Horse Husbandry Flashcards
What is a mare?
female after 3rd birthday
What is a broadmare?
female used for breeding
What is a stallion?
intact male
What is a gelding?
castrated male of any age
What is a foal?
young horse, from birth to weaning
What is a weanling?
young horse from weaning to 1st birthday
What is a yearling?
a horse 1 - 1 1/2 years old
What is a colt?
intact male between 2-3 years of age
What is a filly?
female between 2-3 years of age
What is a horse’s normal temperature?
99F-101.5F
What is an adult horse’s normal heartrate?
28-44bpm
What is an athletic horse’s normal heartrate?
<28bpm
What is a foals normal heartrate at birth?
60-80bpm
What is a foals normal heartrate the first two weeks?
70-100bpm
What is a horse’s normal respiration rate?
6-12 bpm
What is the deciduous dental formula?
2(I3/3 C0/0 PM 3/3) = 24 teeth
What is the permanent dental formula?
2(I3/3 C0-1/0-1 PM3-4/3-4 M3/3) = 36, 38, 40, 42 teeth
What is the flehman response?
to get better exposure to be able to smell things better, such as pheromones
Horses are known as _____________.
hindgut fermenters
Horses can’t _______.
vomit
How do horses digest fiber?
use microbial fermentation in the large intestines and secum
How long does it take food to go through a horse’s GI tract?
36-72 hours
Horses have no ___________.
gallbladder
What is roughage?
hay
Why should you avoid straw/corn stalks?
poor nutrition and causes compaction
Why should you avoid sweet clover?
lead to toxicity/hemorrhage
Why should you avoid fescue grass that contains fungus?
lameness, poor weight gain, increased TPR
What are concentrates?
oats, corn, wheat, barley
Why should you use concentrates?
used to increase caloric intake for working, racing, growing, or pregnant horses
What scale is used for body condition score?
0-5 (0 = very poor, 5 = very fat)
