1. They’re not just for glue anymore
Horse Production
They’re not just for glue anymore
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2. Horses Draft Horses: used for pulling loads
Light Horses: not used for draft
Average cost to keep a horse for one year = $800

3. Clydesdale

4. Percheron

5. Horse Breeds Quarter Horse: working ranch horse
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”

6. Quarterhorse

7. Horse Breeds Thoroughbred: horse shows & racing
faster at longer distances (1/4 - 2 miles)
jumping & hunting competitions
15-17 hands tall
Appaloosa: pleasure & parade horse
eye circled by white, skin is mottled

8. Thoroughbred

9. Appaloosa

10. Horse Breeds Arabian: oldest recorded breed endurance, heat tolerant
known for good looks
14-15 hands tall
Standardbred: harness racing
Tennessee Walking Horse: fancy gait (walk)
American Saddlebred: riding, show, parade

11. Arabian

12. Tennessee Walking Horse

13. Horse Breeds Morgan: parade, hunting, jumping
American Paint Horse: rodeo
solid color on head with white spots on body or visa-versa
Pinto: spotted, good behavior, family horse
Palomino: golden with ivory mane & tail
Pony of America: larger than Shetland Pony hands tall

14. Morgan

15. American Paint

16. Palomino

17. Lipazzon

18. Mustang

19. Horse Care Nutrition: will eat 1 1/2 - 3% of body wt daily
feed smaller amounts than cows, more frequently
10-12 gallons of water / day
hays, grains, supplements
4 parts roughage to 1 part concentrate
more grain if horse is working

20. Horse Care Reproduction: low conception rate
Mares more likely to conceive in spring
Health: colic (abdominal pain) & broken bones most serious
Vaccinate annually
Worm regularly: at least twice / year

21. 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

22. 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