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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

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A castrated male horse

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3
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What is a colt

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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

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A young female (usually less that 3-4)

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What is a foal

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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

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Father of a horse

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10
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What is a dam

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Mother of a horse

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11
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What is a half-sibling

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A horse with the same dam

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12
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What is the kingdom of horses

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Animalia

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13
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What is the phylum of horses

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Cordata

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14
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What is the class of horses

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Mammalia

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15
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What is the order of horses

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Perissodactyla

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What is the family of horses

17
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What is the species of horses

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Equus ferus

18
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What are the three relatives of horses in Equus

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Zebras, Asses, and Prezwalski’s horses

19
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What is the subspecies of horses

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Equus fetus caballus

20
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Where do the wild horses in the US originate from

A

They originated from domesticated horses that escaped domestication

21
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What is a discipline

A

A grouping of similar performance activities with similar requirements

22
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What is a breed

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

23
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What are some common pony breeds

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Welsh, Pony of the Americas, Shetland, and Hackney

24
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What are a few common draft breeds

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Belgian, Clydesdale, and Percheron

25
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What are a few common warmblood breeds

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Danish warmblood, Hanoverian, Trakehner, Holsteiner

26
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What are a few stocky type breeds

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Quarter Horse, American Paint Horse, Appaloosa

27
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What are a few common race/hunter breeds (light breeds)

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Thoroughbred, Standardbred, Quarter Horse

28
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What are a few common saddle seat/gaited breed

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Saddlebred, Tennessee Walking Horse, Rocky Mountain Horse

29
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What are some common versatile light breed horses

A

Morgan, Arabian

30
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What are some common color registries

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Appaloosa, American Paint, Palomino, Pinto

31
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What are mules

A

Female horse bred to a male donkey

32
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What is a hinny

A

Female donkey bred to a male horse

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