Test 1 Misc. Flashcards
light horses
height:
weight:
height: 12-17.2 hands
weight: 900-1400 lb
draft horses
height:
weight:
height: 14.2-17.2 hands
weight: 1400+
ponies
height:
conformation
height: <14.2 hands
distinct conformation on reduced scale
What traits are horses classified by
size/weight/build
use
genetic makeup
warmblood
middleweight horses
no implication of cross of “hot” and “cold” blood
warmblood breeds
hanovarian
holsteiner
oldenburg
trakehaner
hotbloods
named for temperament and similar genetic ancestry
hotblood breeds
arabian
thoroughbred
coldbloods
calm temperaments
coldblood breeds
drafthorse
ponies
forelimb joints
shoulder joint
elbow joint
knee
ankle
pastern
hind limb joints
hip
stifle
hock
fetlock
pastern
coffin
hinge joint examples
knee to cannon
pivot joint examples
atlas and axis
ball and socket joint example
femur