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Module 1-The horse Flashcards

1
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The horse evolve from tiny four-toed ancestor called what? It was about a foot high and lived in swamps about 58 millions ago.

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Eohippus

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Eohippus was native to what continent?

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North America

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For many years it is used as a main draft animal of the colonists

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Oxen

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4
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Horse racing also developed into sport during what year?

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1700s and 1800s

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5
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What is the horse main instinct?

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To survive and reproduce to ensure continuation of the species.

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When threatened what is the natural reaction of the horse?

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Run away ( flight rather than fight)

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7
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What will happen to a horse if it has a good stable management

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Result in more contented, less stressed horses that are more able to cope with the demands of pleasure, performance and competition.

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Horses are most relaxed in what kind of environment?

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Wide open spaces within a herd environment as this provides safety and allows them to indulge in social behavior such as grooming

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9
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Three main type of horse enterprise

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Breeding
Training
Boarding stable

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10
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Are required for success in horse enterprises

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Good management skills
high level of capacity investment
Well-trained-workers

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It required a lot of labor in managing horses

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Breeding, feeding, caring and training

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12
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Feed and care for horses that are owned by people who do not have facilities for keeping horses

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Boarding Stable

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13
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Farms that breed mares and sell the offspring

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Horse breeding farms

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14
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The inventory defines equine as including what ?

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Horses
ponies
Mules
Burros
Donkeys

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15
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Estimated total horse population in the united states

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9.2 million

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16
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Most popular horses breed in the united states

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Quarter horse
Thoroughbred
Paint
Appaloosa
Arabian

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17
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The most popular breed of horses in the world

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Thoroughbred
Quarter horse
Arabian
Appaloosa

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18
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Is a major spectator sport and horse shows and rodeos draw large numbers of participants and spectators each year

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Horse racing

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19
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Benefits of horses

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Contribute to economic growth of the nation
Provide people with an opportunity for physical exercise.

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20
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Are used mainly for riding, driving, and racing

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Light horses

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21
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Measurement of of light horses

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At the withers - 14-2 to 17 hands
A hand- 4 inches (10.2 cm)

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22
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A measurement of 14-2 hands is how many inches ?

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58 inches (147.3cm)

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Light horses weight

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900-1,400 pounds

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24
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It measures under 14-2 hands and weight form 300-900 pounds (136-408 kg). Used mainly for riding ang driving

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Ponies

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25
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This breed of horse has very distinct characteristics that set them apart form other horse breeds. Is not typically horsehair but closely resembles mohair. They are intelligent and versatile.

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American Bashkir Curly

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26
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It is a color breed that may be have the type of any of the breeds. Used for pleasure, riding, exhibition, and stock horses.

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American Creme

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Originated in sweden. The breed is small, ranging from 11 to 13 hands. Some have leopard or blanket marking. We’re also the first imported into the UNITED STATES.
Used for harness racing and pleasure horses

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American Gotland

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28
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Is a descendants horses brought to the American by the Spanish. They are used for show and pleasure riding, jumping, endurance trail riding, and stock horses.

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American Mustang

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29
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Both refers to spotted or two-tone horses with white and another color for body markings.

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Paint and Pinto

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Was popular with the plains Indian and early American cowboys. Used for pleasure, show, racing, stock purposes.

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American Paint

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31
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Three different color pattern of Paint Horses

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Tobiano
Tovero
Overo

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Head is mark the same way as that of solid-colored horse . The legs are white, at least bellow the knees and hocks, and there are regular spots on the body.

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Tobiano

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33
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Has dark pigmentation around the ears, which may expand to cover the forehead and/or eyes.
One or both eyes are blue. Chest and flank spots vary in size and may accompany smaller spots, which extend forward across the barrel and up over the loin

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Tovero

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34
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Has variable of color head marking. The white usually does not cross the back between the withers and the tail. One more legs are dark colored. The body markings are irregular and scattered.

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Overo

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35
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Originated in Kentucky. It may be bay, chestnut, black or gray. This breed of horse may be three or five gaited.

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American Saddlebred horse

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36
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The color of this breed is snow white with pink skin and dark eyes.

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American White

37
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Originated in Spain. This breed is used for pleasure, riding, jumping, exhibition and bull fighting.

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Andalusian

38
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This breed are white over the hips and loins with dark, round or egg-shaped spots. Occasionally, the entire body is Mott led with spots.
The eyes is encircled with white. The hoofs are vertically striped with black and white

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Appaloosa

39
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Developed a selective breeding program using these spotted horses.

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Nez Perce Indian Tribe

40
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These ponies registered show the traits of the Appaloosa, but do not meet the height requirements for horses.

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Appaloosa Ponies

41
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It is small to medium in size ranging from 850 to 1,100 pounds. Used for pleasure riding, racing, show, and as a stock horse.

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Arabian

42
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The color of this breed dun, red dun or grulla.

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Buckskin

43
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It is larger than many of other light horse breeds, weighing from 1,150 to 1,400 pounds.
Used mainly as general utility horse

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Cleveland Bay

44
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Originated in Ireland was the first imported into the US. used for jumping and for pleasure riding.

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Connemara pony

45
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Originated in Spain, it is a small breed ranging from 12-13-2 hands high. Used mainly for pleasure riding.

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Galiceno

46
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Originated in England, varies in size from 12 to 16 hands and 800-1,200 pounds. White markings are common. Used mainly as a harness or carriage horse.

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Hackney

47
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Originated in Ozark Hills region of Missouri. Most common color is sorrel commonly with white markings. However all color can be found in this breed

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Missouri Fox Trotting Horse

48
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Is a distinguishing trait

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Fox-trot gait

49
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Cross between Morgan and Arab. May be in any color but without spots in the body.

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Morab

50
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This breed is descended from a stallion name Justin Morgan.

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Morgan

51
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This breed carries bloodlines of Morocco barb, hackney, french coach horse and saddle horse breeding.
Is a color breed, with several breed types of light horses being recognized as eligible for registry.

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Morocco Spotted horse

52
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The color of this breed is golden. It may be three shades lighter or darker than the color of a newly minted gold coin.
Does not breed true in crosses

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Palomino

53
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palominos and pintos appears occasionally in this breed.
This breed gait is four-beat, which the leg on the same side moving together, the hind foot striking the ground an instant before the front foot

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Paso Fino

54
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This breed of horse is noted for the paso ilano and sobreandando gaits.

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Peruvian Paso

55
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Is an equally spaced, four-beat gait. The feet strike in following order:
1. Left hind foot
2. Left front foot
3. Right hind foot
4. Right front foot

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Paso Ilano

56
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This gait is usually faster and slightly more lateral than paso Ilano.
The feet strike the ground in the same order as paso Ilano, but the left hind-left foot strikes closer together and the right hind-right front strike closer together.

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Sobreandando gait

57
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This breed color patterns are tobiano and overo.

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Pinto

58
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Pattern usually have color on the head, chest, flank, and some in the tail. The legs are white.

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Tobiano

59
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Pattern usually has jagged-edged, white markings on the midsection of the body and neck area. The legs are usually color than white.

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Overo

60
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Only four-square inches of white in the qualifying zone is required for what?

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Horses

61
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Three square inches are required for what?

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Ponies

62
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Two squared inches are required for what?

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Miniature

63
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Four type of pinto horses

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Stock
Pleasure
Hunter
Saddle

64
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Six color pattern that are recognized in Pony Of the America

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Snowflakes
Frost
Blanket
Leopard
White with black spots on hindquarters
Red,Blue and Marbleized Roans

65
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Are mottled it partly-colored skin, white sclera, and striped hooves. The breed range in size from 11-2 to 14 hands.

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Pony of the Americas

66
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Horses were breed that could run short distances but faster than other breeds

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Quarter horse

67
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Was widely used during the westward expansion of the pioneers and on the western ranches.

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Quarter horse

68
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originated in the United States. It is small to medium in size. Average height is 15 hands and average weight is 1,000 pounds.
The color of the breed include black, white, gray, chestnut, bay, brown, sorrel, roan and yellow

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Racking horse

69
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Originated in turkey
These stallion is crossed on Mustang mares. This is also known as Colorado Ranger

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Ranger Horse

70
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May be any horse color. Both broken and solid color pattern exist. Use as pleasure riding by children.

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Shetland Pony

71
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Two size classification of Shetland Pony

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less than 10-3 hands
10-3 to 11-1 hands

72
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Small horse standing 13-3 to 14-1 hands high, and weighing between 800 and 975 pounds

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Spanish barb

73
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May have any of the horse color, with either solid or broken color pattern.
Small, standing 13-14-2 hands.

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Spanish Mustang

74
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Was developed as a harness racing horse. Both trotters and pacers have been developed.

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Standardbred

75
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The feet and legs often have white markings. The breed is noted for it’s running walk gait

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Tennessee walking horse

76
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Used in crossbreeding program. Registered with jockey club

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Thoroughbred

77
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Little larger than Shetland Pony, but smaller than the light horse breeds. Specially used as a riding horse for children

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Welsh Pony

78
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It is a cross between the Welsh Pony and Tennessee Walking horse. The pony must be able to do the running walk gait.

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Walking Pony

79
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Horses that are larger, heavier and more muscular than the light horse breeds.
We’re selected and bred for the ability to pull heavy loads

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Draft Horses

80
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Are the largest of the draft horse breeds

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Shire

81
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Are the smallest draft horse
The only color of this breed is chestnut

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Suffolk

82
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Common name of donkey. Smaller than hors, has longer ears, and a short, erect mane.

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Ass

83
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Gestation period of Donkeys

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1 month longer than of the light horse

84
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When a jack is crossed on a mare the offspring is what?

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Mule

85
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When stallion is crossed with on a Jennet the resulting offspring is what?
It is smaller than size of mule

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hinny

86
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Are usually sterile that is will not reproduce

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Mules

87
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Used mainly as work animals

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Ass and mules

88
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Are used as children pets

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Miniature

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