{"id":940,"date":"2026-08-20T13:26:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/glossary\/poor-performance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:26:22","slug":"poor-performance","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/poor-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Poor performance&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Poor performance means the horse is not performing as expected, such as losing impulsion, confidence, rhythm or willingness. Sometimes this is linked to subtle discomfort or lameness rather than attitude or training alone. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/poor-performance\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>Poor performance<\/a> means the horse is not performing as expected, such as losing impulsion, confidence, rhythm or willingness. Sometimes this is linked to subtle discomfort or <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Lameness&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Lameness is a change in the way a horse moves, often linked to pain, discomfort or reduced function. It can be obvious, but it can also look like stiffness, reluctance, unevenness or a change in attitude. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/lameness\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>lameness<\/a> rather than attitude or training alone. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Poor performance&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Poor performance means the horse is not performing as expected, such as losing impulsion, confidence, rhythm or willingness. Sometimes this is linked to subtle discomfort or lameness rather than attitude or training alone. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/poor-performance\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Poor performance<\/a> means the horse is not performing as expected, such as losing impulsion, confidence, rhythm or willingness. Sometimes this is linked to subtle discomfort or <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Lameness&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Lameness is a change in the way a horse moves, often linked to pain, discomfort or reduced function. It can be obvious, but it can also look like stiffness, reluctance, unevenness or a change in attitude. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/lameness\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">lameness<\/a> rather than attitude or training alone. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-940","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Poor performance - Hallmarq Talk Lameness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/glossary\/poor-performance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Poor performance - Hallmarq Talk Lameness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Poor performance means the horse is not performing as expected, such as losing impulsion, confidence, rhythm or willingness. 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