Equine Science

Saddle Busters ClubBy: 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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