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Horse Production. Louis Damschroder Oak Harbor High School. Horses. Draft Horses: used for pulling loads Light Horses: not used for draft Average cost to keep a horse for one year = $800. Clydesdale. Percheron. Horse Breeds. Quarter Horse: working ranch horse
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Horse Production Louis Damschroder Oak Harbor High School
Horses • Draft Horses: used for pulling loads • Light Horses: not used for draft • Average cost to keep a horse for one year = $800
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”
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
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
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 11-13 hands tall
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
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
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