Module 1 Flashcards
Three main types of horses enterprises
Breeding
Training
Boarding stables
Breeding
Breeding farms breed mares and sell the offspring
Training
For show and racing
Boarding stables
Feed and care foe horses that are owned by people who do not have facilities for keeping horses
Equines includes
Ponies
Mules
Burros
Donkey
Most popular breeds of horses in US, based on purebred registration.
Quarter horse
Thoroughbred
Paint
Appaloosa
Arabian
Major spectator sport of horse
Horse racing
Horse show
Rodeos
Used mainly for riding, driving , racing
Light horse
Very distinct characteristics that set them apart from other horse breed
Curly are intelligent and versatile
Quiet demeanor
American Bashkir Curly
Used for pressure riding, exhibition and stock horses
American Creme
Breed is small
Some have leopard or blanket marking.
First imported into the US 1957.
American gotland
Both refers to spotted or two-tone horses with white abd another color body marking
Paint And Pinto
Paint horses 3 different color patterns
Tobiano
Tovero
Overo
Head is marked in the same way as that of a solid-colored horse.
Tobiano
Has dark pigmentation around ear, which expand to cover the forehead and or eyes.
Tovero