Equine Flashcards
Info contained on an equine passport
Vaccinations
Indicates if a horse is intended for human consumption
Provide a written narrative and drawn silhouette of an individual horse
Contains the breeding history, microchip number and details of previous owners
All equids must have a passport from 6 months of age
Microchipping horses
Compulsory from 2020
Placed in or adjacent to the nuchal ligament
Mare
Filly
Gelding
Colt
Stallion
Mare - female horse aged 4 years of over
Filly - female horse under the age of 4
Gelding - male horse of any age that has been castrated
Colt - uncastrated male hose under the age of 4
Stallion - uncastrated male over the age of 4
Horse vs pony height
Horse >14.2 hands
Pony <14.2 hands
1 hand = 4 inches
Measured using measuring stick
Yearling
Broodmare
Dam
Sire
Yearling - 1 year old horse
Broodmare - Mare used for breeding
Dam - Mother
Sire - Father
A - Star
B - Stripe
C - Blaze
D - Snip
E - Interrupted Stripe
F - White Face
Additional Passport Characteristics
Flesh Mark
‘Prophets thumb’
Acquired marks e.g. scars, brands
Whorls
Social Structures/Types of ‘Band’
Harem/family = stable core of mares, one or more stallion, immature offspring
Mare + offspring
Bachelor - young males
Types of Housing
Equine Nutrition Fundamentals
Hind-gut fermenters
Non-ruminant herbivores
High-fibre diet
‘trickle feeders’
Forage (grass, haylage etc) and hard feed (cereals, concentrates)
Advantages of grass kept
Natural
Exercise
Socialisation
Natural forage
Break from routine
Grass kept requirements
Access to clean, fresh water
Appropriate and well maintained fencing
Access to shelter
Appropriate stocking density
Droppings removed weekly or daily
Access to good quality grass
Environmental impact of horses
Overgrazing/overstocking
High parasite burden due to high faecal load
Destruction of turf
Carcass disposal
Disposal of waste bedding
Donkeys:
Jenny
Jack
Mule
Hinny
Jenny = female
Jack = male
Mule = offspring from a jenny and a jack
Hinny = offspring from a jenny and a stallion
