Erin
Sep. 20, 2002, 01:12 PM
Some commonly used abbreviations/acronyms on the Chronicle forums:
COTH BB: Chronicle of the Horse Bulletin Board (this forum)
BTW: by the way
OTOH: on the other hand
IMHO: in my humble opinion
FWIW: for what it's worth
IIRC: if I remember correctly
YMMV: your mileage may vary
ROFL: rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO: rolling on the floor laughing my a** off /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
ROFLMAOPIMP: rolling on the floor laughing my a** off and peeing in my pants
LOL: laughing out loud
BNT: Big Name Trainer
LBNT: Local Big Name Trainer
NNT: No-Name Trainer (this is not necessarily a bad thing)
LTD: Lunged to death
DQ: Dressage Queen
HP: Hunter Princess
CANTER: Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (http://www.canterusa.org/) (a group that helps connect interested horse-shoppers with racers needing new homes)
OTTB: off-track Thoroughbred
USAE or USAEq: USA Equestrian (http://www.equestrian.org) (formerly the AHSA)
USEA: United States Eventing Association (http://www.eventingusa.com) (formerly the USCTA)
USDF: United States Dressage Federation (http://www.usdf.org)
NHJC: National Hunter/Jumper Council (http://www.nhjc.org)
NGB: National Governing Body
USOC: United States Olympic Committee
[This message was edited by Erin on Oct. 23, 2002 at 06:02 PM.]
COTH BB: Chronicle of the Horse Bulletin Board (this forum)
BTW: by the way
OTOH: on the other hand
IMHO: in my humble opinion
FWIW: for what it's worth
IIRC: if I remember correctly
YMMV: your mileage may vary
ROFL: rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO: rolling on the floor laughing my a** off /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
ROFLMAOPIMP: rolling on the floor laughing my a** off and peeing in my pants
LOL: laughing out loud
BNT: Big Name Trainer
LBNT: Local Big Name Trainer
NNT: No-Name Trainer (this is not necessarily a bad thing)
LTD: Lunged to death
DQ: Dressage Queen
HP: Hunter Princess
CANTER: Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (http://www.canterusa.org/) (a group that helps connect interested horse-shoppers with racers needing new homes)
OTTB: off-track Thoroughbred
USAE or USAEq: USA Equestrian (http://www.equestrian.org) (formerly the AHSA)
USEA: United States Eventing Association (http://www.eventingusa.com) (formerly the USCTA)
USDF: United States Dressage Federation (http://www.usdf.org)
NHJC: National Hunter/Jumper Council (http://www.nhjc.org)
NGB: National Governing Body
USOC: United States Olympic Committee
[This message was edited by Erin on Oct. 23, 2002 at 06:02 PM.]