EVOLUTION OF THE HORSE

Eohippus60 Million Years AgoEOCENE ERA

Mesohippus40 Million Years AgoOligocene Era

Miohippus30 Million Years AgoOligocene Era

Mercychippus20 Million Years AgoOLIGOCENE ERA

Pliohippus10 Million Years AgoOligocene Era

Equus4 Million Years AgoModern Era

EVOLUTION OF THE HORSE

Zoological ClassificationZoological Classification

Family Family EquidaeEquidaeGenus Genus EquusEquusSpeciesSpecies– Equus asinusEquus asinus– Equus caballasEquus caballas– Equus przewalskiEquus przewalski

Types and Uses – Light HorsesTypes and Uses – Light Horses

RidingRiding

RacingRacing

ShowingShowing

DrivingDriving

All-purposeAll-purpose

MiniatureMiniature

BreedBreed

Distinguishable Distinguishable characteristicscharacteristics– ColorColor– FunctionFunction– ConformationConformation

COLOR BREEDCOLOR BREED

American Cream Draft Holsteiner Pinto American Crème and White Hungarian Warmblood Pony of the Americas Andalusian Irish Draught Przewalski Appaloosa Lipizzan Quarab Arabian Miniature Quarter Horse Bashkir Curly Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Quarter Pony Belgian Morab Racking Horse Buckskin Morgan Rocky Mountain Horse Chincoteague Pony Mustang Saddlebred Cleveland Bay National Show Horse Shetland Pony Clydesdale Norwegian Fjord Shire Connemara Pony Oldenburg Standardbred Dutch Warmblood Paint Suffolk Friesian Palomino Swedish Warmblood Golden American Saddlebred Paso Fino Tennessee Walking Horse Hackney Percheron Thoroughbred Haflinger Peruvian Paso Trakehner Hanoverian Pintabian Welsh Pony and Cob

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PEDIGREEPEDIGREE Native Dancer Raise A Native Lines of Power Raise You Bold Ruler Exotic Garden POLITICAL WHIT

The Garden Club

Matsadoon Doonesbury Vaguely Nice Political Parody Roberto Urakawa Miss Devereux

RegisteredRegistered

PurebredPurebred

Light HorseLight Horse– 14.2 – 17.2 hands14.2 – 17.2 hands– 900 – 1400 lbs900 – 1400 lbs

Draft HorseDraft Horse– 14.2 – 17.2 hands14.2 – 17.2 hands– 1400 lb or >1400 lb or >

PoniesPonies– < 14.2 hands< 14.2 hands– 500 – 900 lb500 – 900 lb

HomeworkHomework

WebCTWebCT– Horse Breed HomeworkHorse Breed Homework– Typed in table formatTyped in table format– Due 9/5Due 9/5

PERFORMANCE EVENTSPERFORMANCE EVENTS

Sport OrganizationsSport Organizations

American Driving SocietyAmerican Driving Society

American Hunter & American Hunter & Jumper FoundationJumper Foundation

American Vaulting Assn.American Vaulting Assn.

Carriage Assn. Of Carriage Assn. Of America, Inc.America, Inc.

Masters of Foxhounds Masters of Foxhounds Assn. Of AmericaAssn. Of America

National Barrel Horse National Barrel Horse Assn. (NBHA)Assn. (NBHA)

National Cutting Horse National Cutting Horse Assn. (NCHA)Assn. (NCHA)

National Hunter & Jumper National Hunter & Jumper Assn.Assn.

National Reining Horse National Reining Horse Assn. (NRHA)Assn. (NRHA)

National Snaffle Bit Assn. National Snaffle Bit Assn. (NSBA)(NSBA)

Professional Rodeo Professional Rodeo Cowboys Assn. (PRCA)Cowboys Assn. (PRCA)

Sport OrganizationsSport Organizations

Team Penning Assn.Team Penning Assn.

United States Combined Training Assn. United States Combined Training Assn. (USCTA)(USCTA)

United States Dressage Federation United States Dressage Federation (USDF)(USDF)

United States Equestrian Assn.United States Equestrian Assn.

United States Polo Assn.United States Polo Assn.

HALTER CLASSESHALTER CLASSES

TypeType

ConformationConformation

QualityQuality

SubstanceSubstance

SoundnessSoundness

SHOWMANSHIPSHOWMANSHIP

EQUITATION CLASSESEQUITATION CLASSES

WesternWestern

Hunt SeatHunt Seat

Saddle SeatSaddle Seat

DRIVING DRIVING Combined drivingCombined driving

Pleasure drivingPleasure driving

Dressage drivingDressage driving

RoadsterRoadster– Walk, Slow jog trot, Walk, Slow jog trot,

Fast road gait, Full Fast road gait, Full speed trotspeed trot

DRESSAGEDRESSAGE

Continual training of the Continual training of the horse to increasing horse to increasing levels of performance levels of performance in the execution of in the execution of various gaits & various gaits & movements.movements.

HUNTERSHUNTERS

HunterHunter

Hunter HackHunter Hack

Working HunterWorking Hunter

HUNTER UNDER SADDLEHUNTER UNDER SADDLE

Functional Functional correctnesscorrectnessTravels at prescribed Travels at prescribed gaitsgaitsReverses to inside of Reverses to inside of arenaarenaBacksBacksAttitudeAttitude– Responsiveness, Responsiveness,

Manners, Bit contactManners, Bit contact

JUMPERSJUMPERS

COMBINED TRAINING COMBINED TRAINING

DressageDressage

Cross CountryCross Country

Stadium JumpingStadium Jumping

WESTERN PLEASUREWESTERN PLEASURE

JuniorJunior

SeniorSenior

AttitudeAttitude

ResponsivenessResponsiveness

MannersManners

Bit contactBit contact

REININGREINING

Circles, Rundown, Circles, Rundown, Lead changes, Stops, Lead changes, Stops, Spins, Rollback, Spins, Rollback, Back, HesitationBack, Hesitation

Western Trail - Western Trail - negotiate up to 8 negotiate up to 8 different obstacles different obstacles

Western Riding - SWestern Riding - Set et course involving the course involving the walk, jog and lope. At walk, jog and lope. At the lope expected to the lope expected to make up to eleven make up to eleven changes of lead. changes of lead.

CUTTINGCUTTING

Enter a herd of cattle, Enter a herd of cattle, separate and drive a separate and drive a single cow from the single cow from the herd and keeps the herd and keeps the cow from reentering cow from reentering the herd. the herd.

PRCAPRCA

Calf RopingCalf Roping

Team RopingTeam Roping

Steer wrestlingSteer wrestling

BarebackBareback

Bull ridingBull riding

Saddle bronc ridingSaddle bronc riding

Team Penning - Team Penning - 3 3 horse and rider pairs horse and rider pairs given 2 min. to given 2 min. to separate from the separate from the herd and drive 3 herd and drive 3 designated cattle into designated cattle into a pena pen

Working Cow Horse Working Cow Horse – Reining pattern. Reining pattern. – Cattle portion - hold Cattle portion - hold

and turn a cow, as well and turn a cow, as well as control the animal as control the animal by moving it in circles.by moving it in circles.

Barrel RacingBarrel Racing Pole BendingPole Bending

National American Trail Ride National American Trail Ride ConferenceConference

Competitive Trail RideCompetitive Trail Ride

Endurance RaceEndurance Race

POLOPOLO

4 players4 players

Series of Chukkas of Series of Chukkas of 7.5 minutes. 7.5 minutes.

RACINGRACING

Thoroughbred – Thoroughbred – Jockey ClubJockey Club

Quarter HorseQuarter Horse

PaintPaint

AppaloosaAppaloosa

ArabianArabian

RACINGRACING

Harness Racing – Harness Racing – United States Trotting United States Trotting Assn.Assn.

RACINGRACING

Stakes raceStakes race

Handicap raceHandicap race

Allowance raceAllowance race

Claiming raceClaiming race

MaidenMaiden

DerbyDerby

FuturityFuturity

RACING SUPERVISIONRACING SUPERVISION

StewardSteward

SecretarySecretary

Paddock judgePaddock judge

Clerk of scalesClerk of scales

StarterStarter

ClockerClocker