Exam 1 Review Flashcards
Domestic horse’s scientific name
Equus ferus caballus
Black hair on body and mane and tail (similar colors on mane, tail and body)
Black horse
Red/brown body hair with black points on mane, tail, and lower leg
Bay horse
Red/brown body with brown or red/flaxen mane and tail (similar colors on mane, tail and body)
Chestnut/sorrel horse
Golden/yellow body with light colored mane and tail
Palomino horse
Yellow/beige body color with black points
Buckskin horse
Mix of white and dark hairs over black skin
Gray horse
Yellow/beige body, dark mane and tail; markings like a dorsal stripe or zebra stripes on legs
Dun horse
Our wrist is comparative to a horse’s
knee (front limb)
Our long bones in our hands and feet are comparative to a horse’s
cannon
Our 1st knuckle is comparative to a horse’s
fetlock
Our fingernails are like horse’s
hooves
Our knee is like a horse’s
stifle
Our heel/ankle is like a horse’s
hock
1/8 of a mile in racing
furlong
hard rubber/plastic comb that’s used in circular motion to lift dirt and increase circulation and massage the horse
curry comb
reins directly attach to piece in horse’s mouth; direct pressure/contact with corners
snaffle bit
reins attach to shanks; uses leverage-pressure applied at poll, bars and roof of mouth
curb bit
no mouthpiece bit
hackamore
hard bristled brush used to remove dirt
dandy brush
used to remove dust from face and legs
soft brush or body brush
horse appears to be walking on a tight rope
plaiting
legs swing in with each stride
dishing aka winging in
legs swing out with each stride
paddling aka winging out
when one foreleg strikes other; ex. ankle hitting, shin hitting, knee hitting or forearm hitting
interference
rear foot strikes front on opposite side of body
cross-firing (may be called speedy cutting if pastern is hit, shin hitting or hock hitting)
rear foot strikes front foot on same side of horse’s body
forging aka overreaching
2 beat gait where both left legs and both right legs move together; horse leans side to side; lateral
pace
footfall pattern of a left lead gallop
right hind, left hind, right front, left front, suspension
3 beat gait; has pattern right hind, left hind and right front together, left front, suspension
canter
4 natural gaits
walk, trot, canter, gallop
A horse with a club foot has
short upright hoof and pastern angles
When the lower jaw juts out further than the upper jaw
monkey mouth
upper jaw extends past lower jaw
parrot mouth
footfall pattern of a right lead canter
left hind, right hind and left front together, right front
the distance between imprints of the two front feet
step
distance between imprints of the same foot
stride
flexion of knees and hocks and how high the feet are lifted
action
What is different between an English and a western saddle
Western saddles have horns while English saddles do not
3 main pieces to a bridle
head piece, reins, bit
What is the difference between a curb bit and a snaffle bit?
curb bit has shanks, snaffle bit attaches reins directly to bit in horse’s mouth.
