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Horse Production

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Horse Production

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    1. Horse Production They’re not just for glue anymore

    2. Horses Draft Horses: used for pulling loads Light Horses: not used for draft Average cost to keep a horse for one year = $800

    3. Clydesdale

    4. Percheron

    5. 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”

    6. Quarterhorse

    7. Horse Breeds Thoroughbred: horse shows & racing faster at longer distances (1/4 - 2 miles) jumping & hunting competitions 15-17 hands tall Appaloosa: pleasure & parade horse eye circled by white, skin is mottled

    8. Thoroughbred

    9. Appaloosa

    10. Horse Breeds Arabian: oldest recorded breed endurance, heat tolerant known for good looks 14-15 hands tall Standardbred: harness racing Tennessee Walking Horse: fancy gait (walk) American Saddlebred: riding, show, parade

    11. Arabian

    12. Standardbred

    13. Tennessee Walking Horse

    14. Horse Breeds Morgan: parade, hunting, jumping American Paint Horse: rodeo solid color on head with white spots on body or visa-versa Pinto: spotted, good behavior, family horse Palomino: golden with ivory mane & tail Pony of America: larger than Shetland Pony 11-13 hands tall

    15. Morgan

    16. American Paint

    17. Pinto

    18. Palomino

    19. Pony of America

    20. Lipazzon

    21. Mustang

    22. Shetland

    23. Horse Care Nutrition: will eat 1 1/2 - 3% of body wt daily feed smaller amounts than cows, more frequently 10-12 gallons of water / day hays, grains, supplements 4 parts roughage to 1 part concentrate more grain if horse is working

    24. Horse Care Reproduction: low conception rate Mares more likely to conceive in spring Health: colic (abdominal pain) & broken bones most serious Vaccinate annually Worm regularly: at least twice / year

    25. 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

    26. 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

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