horses. 5 basic/true colors bay brown black chestnut (sorrel) white

25
Horses

Upload: laura-hood

Post on 18-Dec-2015

214 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Horses

5 Basic/True Colors

• Bay• Brown• Black• Chestnut (Sorrel)• White

Bay

• Mixture of red and yellow, with a black mane and tail.

Black

• Solid Black

Chestnut (Sorrel)

• Red with a red mane and tail

Brown

• Solid brown

White

• White; born white and remains white it’s entire life

5 Variation Colors

• Dun• Gray• Palomino• Pinto• Roan

Dun (Buckskin)

• Yellowish to tan with a black mane and tail

Gray

• Mixture of white and black hairs

Palomino

• Golden to yellow, with a white mane and tail

Pinto (Painted)

• White mixed with any other color

Roan

• Basic color with white tipped hairs

4 Natural Gaits of Horses

Gait – Is a particular way of going, either natural or learned, which is characterized by a distinctive rhythmic movement of the

feet and legs.1. Walk2. Trot3. Canter4. Gallop

Blemishes/ Unsoundness

• Blemish – an abnormality that does not affect the serviceability of the horse

Examples:1. Wire Cuts2. Rope Burns3. Nail Puncture

Unsoundness – serious abnormalities that does affect the serviceability of the horse.

Examples:1. Bad conformation2. Strain and stress3. Accidents and injuries4. Nutritional deficiencies

Measurements of Horses

• Height – measure from the withers straight down the front legs to the ground.

Unit of Measurement “Hand” = 4 inches

Example:15 hands = 60 inches60 inches = 15 hands

Weight

• Place horse on a scale

• Horse Formula

Heart Girth (in.) x Heart Girth (in.) x Body Length (in.) = Body Weight in Lbs.330

Age

• By the number and the wear of teeth

Example:Describe how the teeth of a 5 year old horse’s

are different from a 20 year old horse?

5yrs- nearly perpendicular20yrs- slant sharply forward

Conformation

• Conformation- body shape and form

Desirable: Level backWell muscled quartersAlert Carriage of head and ears

Faults: Swayback Paunchy stomach Narrow heart girth

Scientific Names

• Scientific name = Used in scientific writings to reduce confusion of multiple common names, the scientific name (or Latin name) of an animal is two words long; consisting of the genus and species names. The entire name is written in italics (or underlined if italics are not available), with the genus capitalized.

• Example: Humans = Homo sapiens

Scientific Classification• Kingdom – Animalia (animal)

Phylum – Chordata (vertebrate) Class – Mammalia (mammal)

Order – Perissodactyla (nonruminant) Family – Equidae (rhino, rabbit, tapir) Genus – Equus (horses, mule, zebra)

Species – caballus (horses)

• Equus caballus = is the correct Genus/species name for horses

• Equus Assinus = is the correct Genus/species name for a donkey

Homer sapiens

Horse Terms

• Equine = scientific name for all “horses”• Equestrian = a person engaged in horse work

or activity• Farrier = a hoof caretaker of horses• Lactation = producing milk• Cheval = horse meat• Gestation = length of pregnancy (11 months• Conformation = body shape and form• Equus caballus = is the correct Genus/species

name for horses

• Unsoundness – serious abnormalities that does affect the serviceability of the horse.

• Blemish – an abnormality that does not affect the serviceability of the horse

• Gait – Is a particular way of going, either natural or learned, which is characterized by a distinctive rhythmic movement of the feet and legs

• Stud – adult male horse• Mare – adult female horse• Foal – young horse• Gelding – castrated horse• Filly – young female• Colt – young male