1. Equine An Overview of the Equine Industry

2. Objectives The student will be able to:
Demonstrate the importance of the equine industry.
Name the most common breeds
State key facts about each breed.
Rank GA with other states according the equine production.

3. Why is Equine important to Georgia
The Georgia’s equine industry is a healthy and growing segment of our state's economy with an estimated value of $300 million.
There are more than 230, 000 horses in GA today.
The breeding of horses generates more than $750 million dollars for GA’s economy yearly.

4. Riding Style Western Has a horn More enclosed seat
Used for roping and rodeoing
Heavier saddle
English
Smaller saddle
No horn
Used for jumping, dressage and racing
Stirrup irons

5. Terminology Mare- female horse older than 4 Filly- young female horse
Colt- young male horse
Stallion or Stud- male horse used for breeding
Gelding- castrated male horse
Foal- baby horse of either sex

6. Horse Breeds in Georgia
Light Breeds
Draft Breeds

7. Light breeds

8. Quarter Horses
bred for sprinting short distances, typically races of a quarter mile or less.
the most popular breed in the United States
AQHA (American Quarter Horse Association) is the largest breed society in the world, with over 3.2 million Quarter Horses registered worldwide.
Stock type horse

9. Tennessee Walker singularly tractable and comfortable riding horse.
originally bred to carry the owners of plantations around their lands.
Their unique four-beat "running walk" is especially comfortable to ride, making the breed a well-suited trail companion.

10. American Saddlebred developed in Kentucky by plantation owners.
Today, they are used almost exclusively for saddleseat riding in the show ring
They are also used as barrel racers, hunters, jumpers, and parade mounts.

11. American Paint Developed in the U.S. Stock Type Horse
characterized by a spotting pattern of white hair over unpigmented skin combined with some other color

12. Appaloosas Created by Native Americans distinct patterns of spots.
Sure-footed and fast
Stock type horse

13. Morgan Came from Figure the “Justin Morgan Horse”
Smaller, versatile breed

14. Arabian
characteristic dished profile with a prominent eye, large nostrils and small teacup muzzle
Extreme endurance
Smaller framed

15. Mustang Created from wild Spanish horses Small durable and hardy
Live wild in the West today

16. Thoroughbred Racehorse bred in England
Most trace back to the Godolphin Arabian
Used to create the quarter horse breed

17. Draft horses

18. Clydesdale From Scotland Bay in color Used for agriculture
Famous Budweiser Clydesdales

19. Percheron Tallest breed in the world From France
Originally bred for a war horse
Typically grey or black

20. Belgian Originated in Belgium Cream in color
Most popular breed in the U.S.

21. Freisian Originated in Friesland, a province of The Netherlands
Carried Knights in the Middle ages
Thick manes and tails and a black color

22. Gypsy Used by gypsies in early England Piebald and pinto in color
A lot of feathering around the hoof

23. Gypsy Vanner
Quarter Horse
Arabian
Morgan
American Paint Horse
Tennessee Walker
American Saddlebred
Mustang
Thoroughbred
Appaloosa
Clydesdale
Belgian
Friesian
Percheron

24. United States Equine Industry
Florida/Texas
Kentucky
Louisiana
New York
Maryland

25. Interesting Facts A horse is considered an adult at age four.
A female horse over 4 years old is called a mare.
A male horse over 4 years old is called a stallion.
Horses are measured in hands, a hand is four inches.
A horse is generally over 14.2 hh (hands high).
Anything under 14.2 hh is a pony.
There are over 200 breeds of horses in the world.

26. Assessment What is the horse industries value in Georgia?
What is the estimated amount of horses in GA?
Name the five horse breeds that are predominate in GA.
What two states are number one in the amount of money that is generated from horses?
How old does a horse have to be before it is considered an adult?

27. Answers $300 million 230,000 horses
Quarter Horses, Tennessee Walkers, Paints, American Saddles, Appaloosas.
Texas/Florida 4