horses
SETS
horse
mare
stallion
gelding
a solid-hoofed plant-eating domesticated mammal with a flowing…
female horse over 2
non-castrated male horse over 2
castrated male horse over 2 years old
horse
a solid-hoofed plant-eating domesticated mammal with a flowing…
mare
female horse over 2
3 heavy UK native breeds?
shire?
clydesdale?
suffolk
shire, clydesdale, suffolk
3 heavy UK native breeds?
shire, clydesdale, suffolk
shire?
What is grass sickness?
treatment of grass sickness (drug name)
when does grass sickness occur
clinical signs of infiltrative bowel di…
autonomic NS is not functioning... clinical signs associated with…
cisapride + supportive nursing
spring after period of rain
chronic weight loss... chronic colic ... skin lesions... ventral oedema
What is grass sickness?
autonomic NS is not functioning... clinical signs associated with…
treatment of grass sickness (drug name)
cisapride + supportive nursing
Chief
Happy
Amigo
Trooper
Chief
Happy
What are seasonal breeders for horses?
How long is the horses estrous cycle
How long is foal heat?
Why would one manipulate a mares cycle?
-Most mares enter an anestrus period during the winter... •Don't…
•The estrous cycle of a mare... -Roughly every 19-22 days... -From e…
•Foal heat: 5‐12 days after foaling... -Good time to breed if nor…
-Coordinate with stallion visits... -Arrival of semen for artific…
What are seasonal breeders for horses?
-Most mares enter an anestrus period during the winter... •Don't…
How long is the horses estrous cycle
•The estrous cycle of a mare... -Roughly every 19-22 days... -From e…
Appaloosa
Arabian
Billets
Bars
a spotted horse breed originating in the land of the Nez Perce…
the oldest pure breed of horse, originating in the Arabian des…
leather straps under the flaps of English saddles, to which th…
the toothless gap between incisors and molars where the bit re…
Appaloosa
a spotted horse breed originating in the land of the Nez Perce…
Arabian
the oldest pure breed of horse, originating in the Arabian des…
horse
mare
stallion
gelding
a solid-hoofed plant-eating domesticated mammal with a flowing…
female horse over 2
non-castrated male horse over 2
castrated male horse over 2 years old
horse
a solid-hoofed plant-eating domesticated mammal with a flowing…
mare
female horse over 2
Habronemiasis
Habronemiasis is caused by 3 nematodes
Location of habronema within the horse
What are the intermediate hosts for Hab…
-aka Summer Sores... -Most common cause of cutaneous ulcerative g…
1) Habronema muscae... 2) Habronema majus... 3) Draschia megastoma
-Adults live in stomach... -Eggs and larvae pass in feces
Flies (Stomoxys calcitrans and Musca domestica)... -Flies are att…
Habronemiasis
-aka Summer Sores... -Most common cause of cutaneous ulcerative g…
Habronemiasis is caused by 3 nematodes
1) Habronema muscae... 2) Habronema majus... 3) Draschia megastoma
Unlike other Industries Surrounding Liv…
Hybrid Industry
Most people who own horses are
Purposes of Horses
Horses compete with food-producing animals for feed and return…
Used for agriculture, sports, recreation, and entertainment
Not involved in agriculture
- Racing... - Showing... - Recreation, sports... - Pleasure riding... - Ot…
Unlike other Industries Surrounding Liv…
Horses compete with food-producing animals for feed and return…
Hybrid Industry
Used for agriculture, sports, recreation, and entertainment
reasons for identification of horses &…
legislations and offences
passport issuing organisations
what do horse passports contain?
buying/selling horses - vetting... insurance purposes - claims... ho…
England & Wales 2009... Scotland 2005... if horse is not accompanie…
80 breed societies... -arab horse society... -clydesdale horse socie…
gender - stallion, mare, gelding (castration date)... age (estima…
reasons for identification of horses &…
buying/selling horses - vetting... insurance purposes - claims... ho…
legislations and offences
England & Wales 2009... Scotland 2005... if horse is not accompanie…
Curry Comb
Dandy Brush
Soft brush
Mare
Type of brush you would use if you wanted to get dirt out of t…
hard bristled brush
lay the hairs on top of your hair into your pattern after your…
female horse over the age of 3
Curry Comb
Type of brush you would use if you wanted to get dirt out of t…
Dandy Brush
hard bristled brush
Basic info
When were horses domesticated?
Morgan Breed
Equus Relatives
class: mammalia... order: perissodactyla (odd toed) ... family: equi…
4 million years ago, domesticated from equus ferus species... -ar…
-domesticated in 1789... -stallion figure -> TWH, saddle breed, m…
Equus Africanus, Equus Zebra (extant species)
Basic info
class: mammalia... order: perissodactyla (odd toed) ... family: equi…
When were horses domesticated?
4 million years ago, domesticated from equus ferus species... -ar…
Appaloosa
Arabian
Billets
Bars
a spotted horse breed originating in the land of the Nez Perce…
the oldest pure breed of horse, originating in the Arabian des…
leather straps under the flaps of English saddles, to which th…
the toothless gap between incisors and molars where the bit re…
Appaloosa
a spotted horse breed originating in the land of the Nez Perce…
Arabian
the oldest pure breed of horse, originating in the Arabian des…
Chauvet Cave
Caves of Chauvet
Use of caves
Prezewalski horse
-30,000 BC... -drawn with mud, natural pigment (iron and manganes…
-30,000 BC... -Auroch: extinct bull... -use of natural ledges... -france
cerimonial... -shamanism... -good hunting... -representing world... -entry…
-primative horse ... -chauvet cave horses
Chauvet Cave
-30,000 BC... -drawn with mud, natural pigment (iron and manganes…
Caves of Chauvet
-30,000 BC... -Auroch: extinct bull... -use of natural ledges... -france
The total land mass of the earth used f…
Dairy cattle are milked standing in a d…
Phase IV of the dairy cows lactation cy…
A type of beef cattle production is ___…
11%
parlor
dry
a. seedstock... b. cow/calf... c. feedlot
The total land mass of the earth used f…
11%
Dairy cattle are milked standing in a d…
parlor
How much total dry matter should a hors…
What is another name for the carpus of…
What is another name for overshot muzzle
Paralysis of one or both of the vocal c…
Minimum of 1.5% of bw daily
Knee
Monkey mouth
Roaring
How much total dry matter should a hors…
Minimum of 1.5% of bw daily
What is another name for the carpus of…
Knee
How much total dry matter should a hors…
What is another name for the carpus of…
What is another name for overshot muzzle
Paralysis of one or both of the vocal c…
Minimum of 1.5% of bw daily
Knee
Monkey mouth
Roaring
How much total dry matter should a hors…
Minimum of 1.5% of bw daily
What is another name for the carpus of…
Knee
scope of industry
purpose of the industry
what are the categories of major purpos…
what is a unique feature of the horse i…
-government does not collect info on the horse like it does fo…
- contribute quality to lives: competition,... leisure, and youth…
-categories of racing, showing, recreation, and other activiti…
-many horse owners have a very non pragmatic attitude towards…
scope of industry
-government does not collect info on the horse like it does fo…
purpose of the industry
- contribute quality to lives: competition,... leisure, and youth…
Estrous cycle type
Duration of estrous
Optimal breeding time
gestation period
Seasonally polyestrous long day breeder
2-12 days
Every 24-48 hours while mare is in estrous
305-365 days
Estrous cycle type
Seasonally polyestrous long day breeder
Duration of estrous
2-12 days
horses were domesticated
equitation
horse
ponies
6,000 years ago... used for food, work, transportation, companio…
riding a horse
equus caballus
smaller variant of horse (e. caballus var.)
horses were domesticated
6,000 years ago... used for food, work, transportation, companio…
equitation
riding a horse
filly
when is puberty in horses
when can you breed horses from
what is the optimum time to breed horses
immature female horse
1-2 years,... 65% full BW
2 years
5-6 years
filly
immature female horse
when is puberty in horses
1-2 years,... 65% full BW
when first ancestors roam earth
Eohippus vs horse
Eohippus
Equss przewalski
60 million years ago... Eohippus
size of small fox- 2' to 6' @ withers with head and neck elong…
lived in swampy woodlands. 4 toes front and 5 back. teeth desi…
only true wild horse still alive today. found in mountains of…
when first ancestors roam earth
60 million years ago... Eohippus
Eohippus vs horse
size of small fox- 2' to 6' @ withers with head and neck elong…
which breeds are hot blooded?
Which breed types are heavy draught "co…
Types of pony?
Thoroughbred: ... use?... Height?... weight?... cha…
Thoroughbreds... Arabs
Shire... Clydesdale... Cleveland Bay... Suffolk... Punch... Percheron
Shetland... Exmoor... Fell... New Forest... Highland... Welsh
• Used primarily in racing industry... • 15-17hh - 1hh = 4 inches…
which breeds are hot blooded?
Thoroughbreds... Arabs
Which breed types are heavy draught "co…
Shire... Clydesdale... Cleveland Bay... Suffolk... Punch... Percheron
The primary sex organ of the stallion i…
The primary sex organ of the mare is th…
gestation
T or F ... Draft horses are generally a la…
testicles
ovary
period that is the time when the mare is bred until the time t…
true
The primary sex organ of the stallion i…
testicles
The primary sex organ of the mare is th…
ovary