Transcript Horses - Tomball FFA

Horses
By: Ms. Fleming
Objectives
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Recall the scientific name for horses.
Describe colors of horses.
Identify the head markings.
Identify leg markings.
Describe terms related to horses.
Label parts of the horse.
Scientific Name
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Equine is the scientific name for horses.
Horses, zebras, and donkeys are all included in
this family.
Colors of Horses
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White is not a horse color
Gray
Buckskin
Appaloosa
Bay
Dark Chestnut
Sorrel or Chestnut
Red Dun
Palomino
Gray
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Markings that they usually have are:
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Right front sock
Left and right rear socks
Face is usually unclear
Their body color has mixtures of white with any
other colored hairs.
They are usually born a solid color and the
older they become the more white hairs begin to
appear, which causes them to lighten in color.
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Gray
Buckskin
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Common markings are:
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Fore pasterns are white, with a left hind sock
Body colors are yellowish or gold
Mane and tail are black
Usually black on lower legs
Buckskins have dorsal stripes from its (withers
to tail)
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Buckskin
Appaloosa
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Distinctive markings:
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Dark front end with white spots
Rear is white with dark spots
Star and stripe on face
No special white markings on legs
Appaloosa
Bay
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Common markings:
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Blaze face
Socks on all feet
Body color ranging from tan, through red to
reddish brown
Mane and tail are black
Usually black on lower legs
Bay
Dark Chestnut
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Markings are:
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A star, strip, and snip
Stockings on all hind legs
Body colors are dark red or brownish-red
Mane and tail are usually dark red or
brownish-red, but may be flaxen
Flaxen means mixture of colored hair in tail
Dark Chestnut
Sorrel or Chestnut
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Distinctive markings consist of:
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Star, strip, and snip
Left fore pastern is white
Have a right hind stocking
Have a left hind sock
Sorrel or Chestnut
Red Dun
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Markings: None
Body colors are yellowish or flesh colored
Mane tail and dorsal stripe usually are red
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Stripe usually runs down its back and across its
shoulders
Red Dun
Palomino
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Markings: None
Body color is golden-yellow
Mane and tail or white, silvery, or ivory
Palominos do not have dorsal stripes
Palomino
Important Terms
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Domesticated: Tamed or gentled for use by
man
Feathering: A fringe of hair around the horse’s
foot just above the hoof. Some breeds naturally
have more feathering or heavier fetlock than
others.
Hybrid: An animal produced from the crossing
or mating of two animals of different breeds.
Terms Continued..
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Overo: Basically white in color and the spotting is
usually roan and extends upwards from the belly. The
darker areas are usually small or rather ragged
patched; the mane and tail are usually a mixture or
color given a roan effect. Usually have blaze faces,
and glass eyes are not uncommon.
Tobiano: Basically, a white horse in which large,
smooth, and solid blocks of color originate on the
back and rump and extend down. The face is usually
marked the same as in other color patterns found in
horses.
External Anatomy
Anatomy