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Horses Flashcards

1
Q

what were thoroughbreds bred to do

A

race

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2
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when did thoroughbred breeding start

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1600s

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3
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when was the first general studbook for thoroughbreds published

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1793, distinguishes as a closed breed

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4
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what is The Jockey Club

A

thoroughbred breed registry for Canada, USA and Puerto Rico
founded in 1894

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5
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3 foundation thoroughbred stallions

A

Godolphin Arabian, Byerley Turk, Darley Arabian
- paired with 70 royal mares

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6
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global population of thoroughbreds

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500,000

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7
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what does closed breed mean

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only way is to have BOTH parents of same breed

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8
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low effective numbers for thoroughbreds means

A

there is inbreeding
all thoroughbreds related to each other by at least 12.5%

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9
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why do thoroughbreds travel

A

race, breed, go to new owners

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10
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thoroughbred races in __ countries

A

50

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11
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thoroughbreds race __ races

A

flat (no jumps)

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12
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top 5 biggest race purses

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  • Saudi Cup
  • The Everest
  • Dubai World Cup
  • Prix de l’Arc Triomphe
  • Pegasus World Cup
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13
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thoroughbred breeding

A

NO AI ALLOWED
only live cover breeding

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14
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2 dates of thoroughbred birthdays

A

January 1
August 1 (southern hemisphere)

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15
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thoroughbreds are __ breeders

A

seasonal

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16
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horse gestation

A

11 months

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17
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stallions move between ___ and mares __

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northern and southern hemispheres
mares move to them

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18
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thoroughbred foal crops are __ in size

A

decreasing

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19
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why is there a mare cap for thoroughbred stallions

A

to prevent hella inbreeding

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20
Q

thoroughbred inbreeding consequences (7)

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  • not sound
  • short competitive life
  • low fertility
  • spine malformations
  • exertional rhabdomyolysis
  • pulmonary hemorrhage
  • roaring
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21
Q

greatest Canadian thoroughbred sire

A

Northern Dancer

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22
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what were warmblood sport horses bred for

A

to perform
- jumping, dressage, eventing

23
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warmblood sporthhorses are a breed T/F

A

false
they are a group of breeds and registries

24
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what was crossed to create warmblood sporthhorses

A

draft type x thoroughbreds x sometimes Arabian
- in Europe

25
Q

open breed

A

allows addition of horses that have only one parent of the breed, must be approved

26
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registration requirements for warmblood sporthhorses

A
  • parentage verification
  • inspection of conformation and movement
27
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registration and breeding approval for warmblood sporthhorses

A

can be revoked

28
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warmblood sporthhorses travel to

A

compete, go to new owners

29
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types of competitions

A

international, Olympic

30
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breeding of warmblood sporthhorses

A

extensive use of AI and embryo transfer

31
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limitations of AI

A

poor freezability of stallion semen
- use fresh, cooled semen. Requires good timing

32
Q

AI can ___ carried by popular stallions

A

propagate deleterious mutations

33
Q

peak competitive age for warmblood sporthhorses

A

7-15 years

34
Q

when breeding warmblood sporthhorses, search for __

A

DNA performance markers

35
Q

where do the best polo ponies and players come from

A

Argentina

36
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what was crossed to create polo ponies

A

thoroughbred x criollo

37
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polo ponies travel to

A

compete, go to new owners

38
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there is a registry for polo ponies T/F

A

false
they do not care if their horse is registered

39
Q

world polo championship restricts total team handicap to

A

14

40
Q

handicaps range from -2 (__), to +10 (__)

A

novice, the best

41
Q

women were allowed in world polo championships in

A

2022

42
Q

world snow polo championship moved from __ to __ in 2022

A

France to USA

43
Q

international polo competitions

A

not extensive

44
Q

reproduction in polo ponies

A

lots of tech
AI to cloning

45
Q

many __ __ companies in Argentina

A

horse cloning
to churn out copies of top polo ponies

46
Q

__-__ polo ponies exported from Argentina annually

A

3,000 - 4,000

47
Q

average price of a polo pony

A

$25,000 USD

48
Q

effects of moving horses worldwide

A

spread of disease

49
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example of disease spread because of international travel

A

Equine Influenza Epizootic

50
Q

__ __ outbreaks from contaminated semen

A

equine arthritis

51
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tick borne diseases

A

Lyme disease, Piroplasmosis, Anaplasmosis

52
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horses can be asymptomatic carriers of

A

herpes virsuses, streptococcus eqi

53
Q

disease can be transferred via contaminated __

A

embryos

54
Q

what is mare cap for stallions born 2020+

A

140

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