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Equine (Horses)🐎 Flashcards

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How are horses classified?

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  • light
  • draft
  • pony
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How are horses measured?

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  • In Hands
  • 1 hand = 4 inches
  • less than 14.2 hands is a pony
  • greater than 14.2 is a horse
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Draft horses are…

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Power Heavy

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Long Distance Race Horses are…

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Long legs & Long Body

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What are the Light Horses? (6)

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  1. Morgan
  2. Standardbred
  3. American Saddlebred
  4. Tennessee Walking
  5. Quarter Horse
  6. Appaloosa
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Appaloosa (U.S.)

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  • developed in Palouse River County
  • height versatile
  • strong tail
  • identified by spotted coat, can range from entire coat to “blanket” covering hip
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Arabian (Arabia)

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*arabian blood is carried by most light horse breeds
* general purpose light horse with endurance
* distinctive head and neck (dished triangular shape)
* high arched neck
* solid colors are preferred (bay, brown, chestnut, gray, and black)

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American Paint Horse (U.S.)

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  • original registry in 1963 for quarter horse was too white
  • quarter horse or thoroughbred parent if one parent is paint & color qualifies
  • performs most events in which quarter horse competes
  • can now register as a quarter horse
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Thoroughbred (England)

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  • Kentucky derby
  • leading states in production are Kentucky, California, and Florida
  • NO AI
  • bred naturally
  • via live cover
  • all shapes & sizes
  • trace to eclipse (1764)
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American Quarter Horse

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  • saddle horse with great speed over short distances
  • multiple coat colors & face markings
  • genetics trace to thoroughbred type stallions
  • intelligence & athleticism
  • ideal working horse/linebreeding program to fix type in king ranch
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What are the Draft Horse Breeds?

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  1. Belgian (Belgium)
  2. Clydesdale (Scotland)
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Belgian (Belgium)

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  • from 1910-1930’s it was the most popular breed
  • prominent color is light sorrel with flaxen (yellow/grey) Maine and tail
  • easy to handle, very strong, less leg action
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Clydesdale (Scotland)

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  • Budweiser Hitch
  • white face, leg markings
  • feathering on lower legs (bellbottom)
  • lighter weight than Percherons and Belgians though just as tall
  • more nervous then other breeds
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Male of Breeding Age

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Stallion

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Mature Female

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Mare

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Young Male

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Colt

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Young Female

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Filly

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Newborn

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Foal

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Unsexed Male

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Gelding

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Groups

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Herd

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Genus

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Equus

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Act of Parturition

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Foaling

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