Horses in last 100 years

Question 1

Roles

Answer 1

sport, breeding, recreation, racing, working, meat produciton, pregnant mare urine industry, therapy, entertainment, and feral

Question 2

sports:

Answer 2

dressage/para-dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, jumper, reining, vaulting

Question 3

dressage

Answer 3

• art of dancing on horseback
• designed to improve horse’s balance, flexibility, and communication with rider
• highest level is Grand Prix

Question 4

Driving

Answer 4

one of oldest sports

-drive carriage drawn by 1, 2,3,or 4 horses

Question 5

endurance

Answer 5

began in US in 50s

• long distance (160km) against the clock
• course divided into phases
• compulsory halts for vet inspection, which is considered in points/placement
• arabians dominate

Question 6

eventing

Answer 6

• military origins
• equestrian triathlon (cross-country, jumping, dressage)
• 6,500m at an average speed of 570,/minute

Question 7

jumping

Answer 7

10-13 obstacles

• 1m 60 cm jumps
• faults for time penalties and knock-downs or refusals

Question 8

vaulting

Answer 8

military training in ancient greece and rome

• dynamic and static gymnastic elements combined and performed on cantering horse
• horse guided on long rein by a lounger, 15 m circle

Question 9

reining

Answer 9

“ranch” horses

• recognized as sport in 1949
• complete one of 10 patterns: fast and slow cantering on circles, lead changes, roll-backs, spins, sliding stops

Question 10

racing

Answer 10

flat, steeplechase, harness

-5-12 furlongs (1/8th of a mile

Question 11

recreation

Answer 11

-casual riding

Question 12

working

Answer 12

pull farming equipment

Question 13

meat production

Answer 13

italians prefer cut for veronese stew from rump

• japanese eat horse sashimi on rice or ice
• zhal=smoked dried fat from mane, kazakhstan delicacy

Question 14

meat production exports

Answer 14

canada: 4 federally registered horse slaughter plants in alberta and quebec
-85% of canada’s horse meat exported (switz, japan, france, belgium, and kazakhstan)
-500 people employed
2011- 12,6500 horses (43000 imported from US)
4,500,000 horses produced worldwide

Question 15

pregnant mare urine industry

Answer 15

NA equine ranching info council
-estrogens extracted from pregnant mares’ urine to produce hormone therapies for menopausal women
-contracted by Pfizer
2000 broodmares

Question 16

therapy

Answer 16

horses to help promote physical, occupational, and emotional growth

Question 17

entertainment

Answer 17

ie. cavalia odysseo, horse acrobatic shows

Question 18

majority of horses in canada

Answer 18

in alberta at 33%, ontario second at 22%

Question 19

% use of horses in canada in 2010

Answer 19

23-too young for use
18-work
18-pleasure riding
17-breeding stock

Question 20

economics

Answer 20

29 billion invested in canadian horse industry (including related equipement)

• contributes >19 billion dollars annually to canadian economy
• 154,000 jobs in canada horse related
• costs have increased 70% since 2003

Question 21

BC 2009 stats

Answer 21

100,000 horses
-14,000 farms
45% recreation, 24% sport, 16% work/guide, 15% race
740$ million
4th largest agriculture commodity