horse passports Flashcards
What is the standard unit of measurement for horses. what is the measurement boundary defining horses and ponies
Hands. 1 hand = 4 inches and is measured from the ground to the point of the whithers
ponies = under 14.2 hh at maturity
what do equine passports record
- routine vaccinations
- indicate if a horse is intended for human consumption
- provide a written narrativ and silhouette of an individual horse
- contain a horse’s breeding history, icrochip number and details of previous owners
what organisation holds all equine passport and microchips details
central equine database and national chip checker
managed by equine register for DEFRA
at what age must all equids have passports by law
6 months
what year did microchips become compulsory for all equids in the UK?
october 2020
describe the process of placing a microchip in a horse
- prior to implantation scan the neck for pre-existing microchip and scan the microchip to be implanted to ensure functioning correctly
- implant microchip in or adjacent to nuchal ligament at the top of the left mid crest
- after implatantion re-scan to ensure successful implantation
- when completeing passport, should record if microchip has migrated
what is the height that distinguishes a horse from a pony
if over 14.2 hh = horse
if under 14 hh = pony
at maturity measured from floor to point of whithers
what is a yearling
horse between 1 and 2 years old
what is a broodmare
female horse intended for breeding
what is a dam
female parent of a foal
what is a sire
male parent of a foal
difference between piebald and skewbald
piebald = black and white, skewbald = brown and white
what colour pen should be used to indicate a white marking on a passport silhouette
red
which pattern indicates a white marking on a passport silhouette
outlined in red and lightly hatched in with diagonal lines
if a white mark has a border of mixed coloured and white hairs how do you indicate this
what symbol indicates flesh marks
patches where skin pigment is absent
if a flesh mark is circumscribed by a mixed border if should be described by what symbol
bordered fleshmark
what are these face markings called
what would you call these leg markings
lay terms are sock or stocking but these terms should not be used on a passport
what are these markings descibed as
ermine spots
what is a prophets thumb mark and how would you indicate it on a passport
an indentation in the muscle, usually in the neck but could be elsewhere. indicated by a black triangle (NOT coloured in)
what colour pen would you use to indicate a whorl on a passport
black
what is a simple whorl and how would you indicate it on a passport
a focal point from which the hairs diverge. indicated by an X on a passport
what is a linear whorl and how is it indicated on a passport
two opposing sweeps of hair that meet from opposite directions alog a line, with or without forming a crest. shown as a straight line on a passport
what is a feathered whorl and how is it indicated on a passport
two sweeps of hair diverge along a line but the direction of flow of each sweep is at an angle to the other so that together they form a feathered patter. indicated by an x followed by a striaght line with the line indicating the direction of feathering
where is a microchip usually found and how would you indicate its location on a passport
middle third of the left crest of the neck. any site that differs from this should be indicated with the below
how do you indicate the position of an acquired marking on a passport
with an arrow. acquired marks include anything permanent (scars, tattoo marks, branding marks, permanent bandage marks, girth marks etc.). marks of small white hairs with no distinction are indicated by a few short lines
