Equine Flashcards
(30 cards)
libro?
used to guide horses back to stall
stirup?
bottom of the saddle where you put your feet
spur
goes at end of the boot, U looking
tom thumb bit
used for horses jaw, 2 sticks with connector in middle
light horses
Arabian, lipazzan, mustang, American quarter horse, saddlebred, standardbred, Tennessee walking horse, thoroughbred
arabian
from Bedouin desert, known for stamina and strength, short back, back legs go back
lipazzan
from Spain, born brown/back in color, change to white at 6-10 years.
mustang
made from mother nature, almost went extinct, brown with white line in nose
American quarter horse
from US as a racing horse, known for speed, most popular horse in world
saddlebred
made in US. ridden by famous riders, all brown, long tail
standard bred
fastest horse in world, brown/black in color
Tennessee walking horse
easy to ride, unique walking gait , brown/black
thoroughbred
long distance speed, 16 hands in height, racer horse, brown/black
draft horse breeds
American cream draft, Belgian, clydesdale, friesian, percheron,shire
American cream draft
made from Iowa, cream color, white man and tail, pink skin,amber color eyes
belgian
from Belgium, brown, white hair
clydesdale
from Scotland, bay color, 4 white legs, famous for beer commercials
friesian
from Netherlands, 3 sures alive prior to ww1, long tail and mane, very calm
percheron
no origin, oldest breed, popular draft breed in 1900s
shire
from England, common draft breed, carry knights into battle, black with white legs
3 types of horse enterprise
breeding, traning, boarding stables
what are 3 benefits of horses
economic growth, exercise, competition
how do we measure horses
in hands
general use of horses
pleasure, breeding, working stock, show, sport
