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Equine ID. Week 1. Equine Name Origin: ___________________ Lifespan: ___________________ Color: ___________________ Major Uses: ___________________ Height: ___________________ Fact(s): ___________________. Crystal Retschle. American Quarter Horse. 11 foundation breeds
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Equine ID Week 1
Equine Name • Origin: ___________________ • Lifespan: ___________________ • Color: ___________________ • Major Uses: ___________________ • Height: ___________________ • Fact(s): ___________________
Crystal Retschle American Quarter Horse 11 foundation breeds Mix of Arabian, Spanish and English Breeds 5 million registered quarter horses Known for their round hindquarters AQHA is the largest registry 14.3-15.2 HH (Sometimes taller) Dr Sunny Pep
Black Bay Grulla Paint (my horse) Red Roan Blue Roan Grey Chestnut Buckskin Crystal Retschle
Life span can reach 35 years old Berry Sweet Whizard Drill team Reining Cutting Bronc Barrel Crystal Retschle
Thoroughbred By: Cerrington Lee-Mantilla
General Information • Name: English Thoroughbred (Thoroughbred) • Life-span: approximately 30 years • Origin: England • Height & Weight: about 17 hands ; about 1,100 • Color: Bay, Black Brown, Buckskin, Chesnut, Cremello, Gray, Palomino, Perlino, White • Major uses: Race horse
General Information • Famous or notable examples: Secretariat • 2 Fun Facts: • They are courageous, alert, and spirited animals. • 1 way of identifying one is their long sloping shoulders.
American Paint Jessica Martinez
General Information • Name of breed: American Paint • Average Life Span: 20-30 • Where was it developed: The paint horse were brought from Europe • Average Height: 15-16 Hands • Average Weight: 1100-1200 pounds
General Information Cont. • Typical Colors/ Markings: White spots combined with a different color such as bay, chestnut, black, brown, sorrel, etc. • Major Uses: Riding (Western and English), racing, show jumping, trail riding, especially used as a ranch horse. • Famous/ notable Examples: The foundation American Paint Horse was created because of the Indians
Interesting Facts & Pictures • Some Paint horses are carriers of a lethal white gene, and foals afflicted with this condition are born normal, but sicken and die. • American Paint Horse Association was founded in 1962
Appaloosa Horse Facts • Lifespan: 20-25 years • Bred in the Inland northwest of America by the Nez Perce Indians • Average height: 16 hands • Average weight: 1,250 pounds • Dalmatian-like spots dominated over the hips but sometimes covers the whole body
Appaloosa Horse Facts • Used for pleasure, racing, and working • Several competitions just for Appaloosas (World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show, Appaloosa Horse Club) • Once almost extinct, the American Appaloosa is now one of the most numerous horses in the world! • The coat can be leopard, snowflake, blanket, marble or frost.
Arabian Horses By: Angel Christian
Arabian horse facts • Light horse • Can live up to 30 years • Crossbred; almost Identical to Central Asian horses • Origin is Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, and Turkey • Max height is 15.1 hands • Max weight is 1000 lb.
Arabian horse Facts • Can be bay, black, chestnut, grey, and roan. • Commonly used for endurance riding, general, jumping, racing, and work
Arabian horse Facts • The horse in the movie "The Black Stallion" was an Arabian stallion named Cass Ole • They can see, hear and smell better than humans • It is one of the oldest horse breeds, dating back approximately 5,000 years