Equine 3 Flashcards
1
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Maintenance behaviours
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grazing- 50-80% loafing and resting- 20-30% sleeping drinking urination grooming finding shade and shelter
2
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Horse communication
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visual (optic)- body, head, ears sounds (auditory) -neigh,whinny,squeal, grunt, snort -hoof sounds smell (olfactory) -breath, urine, feces, other body odors -pheromones- VNO, flehmen response Tactile
3
Q
Development
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precocious young maternal-foal unit gaining independence weaning branch out- leaving the natal band, bachelor band
4
Q
Common behavioural problems
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biting difficult to catch head shyness shyness to veterinary procedures loading onto trailers
5
Q
Stereotypies
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oral- cribbing, tongue/lip movements
locomotor- stall/fence walking, weaving, circling, neck rubbing
self-mutilation - self biting, kicking, lunging into barriers
6
Q
Signs of adversity
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horse moves away horse turns hind end towards you ears back, grimace, squeal bite paw, strike, kick, cow-kick squeeze
7
Q
Protect yourself (horse safety)
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constant awareness of horse
lead shank
twitches
stocks, barriers, chutes
8
Q
Caution
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unhandled horses
unbroken horses
intact males
mares with foals
9
Q
Goal of twitching
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distraction
endorphin release
-endogenous apioid hormone
-calming effect
10
Q
Twitch types and placement
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Types -common: hand, shaft with rope/chain loop -other: humane twitch Placement -skin of neck or low flanks (hand only) -nose -ear
