Horse Breeding Flashcards
1
Q
Large component of the
A
Equine industry
2
Q
Completed by
A
Artificial insemination
3
Q
Racehorse mate the
A
“Old fashioned way”
4
Q
Storm cat
A
$500,000 non-guaranteed stud fee paid
5
Q
Highest price paid at auction for a race horse
A
$70 million
Fusaichi Pegasus
6
Q
Stud
A
Male horse used in breeding
7
Q
Broodmare
A
Mare used for breeding purposes
8
Q
AI
A
artificial insemination
Sperm extracted from the male and inserted into the females vagina by humans
9
Q
Seasonally polyestrous
A
Heat cycles occur every 21 days during spring and summer
10
Q
Gestation period
A
11 months
