Equine Flashcards
True or False: equine is a economy dependent industry
True
How can value be added to equine?
With training
What are the different types of equine operations?
boarding, training, breeding, combination
What are the characteristics of horses bred to work?
Draft, large size, heavier soil, pulls plow through, not fast but carry more
What breeds are used for work?
Clydesdale, Percheron, Belgain, Shire
What two main battles in Britain increased the need of horses?
Battle of Heinsteins and Battle of Hangencourt
What is the main breed in the United States?
the quarter horse
What are the characteristics of a quarter horse?
quarter mile speed, short burst of energy, work cattle
What are characteristics of a horse that is bred for hunting?
warm blood, fox hunting, use beagles so you can see them through brush
What are the three breeds that are bred for color in the United States?
Palomino, Appaloosa, and paint
What is the “X factor”
it is a mutation on X chromosome
can only be passed to a stallion’s daughters, or via his dam to a colt or filly
Who was Secretariat?
Triple Crown winner in 1973
won Belmount by over 31 lengths
fastest 1.25 mile
sired over 600 foals, but could never replicate himself
2x heart, weighed 22 lbs
What are primitive marks?
spots of white on another color of horse
What does a star on the face of a horse look like?
white patch between or above eyes, shape of diamond
What does a stripe on the face of a horse look like?
narrow, over the bridge of the nose white patch
What does a snip look like on the face of a horse?
white patch that covers bridge and forehead
What does a bald look like on the face of a horse?
white patch that touches eyes, covers most of face
What are horses fed?
high quality roughages
What percentage of BW intake daily do horses require?
0.75%
What acts as the ruminant in horses?
secum
What are the four components in the cecum that help digestion?
protein, VFAs, carbon dioxide, and methane
What is fed to horses that is high in fiber?
oats
How much feed does a horse eat per day?
7 1/2 lbs
What is colic?
abdominal pain
can be fatal
might roll or paw at stomach
What is the frog of a horse?
rubbery wedge wedge shaped between bars, helps with blood flow back to heart when it compresses
What is founder?
bone breaks from laminae
form of laminitis
high grain diet/lush pasture
excessive weight
other causes
What are VFAs?
energy source for horses, absorbed in walls of cecum
What are Arabian horses?
long distanced horse
has high endurance
Where is the blind area of a horse?
directly in front and directly behind the horse
Why is it important to stay safe around horses?
They have a very powerful kick, so its important to be very close or very far from horse
How can you determine a horse’s age?
Rounding of teeth, groove appears after 10 years on teeth and disappears
What is the size of a “hand” when measuring horses?
4 inches
Where do we start when measuring a horse?
nose to tail
