horses breeding and breeds

Question 1

amount of time horses have been used

Answer 1

thousands of years

Question 2

measuring

Answer 2

hands= 4 inches Measured from the ground to the top of the withers (base of neck)

Question 3

miniature breeds

Answer 3

less than 8.2 hands (american mini)

Question 4

pony breeds

Answer 4

10-14.2 hands (shetland, welsh)

Question 5

light breeds

Answer 5

14.2- 17.2 hands (quarter horse, thoroughbred)

Question 6

draft breeds

Answer 6

17-19.2 hands (belgian, cydesdale)

Question 7

age related

Answer 7

all are considered to turn 1 yr older every january 1. Most are considered mature by 4-5 yrs

Question 8

foal

Answer 8

newborn horse of either sex

Question 9

colt

Answer 9

young male horse

Question 10

filly

Answer 10

young female horse

Question 11

yearling

Answer 11

1 yr old

Question 12

suckling

Answer 12

a foal still nursing from the dam

Question 13

aged

Answer 13

mature horse 4-5yrs

Question 14

dam

Answer 14

mother of a horse

Question 15

sire

Answer 15

father of a horse

Question 16

gelding

Answer 16

a castrated horse

Question 17

mare

Answer 17

mature female horse

Question 18

stallion

Answer 18

mature male horse

Question 19

maiden

Answer 19

mare that has not yet had a foal

Question 20

horses used for pleasure

Answer 20

pets or companions

Question 21

equestrian

Answer 21

horse rider- performance, dressage, jumping, rodeo

Question 22

work

Answer 22

ranches, police work, transportation

Question 23

racing

Answer 23

thoroughbred-most common breed used

Question 24

steeplchase

Answer 24

racing with obstacles

Question 25

gait

Answer 25

described as the speed and sequence of moving the feet

Question 26

kinds of Gaits

Answer 26

walk, trot, pace, gallop,

Question 27

breeding

Answer 27

lrg component of equine industry. Natural methods or artificial.

Question 28

estrus cycle

Answer 28

every 21 days during the spring and summer

Question 29

settled

Answer 29

broadmare is pregnant

Question 30

gestation

Answer 30

11 months, birth usually is in the spring/ summer

Question 31

housing

Answer 31

pastures, stables, corral or paddock, box stall, arena,

Question 32

monogastric

Answer 32

simple stomach

Question 33

feeding

Answer 33

herbivores, racing horses need additional supplements. A normal 1000 lbs horse consumes 20-40 litres of water perday

Question 34

behaviour

Answer 34

fight or flight instinct

Question 35

when approaching a horse

Answer 35

speak slowly towards the head, speak softly, entice with food, avoid startling

Question 36

tack

Answer 36

general term used for equipment used in riding or driving horses

Question 37

halter

Answer 37

basic headgear used for restraint, also used in competitions. some wear it at all times.

Question 38

bridle

Answer 38

part of the horses tack that is placed on its head for riding or driving

Question 39

bit

Answer 39

part of bridle that goes in the horses mouth

Question 40

harness

Answer 40

equipment used to attach a horse or horses to carts etc...

Question 41

hooves

Answer 41

grow approx 1/4 inch/ month. Excess hoof must be removed to allow foot to retain normal shape

Question 42

horseshoes

Answer 42

needed when a horse is being ridden on a hard surface

Question 43

farrier

Answer 43

person who has been trained to trim hooves and make horseshoes

Question 44

thrush

Answer 44

bacterial infection in the frog of a hoof

Question 45

bloodworms

Answer 45

most serious parasite that can cause diease

Question 46

heathcare

Answer 46

can also get the flu, rabies and tetanus

Question 47

swamp fever causes

Answer 47

anemia

Question 48

common diseases

Answer 48

colic, heaves, laminitis and lameness

Question 49

colic

Answer 49

stretching to urinate, anorexia, sweating, anxiety, rolling, throwing itself on the ground

Question 50

heaves

Answer 50

common name for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) which is like asthma

Question 51

laminitis

Answer 51

inflammation of the laminae (attach the hoof to the underlying tissue of the foot)

Question 52

lameness

Answer 52

minor to chronically painful and debilitating