The term daisy-cutting, which refers to the low-action trot of Arabian and Thoroughbred horses, is reminiscent of the low grounder in baseball known as a daisy cutter and even the daisy cutter explosive, which shoots low-flying shrapnel. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Daisy-Cutting”
I was browsing a glossary of horse-related terms.
And you know how it is when you dive into the language of a hobby or profession or another universe?
Oh, do I ever. Love it.
There’s a bunch of stuff here that really caught my eye, but I wanted to share one of them with you.
Okay.
The term daisy-cutting, and it’s described as the low action or walk or trot, like you might see in a thoroughbred or an Arabian.
And so there’s a particular way that their hooves go that is like they’re cutting the daisies as they walk.
Yeah.
And it reminds me of the daisy cutter explosive.
Oh, and in baseball as well.
So there are numerous daisy cutters and always about something happening in a cutting or explosive or sharp way low to the ground, right?
Right.
So a daisy cutter explosive is something that like fires out shrapnel at a low angle and the baseball is a low hit.
Yeah, it’s like a grounder.
Like a grounder, yeah.
Yeah, daisy cutter.
So interesting, the daisy cutter comes in these three different realms, and yet the term makes perfect sense.
Horses too.
Horses too. I didn’t know that.
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