Saddle Busters Club By: Jamestican Parham Equine Science Saddle Busters Club By: Jamestican Parham
Objectives Identify common horse breeds. Understand common horse terms. Understand basic horse care.
Light Horses Used for Showing Recreation Work
Horse Breeds Quarter Horse: working ranch horse Hand = 4” AQHA: largest horse breed assoc. in U.S. fast sprinter (1/4 mile) = quarter horse first breed developed in U.S. (1600’s) most heavily muscled light horse 14-16 hands tall at withers Hand = 4”
Quarterhorse
Horse Breeds Thoroughbred: horse shows & racing faster at longer distances (1/4 - 2 miles) jumping & hunting competitions 15-17 hands tall
Thoroughbred
Horse Breeds Morgan parade, hunting, jumping, showing.
Morgan
Horse Breeds Arabian: oldest recorded breed endurance, heat tolerant known for good looks 14-15 hands tall
Arabian
Standardbred -known for harness racing
Tennessee Walking Horse -known for fancy gait (walk)
American Saddlebred -know for riding, show, parade
Lipizzan
Lipizzaner
Mustang
Color Breeds Paint Palomino Appaloosa Large patches of white with brown, black or combination of the three. Palomino Light tan to golden color with flaxen mane and tail. Appaloosa Mixture of white with any other color to create a pattern of spots. Mottled.
American Paint
Palomino
Appaloosa
Draft Horses Used mainly for work. Before the invention of today's machinery Now commonly used for pleasure riding and showing. Also used for advertisements Budweiser
Clydesdale
Percheron
Belgian
Ponies Used for: Pleasure riding Showing Pulling buggies Also, some breeds are good for children.
American Walking Pony
Shetland
Miniature horses Can be used as a guide for the blind. Helping Hooves Usually weigh between 55 and 100lbs. Not a recognized breed. Used for showing and companionship. Too small to be ridden.
Miniature Horses
Miniature Horses
Horse Care Nutrition: will eat 1 1/2 - 3% of body wt daily Small, frequent amounts. 10-12 gallons of water / day hays, grains, supplements 4 parts roughage to 1 part concentrate more grain if horse is working
Horse Care Mares more likely to conceive in spring Health: colic (abdominal pain) & broken bones most serious Vaccinate annually Worm regularly: at least twice / year Average cost to keep a horse for one year = $1000
Horse Terms What do you call a mature male? Stallion What do you call a mature female? Mare What do you call a castrated male? Gelding
Horse Terms What do you call a young horse? foal or colt What do you call an immature female? Filly What do you call the act of giving birth? Foaling What is the gestation for a horse? 330 days
QUIZ!!!
#1 What color breed has a golden coat and a flax mane and tail??
#2 What horse is known for its fast quarter mile sprinting??
#3 What is the oldest known breed of horse?
#4 How often should you vaccinate your horse??
#5 How many inches in a hand??
#6 What is the gestation period of a horse??
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