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Horse Husbandry Flashcards

1
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What are the uses of horses in the uk?

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Racing- flat and jump, competition- eventing/dressage/show jumping, Driving, Leisure, Conservation, Working- police

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2
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What laws applies to horse keeping in the uk?

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Animal welfare act 2006, Farriers registration act, Riding establishments act

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Who other then registered farriers are allowed to conduct farriery?

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Vets, supervised apprentices, emergencies

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4
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What is the fine for no passport?

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up to £5000

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5
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What must a horse have a valid passport for?

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Movement, vet treatment, slaughter, sale

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6
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When was the passport scheme introduced?

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July 2009

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7
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As of 2020 what must all horses now have?

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A microchip

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8
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What are the different breed types?

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Hot blooded- thoroughbreds/Arabs
Heavy/draught- shire
Warmblood/sports- Oldenburg
Ponies- Shetland

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9
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What is the normal size and weight of a thoroughbred horse?

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15-17h 400-650kg

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10
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What is the normal size and weight of an Arab horse?

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14-16h 350-550kg

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11
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What is the normal range of size and weight in heavy /draught horses?

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16-19h 650-1100kg

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12
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What is an example of a heavy/draught horse breed?

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Shire horse

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13
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What is the normal range of weight and size of a warmblood/sports horse?

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14.2-17.2h, 400-650kg

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14
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What is the normal range of size and weight of a pony?

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under 14.2h 200-550kg

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15
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How can a horse be aged other then a passport?

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Apprearence, time of year-seasonality, teeth

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16
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Why is height of horses important?

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Correct description in passport, class eligibility, breed standards

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17
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How are horses measured?

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Level ground, foot trimmed, 4 years +, stick with spirit level, metal foot by an official body

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18
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What is the colour of a bay horse?

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Brown with black tails/manes

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19
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What is the colour of a Dunn horse?

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Light brown with black mane/tails

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20
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What does a grey horse look like?

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Black skin, white hair

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21
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What colour is a black horse?

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Uniform black

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22
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What colour is a palomino horse?

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Chestnut with white mane and tail

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23
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What colour is a chestnut?

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No black points

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24
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What is a coloured horse?

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Brown/black and white patches

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25
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What are the different type of face markings?

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Star, feint, stripe, blaze, snip, white face

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26
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What are the different limb and foot markings?

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Stocking- Below hock
Sock- above hock below ‘knee’
White leg- Above carpus
Ermine marks- marks above hoof

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27
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What are the different types of body markings?

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Hair whorls, feathering patterns

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28
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How are body markings marked on a passport?

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Whorls with cross

Feathering with line

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29
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What is the minimum amount of space needed for a grass kept horse?

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1 acre per horse

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30
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What are common problems with grass kept horse?

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Obesity, laminitis as bad regulation of diet

31
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Why do people house horse?

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To control exercise/food
Protect from wet pastures/heat/flies/cold
Monitor

32
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What does housing legally require?

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Space- stand full height, lie down and turn

33
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What are some housing considerations?

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Light- influences seasonality
Ventilation
Humidity- 50-70%
Temperature- 5-25

34
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How can you tell is a horse has been excessively and struggling to breathe?

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A heath line down the side

35
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What are the different housing options?

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Traditional lose box American barn-loose box in barn
Tether stalls
Open barns

36
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What are the sizes needed for horse housing?

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Horse- 12x12ft
Large horse- 12x14ft
Pony- 10x10ft
Large pony- 10x12ft
Foaling box- 14x14ft
37
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of straw for horses?

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Adv- comfortable, absorbent, easy disposal, cheap, edible

Dis- can cause colic, potentially allergenic

38
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of wood shavings?

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Adv- comfortable, very absorbent, less allergenic

Dis- expensive, difficult disposal, accidental ingestion

39
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What are the different bedding systems?

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Mucked out- once or twice daily, faeces/urine removed, fresh bedding added
Deep litter- faeces removed daily, fresh added
Pattern

40
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What are the routine healthcares?

A

Worming- egg counts for targeted

Vaccinations

41
Q

What vaccinations are given to all and certain horses?

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Equine influenza, Tetanus
Equine herpes- competition/pregnant
Equine viral arteritis- breeding stallions

42
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What hoof care is needed?

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Hoof picking- daily, before and after excercise

Trimming and shoeing- 6-8 weeks

43
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What tack is needed minimum?

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Headcollar, bridle, bits, saddles, martingales, over reach boots, stable bandages, tail bandages

44
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What is the maximum daily dry matter intake of a horse?

45
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What should the daily dry matter be no lower then?

46
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What % of diet should be forage for maintenance?

47
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What % of diet should forage be with light moderate and intensive work?

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light- 80-90%
moderate- 50-80%
intensive- 30-50%

48
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What % of diet should forage be during late gestation and lactation?

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late gestation- 50-60%

lactation- 40-60%

49
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Why is physically abrasive fibre needed?

A

Dental abrasion and hindgut health

50
Q

What us needed for grass management?

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Poo picking, toxic plants, over grazing, poaching

51
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What mix of fresh forage can provide maintenance?

A

Grass/legumes

52
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What can be given as conserved forage?

A

Hay- dried grass
Haylage- naturally fermented grass
Straw

53
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How can straw be used in a diet?

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To bulk out feed for dieting horse

54
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What are the two types of concentrate diets?

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Straights or compounded

55
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Why are concentrates needed?

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To meet energy shortfall

56
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What is the normal Ca:P ratio in adult and growing horses?

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Adult- 1:1

Growing- 2:1

57
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What is a common problem of concentrates?

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Rapid release of glucose causing hotting up

58
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What are the common cereals?

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Oats, Barley, Corn, Bran

59
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What are used for protein supplements?

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Linseed, soya bean meal cake

60
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What are additional sources of fibre?

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Sugar beet- pulp, cubes, flakes requires soaking

61
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What are the three types of commercial feed?

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Complete
Concentrate- compliments
Balancer

62
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How can feed be presented?

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Hay nets- leg caught
Racks- dust in eyes
Mangers- vermin
Floor- natural/wasteful

63
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How is ration formulated?

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Body weight, appetite- voluntary or managed, phyisiololgy/age- growing

64
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How much energy above maintenance should light, moderate and intensive work be given?

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Light- M + 25%
Moderate- M + 50%
Intense- M + 100%

65
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How much energy above maintenance should be given during breeding?

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Late gestation- M + 20%
Early lactation- M + 50%
Late lactation- M + 25%
Stallion breeding- M +25%

66
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What is the DLWG for a growing foal?

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Weanling- 0.85kg
Yearling- 0.65-0.85kg
2 years old- 0.2kg

67
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What % of diet should crude protein take up for light, moderate and intensive work?

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Light- 7.5-8.5%
Moderate- 7.5-8.5%
Intensive- 8.5-10%

68
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What % of diet should crude protein take up during early/late gestation/lactation?

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Early gestation- 8.5-10%
Late gestation- 11-13%
Early lactation- 14%
Late lactation- 12%

69
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What % of diet should crude protein take up of weaned foal, yearling, 2 year old, 3 year old?

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Weaned- 14.5-15%
Yearling- 12-14%
2 year old- 10-12%
3 year old- 8.5-10%

70
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What does the BCS for horse range from?

71
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What does BCS 1 look like in a horse?

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Sunken rump, Visible ribs, Prominent vertebrae

72
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What does BCS 3 look like?

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Rounded rump, ribs covered but palpable, Firm neck and back

73
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What does BCS 5 look like?

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Obese- Bulging numb, ribs buried, marked neck crest, fat folds

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