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Objective:. Know the Proper terms to use when talking about horses. Be able to recognize some of the different color patterns of horses. Horse Terms. Monday Morning Disease. Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis/ Azoturia/ Tying up
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Objective: • Know the Proper terms to use when talking about horses. • Be able to recognize some of the different color patterns of horses.
Monday Morning Disease • Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis/ Azoturia/ Tying up • loins and quarters harden resulting in cramps and muscular stiffness when exercised • Hard working horse gets rest
Pronounced croup: jumper’s bump Barrel Hind cannon: shank • Highest point: poll • Weakest part of back: loin behind saddle • Top of hindquarter hip – tail: croup • Hock – Stifle: Gaskin • Withers: horse’s height is measured
Fistulous Withers (ridge btw shoulder blades): Inflammation of bursa • Bony part of tail where hair grows: DOCK
Farrier • Skilled Craftsperson who Shoes horses • Shoes distributes the weight of the limb over a larger surface area and moves the breakover point further back on the foot • Shoes reduce the stress on the lamellar tissue along the front of the foot while consistently supporting the sole of the foot
Laminitis • Transient ischemia: coagulopathy • breakdown and degeneration between the horny and sensitive laminae Illustration by Dr. Gheorghe Constantinescu
Fungal/bacterial infection in cleft of frog Hoof Frog: rubber pad on the sole, shock absorber
Mare • Female horse 4 yrs and older (after 3rd birthday) • Usually after having an offspring.
Filly • Young female horse < 4 yrs old (2-3 yrs old) • Female foal: Filly foal • Feathering • Yearling: Colt or filly btw 1-2 yrs
Brood Mare • Mare that is used strictly for breeding
Stallion • Male horse • STUD • Uncastrated male horse • Also called Entire • Intact male after 3rd birthday
Colt • Young male horse • Uncastrated Male horse 4yrs Old(2-3 yrs old)
Gelding • Male horse castrated before reaching sexual maturity
Foal • Young Horse male or female • Birth – weaning: 4-7 months • Up to 1 yr old • Colt • filly • gelding (castrated)
Jack • Male donkey
Jennet (Jenny) • Female donkey
Mule • Offspring of a mare mated to a jack • More common than hinney • All male mules and most female mules are infertile
Hinney • Offspring of a jenny mated to a stallion
Zony • Offspring of a pony mated to zebra stallion
Zorse • Offspring of a stallion zebra mated to a mare
Hand • Unit of measurement for horses • A hand is equal to 4 inches. • The height of a horse is measured at the withers.
Light Horses • Most horses, usually riding breeds; small bones and thin legs • Above 14.2 hands • 900 – 1200 lbs. • AQH, Arabian, Thoroughbreed, Morgan, Standarbreed, Tennessee walking….
Draft Horses • Was developed in Northern Europe as war horses • Above 16 hands • 1,500 – 2,500 lbs • Large bones and thick • Percheron, Clydesdale, Belgian
Pony • A breed of horse that is under 14.2 hands. • <800 lb. • Welsh, Pony of Americas, Shetland
Breed registries with color requirements • Color is not breed • Pinto, Palomino, Buckskin, American paint horse, Appaloosa and Friesian are breeds with distinct color
Bay Red – reddish brown, with black mane and tail
Brown Black and tan
Reddish brown – brownish orange with same color mane with lighter extremities (if only red: chestnut) Sorrel
Dapple Gray "dapples", which are dark rings with lighter hairs on the inside of the ring, scattered over the entire body of the animal
Pinto • White with patches • of another color • Piebald: white/black • Skewbald: white with any color except black
Roan Base color: red, black or brown with white hair that give speckled look, usually darker in head and lower legs
Chestnut Dark red or brownish red
Patient Identification • Signalment • Breed, coat color • Point markings • 6: 4 legs, head, tail • Standardization is limited: • Sock – stocking? • Coronet – pastern? • Draw/ camera
Star A star is any white marking on the forehead of the horse. A star can be small, large, regular or irregular in shape, in the center of the forehead or off to the left or right side of the forehead.
Stripe or Strip (small marking) A stripe or strip is a white marking on the bridge of the horse's nose, below the level of the eyes and above the level of the nostrils
Connected Star and Stripe • A star is often connected to a stripe and is described as a connected star and stripe. • A stripe or strip can be long, short, wide, narrow, centered on the face of the horse or off to the left or right side.