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Horses Flashcards

1
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Mature male

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Stallion

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Mature female

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Mare

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3
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Castrated male

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Gelding

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Young male

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Colt

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5
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Young female

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Filly

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All young

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Foal

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Parturition

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Foaling

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8
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Speed determined by

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Stride length
Frequency of stride

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9
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Were horses self or intentionally domesticated?

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Intentionally domesticated

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10
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Ferral horses

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Mustangs

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11
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First horse breed

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Arabian

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12
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1 hand measurement =

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4 inches

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13
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How is horse height measured?

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Ground to withers

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14
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Calm, spook less

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Cold blooded

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15
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Riding, speed, endurance, active

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Hot blooded

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16
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Draft
Draught/dray

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Cold
16-19h
3,000 or less lbs
Heavy boned/large framed
Power forward movement

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17
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Draft example

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Belgian
Clydesdale
Shire
Suffolk
Percheron

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18
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Light

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14.3-17h
1,000-1,500 lbs
Riding
Speed, agility, endurance

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19
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Light horse examples

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Quarter horse
Arabian
Thoroughbred

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20
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Gaited

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14.3-17h
1,000-1,5000 lbs
Light and bred for smooth movement and specific footfall pattern

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21
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Gated examples

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American Saddlebred
Standardbred
Tennessee walking horse

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22
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Warmbloods

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16-18 h moderate frame
1,200-1,7000 lbs heavy boned
Riding (dressage & jumping)
hot X cold blooded

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23
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Warmblood examples

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Hanoverian
Dutch Warmblood
Trakehner

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24
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Pony

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<14.2
500-900 lbs
Bred for draft and riding

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25
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Pony examples

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Shetland
Welsh
Hackney

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26
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Miniature horse

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8.5-9.5 h
Small horse conformation

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27
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Domestic equids

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Draft and riding

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28
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Wild equid examples

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Zebra
Przewalski’s

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29
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Top 4 countries with domestic equids

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1) China
2) Russia
3) Mexico
4) US

30
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What causes horse numbers to fluctuate?

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Economy- disposable income

31
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Type I

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Territorial (solitary)

32
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Type II

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Herd bound (social)
Migrate towards rainfall/forage

33
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Animal that survives using speed

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Cursorial
Outrun predators
Catch prey

34
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Eyes on front of head

35
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Eyes on side of head

36
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Horse eye position and vision range

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Eyes on side of head
357° vision
2 blind spots

37
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Long range depth perception

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Stereoscopic
Poor short range depth perception

38
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Cornea

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Transparent
Protects eye
Bends light

39
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Pupil

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Regulates light entering eye
Iris contracts to control light intske

40
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Lens

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Blends light to focus it on retina

41
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Accommodation

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Ability for lens to change shape to focus light on retina
Close up- round lens
Far away- flat lens

42
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Retina

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Light receptors

43
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2 Specialized vision nerves

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Rods- low light
Cones- color

44
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Humans have more rods or cones?

45
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Horses have more rods or cones?

46
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Trichromic

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Humans
Blue- short WL
Green- mid WL
Red- long WL

47
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Dichromic

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Horses
Blue- short WL
Earth tones- mid/long WL

48
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Tapetum

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Reflective layer behind retina reflects photons to amplify light

49
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Pros to increased limb length

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High height- see further
Long stride length. Can ⬆️ speed

50
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Cons to increased limb length

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Increased weight - slower
-eliminate excess bone/muscle weight
Higher center of gravity - stability issues
-semi flexible spine
Fusion if tibia/fibula and Radius/ulna

51
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Stride

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Flexion: power stroke
Extension: reach for next step

52
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What percent of their bodyweight to horses and cows eat?

53
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Horses being a non ruminant herbivore means that they have

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Smaller digestive tract
Therefore they eat less food more often. Graze 20 hrs/day

54
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Since horses have a lighter digestive tract, they have more?

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Bone and muscle mass
Faster

55
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What 2 physical characteristics allow horses to improve oxygen capacity

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Head
Spleen

56
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How does the horses head effect oxygen intake?

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Large hollow head for breathing
Esophagus and trachea are separate

57
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How does the horses spleen effect oxygen intake?

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Spleen can sort and store and release red blood cells as need to increase hematocrit

58
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What is hematocrit?

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Proportion of red blood cells to fluid
Packed cell volume to Serum

59
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Slow contraction

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Low efficiency
Limited heat/ friction
Walk

60
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Moderate contraction

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Higher efficiency
Moderate work and heat-friction
Ex. Trot, jog

61
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Fast contraction

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Low efficiency
High work and heat- friction
Ex. Canter

62
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Conformation

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Evaluating the ability to move
Function to form

63
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What does SCID stand for?

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Severe combined immunodeficiency

64
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SCID genetics

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Severe combined immunodeficiency
Recessive
Up to 40% of horses are carriers
Lethal

65
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Estrous cycle

66
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Estrus

67
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Ovulation

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24-48 hours before estrus ends

68
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Gestation

69
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Breeding period

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Seasonal breeder
Long day

70
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How long does foal heat last

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9-14 days post partum

71
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Physiological reasons for low reproduction rate

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Long gestation
Seasonal breeders- long day
Single bearing
Take long time to reach puberty/ maturity

72
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Artificial reasons for low reproduction rate

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Human impacts
Not bred based on reproduction
Bred for January 1st birthday

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