Equine Flashcards
What are the 3 key motivators in the horse industry?
- the welfare of horses
- serving the people in the horse industry
- earning a living/ making a profit
What was the average number of horses per horse owning household in 2010?
4.25
What percentage of horses does horse racing have and how much does it contribute to the economy?
- has 5% of horses, but contributes 29% to economy
Horse owners spend an average of how much per horse per year?
$2700
In 2010, how many horse owners reported all their horses are treated by a veterinarian at least once a year?
75%
Foal
a male or female horse that is under the age of one year
Colt
a male horse under the age of three
Filly
a female horse under the age of three, who is not reproductively active yet
Weanling
a foal that has just been separated from his or her mother
Yearling
A female or male horse older than 1 year but less than 2 years
Mare
a female horse who has reached sexual maturity, or over age 3
Gelding
a male horse who has been castrated and is no longer able to reproduce
Stallion
a male horse that has not been castrated and is able to reproduce
Broodmare
a female horse who is used for breeding purposes
cold blood
- not as fast, high strung or flighty
- draft horses
hot blood
- more high strung
hands
- how horses are measured
- one hand equals 4 inches
green
a horse that has not had much, if any training
spook
- what a horse does when they are scared
- can involve a variety of movements such as stopping suddenly, jumping to the side, bolting forwards or backwards, or possibly bucking or rearing
bombproof
-theoretically, a horse that does not spook, or get scared of new objects, sounds, sights, etc
hack
taking a horse out for a ride, more for exercise and enjoyment rather than training purposes
lunge
- when a handler stands in the middle of a circle and has the horse on a long line
- horse moves around the handler in a circular fashion
roundpen
- a circular pen in which the handler will stand in the centre and the horse will often be along the fence
- the horse moves around the handler in a circular fashion with no lunge line
collection
- a postural position or frame that a rider will try to get their horse to work in
- head will be lower and more vertical, and backs will be round, balanced on all 4 feet, and the impulsion for forward movement will be coming from hind end
Housing
- many horses in AB are fed hay and concentrates year round, possibly in combination with pasture grass
- others are pastured on grass year round including winter
2 types of stalls
- box stalls
- tie stalls
List some uses of horses.
- recreation
- working horses
- sport
- show jumping
- cross country
- three day eventing
- hunter
- dressage
- reining
- cutting
- barrel racing
- pole bending
- calf roping
- steer wrestling
- team roping
- endurance riding
- competitive trail riding
- heavy horse pull
- ## vaulting
