equine science

Equine ScienceSaddle Busters Club

By: Jamestican Parham

Objectives Identify common horse breeds.

Understand common horse terms.

Understand basic horse care.

Light Horses Used for

– Showing– Recreation– Work

Horse Breeds Quarter Horse: working ranch horse

– AQHA: largest horse breed assoc. in U.S.– fast sprinter (1/4 mile) = quarter horse– first breed developed in U.S. (1600’s)– most heavily muscled light horse– 14-16 hands tall at withers

Hand = 4”

Quarterhorse

Horse Breeds Thoroughbred: horse shows & racing

– faster at longer distances (1/4 - 2 miles)– jumping & hunting competitions– 15-17 hands tall

Thoroughbred

Horse Breeds Morgan

– parade, hunting, jumping, showing.

Morgan

Horse Breeds Arabian: oldest recorded breed

– endurance, heat tolerant– known for good looks– 14-15 hands tall

Arabian

Standardbred -known for harness racing

Tennessee Walking Horse -known for fancy gait (walk)

American Saddlebred-know for riding, show, parade

Lipizzan

Lipizzaner

Mustang

Color Breeds Paint

– Large patches of white with brown, black or combination of the three.

Palomino– Light tan to golden color with flaxen

mane and tail. Appaloosa

– Mixture of white with any other color to create a pattern of spots. Mottled.

American Paint

Palomino

Appaloosa

Draft Horses Used mainly for work.

– Before the invention of today's machinery

Now commonly used for pleasure riding and showing.

Also used for advertisements– Budweiser

Clydesdale

Percheron

Belgian

Ponies Used for:

– Pleasure riding– Showing– Pulling buggies– Also, some breeds are good for children.

American Walking Pony

Shetland

Miniature horses Can be used as a guide for the blind.

– Helping Hooves Usually weigh between 55 and

100lbs. Not a recognized breed. Used for showing and

companionship. Too small to be ridden.

Miniature Horses

Miniature Horses

Horse Care Nutrition: will eat 1 1/2 - 3% of body

wt daily Small, frequent amounts. 10-12 gallons of water / day hays, grains, supplements 4 parts roughage to 1 part

concentrate– more grain if horse is working

Horse Care Mares more likely to conceive in

spring Health: colic (abdominal pain) &

broken bones most serious Vaccinate annually Worm regularly: at least twice / year Average cost to keep a horse for one

year = $1000

Horse Terms What do you call a mature male? Stallion What do you call a mature female? Mare What do you call a castrated male? Gelding

Horse Terms What do you call a young horse? foal or colt What do you call an immature

female? Filly What do you call the act of giving

birth? Foaling What is the gestation for a horse? 330 days

QUIZ!!!

#1 What color breed has a golden coat

and a flax mane and tail??

#2 What horse is known for its fast

quarter mile sprinting??

#3 What is the oldest known breed of

horse?

#4 How often should you vaccinate your

horse??

#5 How many inches in a hand??

#6 What is the gestation period of a

horse??

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