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What is the height criterion for horses/ponies in the UK? Hands How many inches/cm in 1 hand? 4 inches, 10.2 cm What is the height criterion for a horse? 14.3 hands and above What is the height criterion for a pony? 14.2 hands and below What is a foal? At birth and up to January 1st What is a colt? Male up to 4 years old What is a filly? Female up to 4 years old What is a yearling? In first year after birth What is a gelding? Castrated male What is a stallion? Entire male 4 years and older What is a mare? Female after 3 years What are some breeds common to the UK? Thoroughbred (TB), Arab, Welsh, Highland, Shetland, Irish Draught (ID) What is a hunter? ½ or ¾ bred What does it mean if you are ½ bred? One parent TB What does it mean if you are ¾ bred? 1 parent TB, other parent ½ bred What is a cob? Sturdy weight carrying type What is a hack? Light weight (TB type) What is the world population of horses? North America/Central America, Europe, UK? 57 million, 14m, 7m, 1m What is the population of UK horses and ponies? 70%, 30% What is the UK Horse/pony population based on sex? 52% geldings, 46% mares, 2% stallions What is the most common horse breed in the UK? 2nd most common? TB and TB cross, followed by Native breeds Annual worth of Horse Industry? £2.5 billion Percent of the population involved in the horse industry? 4.5% Uses of horses- what % does the private sector account for? 90%: leisure riding, breeding, competition Uses of horses- what % does the professional sector account for? Riding school/trekking, breeding, competition Name the 5 most popular types of equine activities racing, show jumping, dressage, eventing, and endurance riding What is a chukka? Term used in polo (hockey on horseback), 7.5 min long, 3 min rest periods, horses changed every chukka What are the primary objectives of the British Horse Society? WELFARE- To promote the interests of horse and pony breeding and to encourage the use and protection of horses and ponies, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER- to promote and facilitate knowledge of the various arts and sciences connected with the horse and pony and the use and management thereof What is the largest department in the BHS? Training and Education- to raise standards in the equestrian industry; National exam system What is the estimated number of horses and ponies in the UK? 1 million