stud Book of the Netherlands
LDR - Long Distance Riding
LR - Lead Rein
L/W - Lightweight
LWVTB - Loan with view to buy
MGA - Mounted Games Association
M&M - Mountain & Moorland
M/W - Middleweight
NF - New Forest
NPS - National Pony Society
ODE - One Day Event
O/N - Open Novice
PB - Part Bred
PC - Pony Club
PPC - Prince Philip Cup
PUK - Ponies UK
POA - Price on Application
QH - Quarter Horse
RC - Riding Club
RCP - Riding Club Pony
RH - Riding Horse
RP - Ridden Pony
SH - Show Hunter
SHP - Show Hunter Pony
SJ - Showjumping
SP - Show Pony
TB - Thoroughbred
TBX - Thoroughbred cross
WB - Warmblood
WH - Working Hunter
WHP - Working Hunter Pony
YO - Yard Owner
XC - Cross Country