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Horses Flashcards

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Eohippus “drawn horse” (prehistoric)

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  • Earliest known ancestor of modern horse
  • 15’’ tall at withers
  • 4 padded toes in front and 3 behind
  • browser; change in teeth
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Domesticated in where, when, type of animal, usage?

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  • In Near East
  • Between 4500 and 2500 BC
  • Food animal
  • Work
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Equus caballus

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present day horse

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World distribution (58 million, 2012)

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  • Other: 40%
  • S America: 25%
  • US: 15%
  • China, Mexico: 10%
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History of horse

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Early 1500’s
- Brought to US by Spanish conquistadors
- Uses: travel, field work, war mounts, mining, pony express, sport

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US Horse Industry: numbers by year, leading states?

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Current horse numbers are 30% of highest head count 80 years ago
- 1915: 26 million head
- 1959: 3 million
- Today: 6.5 million

Leading States in number of horses
- TX, CA, FL, OK, KY
- WI ~14th

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WI Horse Industry: NASS

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National Statistics Services
- 2017, 2012, 2017, 2022: 120k, 103k, 75k, 65k
Usage: fun, riding , breeding, <10% work
Big Econ impact

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-filly

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Young female horse

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Colt

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Young male horse

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Mare

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Mature female horse

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Gelding

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mature castrated male

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Foal

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young horse of unknown gender

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Measured at ___

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withers

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Measured by ____

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Hands, 4 in/hand

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Draft horses

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  • 1500-2000lbs
  • large, wide, muscular
  • war, hauling, farm
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Light horses

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  • 850-1500lbs
  • smaller, less muscular
  • riding, driving, livestock handling
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Ponies

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  • less than 14.2 hands (58 inches)
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Miniature forses

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  • small sized
  • max height: 32 inch
  • smallest is 15 inches tall
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Donkey

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“Ass/burro”
- close relative of house
- male = jack
- female = Jenny/Jennet

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Mule/Hinny

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  • offspring from donkey and horse
  • reproductive sterile between mules and hinnys
  • visual sexual traits appear normal between mules and hinnys
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Zebra crosses

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  • Zorse, zebonk
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Natural behavior

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  • flight response (prey)
  • Herd animal
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Vision field

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  • monocular vision unto 215 degrees
    each eye index, can see different pics
    panoramic view

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Hearing ears of horse

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  • Very keen sense of hearing
  • used to locate activity
  • Indicator of behavior of horse
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Gastrointestinal tract

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Hindgut fermenter
- 8-19 qts, small stomach (9%) -> monogastric
- 28-36 qts, large cecum (15%), 4ft -> microbial fermentation

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Eating/grazing patterns

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  • continuous grazers and selective grazers (graze up to 80% of the time)
  • Eats ~ 1.5-2.5
    5 of BW every day
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Reproduction

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  • seasonally polyestrous
  • Gestation length = 11 months
  • Weaning
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Care of the horse: Grooming

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  • hair coat, routine cleaning
  • check for problems

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Care of the horse: Foot care

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  • Hoof can grow 1/4 inch per month
  • Trim feet every 8 weeks
  • Shoes: as needed for protection for show requirement
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Care of the horse: Vet

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  • Annual check up
  • Vaccination, parasite and heath care protocols
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Contagious Viral diseases

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influenza, EHV, rabies

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Contagious bacterial disease

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Contagious Fungal disease

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NON-Contagious Viral disease

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Eastern/Western equine encephalomyelitis, West Nile virus, equine infection anemia

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NON-Contagious bacterial disease

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Internal parasites

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  • several worms
  • manure management
  • deworming protocol
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External parasites

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Breeds for racing

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  • Quarter horse: run fast
  • Thoroughbreds: run
  • Arabians: long distance, show
  • Standardbred:
  • lippizans (?)
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Color Breeds

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  • Appaloosa, pinto, paint, palomino, American Buckskin

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