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What is the characteristic of a Bay horse?
What is the characteristic of a Bay horse?
What is the normal temperature of a horse?
What is the normal temperature of a horse?
What is the ideal body condition score for broodmares?
What is the ideal body condition score for broodmares?
What is the characteristic of a Roan horse?
What is the characteristic of a Roan horse?
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What is a characteristic of a healthy horse?
What is a characteristic of a healthy horse?
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What is the location of the ribs in a horse?
What is the location of the ribs in a horse?
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Which of the following nutrients does not include water?
Which of the following nutrients does not include water?
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What is a sign of a sick horse?
What is a sign of a sick horse?
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What is the primary function of the cecum in a horse's digestive system?
What is the primary function of the cecum in a horse's digestive system?
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What is essential for selecting and judging horses?
What is essential for selecting and judging horses?
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Fats are one of the six basic nutrients included in all feeds.
Fats are one of the six basic nutrients included in all feeds.
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A horse's digestive system is similar to that of a carnivore.
A horse's digestive system is similar to that of a carnivore.
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Unsteady gait is a sign of a healthy horse.
Unsteady gait is a sign of a healthy horse.
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The cecum is involved in the mechanical digestion of food in the horse.
The cecum is involved in the mechanical digestion of food in the horse.
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Breeds are not important when selecting and judging horses.
Breeds are not important when selecting and judging horses.
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Study Notes
Breed Definition and Color
- A breed is a group of animals of the same species that share common traits.
- Bay: any shade of brown with a black mane and tail, and often black on the legs.
- Chestnut: generally a darker brown with a mane and tail of the same color.
- Sorrel: a lighter brown with a mane and tail of the same color.
- Grey: usually has dark skin, with a coat that can be any shade of grey with dapples or flea-bitten.
- Black: black coat and skin must be black.
- White: very rare, with a white coat and skin, and often referred to as an albino if it has pink eyes.
- Palomino: coat is the color of a new-minted penny, with a white mane and tail.
- Buckskin: yellow color coat with black mane, tail, and legs.
- Dun: can be various shades of yellow, always with a dorsal stripe.
- Roan: can be strawberry (red and white) or blue (black and white).
Health
- Normal temperature: 99.5-101.5 °F.
- Normal heart rate: 32-48 beats per minute.
- Normal respiratory rate: 8-20 breaths per minute.
- Body condition/weight: should be monitored for fatness or thinness.
- Hair coat: should be shiny and glossy.
- Hoof growth: should be normal, smooth, and uncracked.
- Eyes: should be bright, fully open, clear, and without discharge.
- Normal hydration: should be monitored.
- Normal feces and urine: firm fecal balls, wheat-colored clear urine.
- Healthy pink mucous membranes: should be present in gums and lips.
Body Condition Score
- Most horses should be in a body score of 5-6.
- Broodmares should be a 5-7, and not allowed to lose condition during breeding season.
- Horses over a condition score of 7 may be at a greater risk for developing metabolic disorders.
Nutrition
- All feeds include six basic nutrients: protein, carbohydrates, lipids, minerals, vitamins, and water.
- Protein: an essential nutrient.
- Carbohydrates: an essential nutrient.
- Fats: an essential nutrient.
- Minerals: an essential nutrient.
- Vitamins: an essential nutrient.
- Water: an essential nutrient.
Signs of a Sick Horse
- Bowel changes: a sign of illness.
- Cranky with other horses: a sign of illness.
- Unsteady gait: a sign of illness.
- Depression: a sign of illness.
- Head shaking/tossing: a sign of illness.
- Restless: a sign of illness.
- Rapid breathing: a sign of illness.
- Unexplained sweating: a sign of illness.
- Excitability: a sign of illness.
Digestive System
- The digestive system consists of a single compartment stomach.
- Food is swallowed directly into the stomach, where it is mixed with digestive juices.
- The cecum is a blind pouch or cul-de-sac at the first portion of the large intestine.
- The cecum acts like a rumen and is involved with microbial digestion (fermentation).
Selecting and Judging Horses
- Requires knowledge and information about breeds, conformation/structure, soundness, and movement.
- Breeds: need to be identified and understood.
- Conformation/structure: need to be evaluated.
- Soundness: need to be evaluated.
- Movement: need to be evaluated.
Breed Definition and Color
- A breed is a group of animals of the same species that share common traits.
- Bay: any shade of brown with a black mane and tail, and often black on the legs.
- Chestnut: generally a darker brown with a mane and tail of the same color.
- Sorrel: a lighter brown with a mane and tail of the same color.
- Grey: usually has dark skin, with a coat that can be any shade of grey with dapples or flea-bitten.
- Black: black coat and skin must be black.
- White: very rare, with a white coat and skin, and often referred to as an albino if it has pink eyes.
- Palomino: coat is the color of a new-minted penny, with a white mane and tail.
- Buckskin: yellow color coat with black mane, tail, and legs.
- Dun: can be various shades of yellow, always with a dorsal stripe.
- Roan: can be strawberry (red and white) or blue (black and white).
Health
- Normal temperature: 99.5-101.5 °F.
- Normal heart rate: 32-48 beats per minute.
- Normal respiratory rate: 8-20 breaths per minute.
- Body condition/weight: should be monitored for fatness or thinness.
- Hair coat: should be shiny and glossy.
- Hoof growth: should be normal, smooth, and uncracked.
- Eyes: should be bright, fully open, clear, and without discharge.
- Normal hydration: should be monitored.
- Normal feces and urine: firm fecal balls, wheat-colored clear urine.
- Healthy pink mucous membranes: should be present in gums and lips.
Body Condition Score
- Most horses should be in a body score of 5-6.
- Broodmares should be a 5-7, and not allowed to lose condition during breeding season.
- Horses over a condition score of 7 may be at a greater risk for developing metabolic disorders.
Nutrition
- All feeds include six basic nutrients: protein, carbohydrates, lipids, minerals, vitamins, and water.
- Protein: an essential nutrient.
- Carbohydrates: an essential nutrient.
- Fats: an essential nutrient.
- Minerals: an essential nutrient.
- Vitamins: an essential nutrient.
- Water: an essential nutrient.
Signs of a Sick Horse
- Bowel changes: a sign of illness.
- Cranky with other horses: a sign of illness.
- Unsteady gait: a sign of illness.
- Depression: a sign of illness.
- Head shaking/tossing: a sign of illness.
- Restless: a sign of illness.
- Rapid breathing: a sign of illness.
- Unexplained sweating: a sign of illness.
- Excitability: a sign of illness.
Digestive System
- The digestive system consists of a single compartment stomach.
- Food is swallowed directly into the stomach, where it is mixed with digestive juices.
- The cecum is a blind pouch or cul-de-sac at the first portion of the large intestine.
- The cecum acts like a rumen and is involved with microbial digestion (fermentation).
Selecting and Judging Horses
- Requires knowledge and information about breeds, conformation/structure, soundness, and movement.
- Breeds: need to be identified and understood.
- Conformation/structure: need to be evaluated.
- Soundness: need to be evaluated.
- Movement: need to be evaluated.
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