Breeds and Breed Characteristics Flashcards
What is the average height of the American Saddlebred horse?
15.3 hands
What breed of horse is shown in three and five gaited classes?
American Saddlebred
What are two four-beat gaits that the “five gaited” American Saddlebred Horse has the natural ability to learn?
The slow gait and the rack
What is the distinguishing hair coat color of the Golden American Saddlebred?
Body color has a golden hue with a white or flaxen mane and tail
The English Pacers were the basic ancestors of what breed?
Saddlebred
What was the first association for an American breed of horse?
American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA)
In both Europe and Asia, cave drawings of the Appaloosa have been found and dated to what year?
20,000 years ago
What Indian tribe bred the Appaloosa horse?
Nez Perce
When was the Nez Perce War and what was the significance of the event?
The war was in the late 1800’s and the Nez Perce were forced to give up their remaining horses to the soldiers
In what year was the Appaloosa Horse Club formed and what was its purpose?
1938, to preserve and promote the disappearing Appaloosa
Name the four identifiable charecteristics of an Appaloosa?
A coat pattern, mottled skin, white scelera around the eye, and vertically striped hooves
Th Appaloosa Horse Club describes the Appaloosa using how many base coat colors? How many coat patterns?
Fourteen base coat and 8 coat patterns
Appaloosas vary in their size and muscling, but they are commonly refered to as what type of horse breed?
Stock horse
Ture or False? If a horse has Paint breeding, it is eligible for Appaloosa registration.
False. It may not have Paint, Pinto, draft, pony, or albino breeding.
What do the initials AHRA stand for?
Arabian Horse Registry of America
What year was the Arabian Horse Registry of America formed?
1908
Prior to 1908 Arabians in America were registered in what stud book?
The Jockey Club in the American Stud book
Where is the Arabian Horse Registry of America located?
In Westminister(Denver), Colorado
Who started the first purebred Arabian breeding program in the United States?
Randolf Huntington
What are the most popular colors in Arabian?
Bay and Grey
Why do Arabians have less sun reflecting into their eyes?
Because of the dark skin surrounding the eyes
What were the two Arabian stallions presented to General Ulysses S Grant?
Leopard and Linden Tree
What type of animal does the ADMS register?
Donkeys and Mules
Give two other names for the American Jack
Standard Jack and the Mammouth Jack