Wonderful World of Horses Flashcards

1
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What is a stallion

A

An intact male horse

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2
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What is a gelding

A

A castrated male horse

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3
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What is a colt

A

A young intact male(usually less that 3-4)

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4
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What is a mare

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A mature female

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5
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What is a filly

A

A young female (usually less that 3-4)

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6
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What is a foal

A

A young nursing horse of either sex

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7
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What is a weanling

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A horse separated from its mother during its birth year

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8
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What is a yearling

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A horse that is “one year old” Their birthday will be Jan 1st of their birth year

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9
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What is a sire

A

Father of a horse

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10
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What is a dam

A

Mother of a horse

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11
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What is a half-sibling

A

A horse with the same dam

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12
Q

What is the kingdom of horses

A

Animalia

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13
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What is the phylum of horses

A

Cordata

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14
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What is the class of horses

A

Mammalia

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15
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What is the order of horses

A

Perissodactyla

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16
Q

What is the family of horses

A

Equidae

17
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What is the species of horses

A

Equus ferus

18
Q

What are the three relatives of horses in Equus

A

Zebras, Asses, and Prezwalski’s horses

19
Q

What is the subspecies of horses

A

Equus fetus caballus

20
Q

Where do the wild horses in the US originate from

A

They originated from domesticated horses that escaped domestication

21
Q

What is a discipline

A

A grouping of similar performance activities with similar requirements

22
Q

What is a breed

A

A stock of animals within a species having a distinctive appearance or other common traits, that have usually been developed by deliberate selection

23
Q

What are some common pony breeds

A

Welsh, Pony of the Americas, Shetland, and Hackney

24
Q

What are a few common draft breeds

A

Belgian, Clydesdale, and Percheron

25
Q

What are a few common warmblood breeds

A

Danish warmblood, Hanoverian, Trakehner, Holsteiner

26
Q

What are a few stocky type breeds

A

Quarter Horse, American Paint Horse, Appaloosa

27
Q

What are a few common race/hunter breeds (light breeds)

A

Thoroughbred, Standardbred, Quarter Horse

28
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What are a few common saddle seat/gaited breed

A

Saddlebred, Tennessee Walking Horse, Rocky Mountain Horse

29
Q

What are some common versatile light breed horses

A

Morgan, Arabian

30
Q

What are some common color registries

A

Appaloosa, American Paint, Palomino, Pinto

31
Q

What are mules

A

Female horse bred to a male donkey

32
Q

What is a hinny

A

Female donkey bred to a male horse