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Equine Flashcards

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Colt

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Male entire <4yr old (thotoughbred) or <3yr for other breeds

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Mare

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female >4 years old or over

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Filly

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female<4 years

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Gelding

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male horse of any age that has been castrated

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Stallion

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uncastrated male >4 years old

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Broodmare

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a mare kept for breeding

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dam

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mother of a horse

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Sire

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male parent of a horse

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Horse

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breeds which are over 14.2 hands at maturity

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Pony

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Breeds which are 14.2 hands or under at maturity

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Type

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used to describe horses which have a specific function

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How do you measure the height of a horse

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Height from the ground to the top of the withers

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What are the regulatory organisations for thoroughbred racing

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  • British horse racing authority

- Horserace betting levy board

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What limits the clinical use of drugs in horses

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they are recognised as a food producing animal

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Why do horses need a passport

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  • legal requirement
  • passport issuing organisations know location of horses in the UK (important in disease outbreaks)
  • records drug administration
  • offical record of horse’s breeding
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What age should horses be identified by a passport

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after 6 months of age

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What are the types of bands of feral horses

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Harem/ family
Mare and offspring
Bachelor

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What are the requirements for a stable

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  • a suitable size
  • have adequate ventilation and drainage
  • free from draughts/ water damage
    = allow free access to water
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List examples of good grassland management

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  • access to fresh, clean water
  • access to good quality grass
  • droppings removed weekly
  • access to natural or articial shelter
  • appropriate and well maintained fencing
  • appropriate stocking density
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List examples of routine pasture management

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  • removal of faeces
  • fertilising and ‘topping’ pasture to promote root growth
  • ‘rest’ paddocks in between seasons or rotate animal species
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List some poisonous plants for horses

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Ragwort= liver damage, often fatal signs 
Sycamore= toxin reduces or inhibits energy production
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List common stereotypies for horses

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wind-sucking
crib-biting
box-walking
weaving

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List preventative health care for horses

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Annual vaccinations
Farrier
Worming
Dental care

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Describe annual vaccinations for horses

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as a minimum horses need to vaccinated against equine influenza and tetanus. Annual boosters are needed

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Describe the farrier
feet need to be trimmed and replacement shoes by a registered farrier every 4-8 weeks
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List common equine diseases
Tetanus= life-threatening bacterial disease Equine influenza= viral disease Strangles= bacterial disease Equine herpes virus= respiratory virus
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What do you need to know to complete a passport
- recognise and describe equine coat colours - identify and describe white facial and leg marking - identify and describe additional characteristics and aquired marks - identify key characteristics using the correct symbols - use the correct pen colours when recording the above details on an equine silhouette
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Where is the microchip placed in a horse
Nuchal ligament at the top of the left mid crest
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What do you need to do before implanting a microchip
- always scan the neck for the presence of a microchip | - test that the microchip is working
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What do you need to do after implanting the microchip
rescan the implantation site to confirm successful implantation
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Bay horse
Main body can vary from light to dark. Mane, tail and lower limbs predominantly black
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Brown horse
Dark brown, almost black body. Black main, tail and lower limbs
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Black horse
Black body (no other colours present). Black mane, tail and lower limbs
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Chestnut horse
Main body can vary from light to dark. Lower limbs can be white or the same as the body
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Grey horse
Not white. Several shade/variations of grey exist. Horse will have black skin
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Piebald horse
Body coat consists of irregular patches of black and white. The line of demarcation between the two colours is generally well defined
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Skewbald horse
Body coat consists of large irregular patches of white and of any definite colour except black. The line of demarcation between the 2 colours in generally well defined
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Cream / Cremello horse
Body coat is of cream colour, with unpigmented skin. The iris is deficient in pigment, and often doesn't have any at all, this gives the eye a pinkish or bluish appearance
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Dun
The body coat is of a cream colour, with black mane and tail
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Palomino
Newly-minted gold coin colour (lighter or darker shaded are permissible), with a white/ flaxen mane and tail
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Roan
Body colour is a mixture of many white and brown or chestnut hairs and the intensity of this is subject to seasonal variation
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What colour pen should be used to indicate a white marking on a passport silhouette
Red ball point pen
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Which pattern indicates a white marking on a passport silhouette
The white marking needs to be outlined in the sketch and lightly hatched in with diagonal lines
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If a white mark has a border of mixed coloured and white hairs, how do you indicate this
To be used to describe a white marking which contains varying amounts of hairs of the general body colours
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What are equine whorls
areas in which the hair changes direction or 'flow' | Must record the presence or absence of whorls on passport
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flesh mark=
patches where the pigment of the skin is absent
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prophet's thumb=
is a muscular depression seen usually in the neck, but sometimes in the shoulders and occasionally in the hindquaters
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Wall eye=
when there is a lack of pigment, either partial or complete, in the iris as to give a pinkish-white or bluish-white appearance to the eye
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Dorsal stripe=
a dorsal band of black hairs which extends from the withers backwards

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