Transcript Bell Quiz - Kristin Singer

Objective:
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Know the Proper terms to use when
talking about horses.
Be able to recognize some of the
different color patterns of horses.
Roles of Vet Tech in Equine
Industry
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1) Assist in
Diagnosis/Treatment of:
-Respiratory Diseases
-Digestive Diseases/Colic
Lameness
Reproductive Diseases
2) Assist with pre and post
op surgery in the clinic and
field
3)Assist with pre-breeding
exams (mares and stallion)
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4) Coggins
5) Heard Health
-vaccines
Deworming/pasture
management
Sanitation/ventilation
Neonate care
Nutrition
6)Research
…and much more
Horse Terms
Anatomical Terms
terms
Drive horse harnes
Saddles
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English
Western
Ferrier
Mare
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Female horse
Usually after having an offspring.
Brood Mare
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Mare that is used strictly for breeding
Stallion
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Male horse
STUD
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(Rig- cryptorchid)
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Gelding
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Male horse castrated before reaching
sexual maturity
Colt
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Young male horse
Filly
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Young female horse
Foal
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Young Horse male or female
Jack
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Male donkey
Jennet (Jenny)
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Female donkey
Mule
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Offspring of a mare mated to a jack
Hinny
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Offspring of a jenny mated to a stallion
Zonie
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Offspring of a jenny mated to zebra
stallion
Zorse
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Offspring of a stallion zebra mated to a
mare
Hand
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Unit of measurement for horses
A hand is equal to 4 inches.
The height of a horse is
measured at the withers.
Light Horses
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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
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Was developed in
Northern Europe as
war horses
Above 16 hands
1,500 – 2,500 lbs
Large bones and thick
Percheron,
Clydesdale, Belgian
Pony
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A breed of horse
that is under 14.2
hands.
<800 lb.
Welsh, Pony of
Americas, Shetland
Breed registries with color
requirements
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Do not breed true
American paint horse, Pinto, Appaloosa,
Palomino, Buckskin…
Horse Colors
Horse Colors Continued
Bay
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A brown,
chestnut or
sorrel horse
Black lower
legs mane and
tail is bay
Black ‚“points“
May have
white on face
and legs
Black
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Completely black- muzzle,
ears, flanks, main and tail
Appear bluish to violet in
direct light
Brown
Appearance of a black horse that looks brown
Anywhere on the body during the year usually
on the muzzle and flanks
Chestnut
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A brown
horse with
a red hue
Sorrel
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Brown horse
with a dull red
hue
The only breed
that recognize
this color is the
AQHA
Gray
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The skin of most
of the horses is
black
Flea bitten or
Dapple
Paint
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A color breed, but is a
foundation of a stock
type horse, ieThoroughbred, Quarter
horse, no 5 gaited
horses
Further breaks down into
color patterns
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Overo- white does not go over horses back
Tobiano- white comes up legs, and over back
Piebald- black and white
Shewbald- anything not black
To make it more confusing- you can have a combo of both Overo and
Tobiano
Spotted and Blanket
Palomino
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Golden in color
with white,
silver, or ivory
mane and tail
Also a color
breed. Quarter
Horse
Pinto
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Similar to a paint, BUT
is all other breeds
including 5 gaited
horses and Q-horse
and Thoroughbred
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Color
(pinto.org)
A Pinto horse must have four square inches of cumulative white in the
qualifying zone and underlying pink skin. The requirement is modified
with the size of the equine requiring only three square inches for ponies
and two square inches for miniatures. Any Pinto that is registered with
an approved outcross breed and has documented color on the outcross
papers is eligible for registration.
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The equines that do not meet the color requirement, but have at
least two or more Pinto characteristics (blue eyes; leg white above
the knee or hock; white or multi-colored hooves; collective white in
the eligible zones, but not enough to qualify for color; pink skin) are
registered Breeding Stock.
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www.pinto.org
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So- a horse can be a paint and pinto registered
but a pinto would not be able to be a paint
unless is a Quarter horse or Tbred
Dun
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Yellow than as the
main body color and
the same black
lower legs, mane
and tail as a baby
Has a dorsal stripe
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(washed out bay)
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Buckskin
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Same color as a Dun
but does not have a
dorsal stripe
(varation of a light bay)
White
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Born white,
remains
white, pink
skin
Roan - Red, Bay, or Blue
BlueBlack with white
hairs
Most Roans tend
to have whitish
body with solid
color heads
Bay Roan
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Bay with white hairs
Strawberry or Red Roan
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Chestnut or Sorrel with white fur
Brindle horse
Markings
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The accurate description of coat color
and white markings is the most
common method used to identify
horses. Although there is some regional
or breed variation in the terminology
used, the basic terminology is fairly
standard.
Page 117 LACP
Markings
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Full Stocking
¾ Stocking
½ Stocking
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
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
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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.
Snip
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A snip is any white
mark that is located
between the nostrils of
the horse.
A snip may be small,
large, centered or
extend into one or both
nostrils. A snip is often
connected to a stripe,
and many times with a
star and stripe.
Blaze
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A blaze is a wider
white marking that
usually covers the
region of a star,
stripe and snip, but
extends to the width
of the bridge of the
horse's nose.
Bald
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Bald face with white extending
to lower lip.
A bald face is a very
wide blaze that
extends to and may
cover the eyes,
nostrils, and upper
lip
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Heel.-Horses will
commonly have a white
marking that covers one
or both heels.
Coronet.- White
covering the coronary
band or coronet
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Half Pastern White
extending approximately
half way up the pastern
Pastern A white marking
which includes the entire
pastern.
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Fetlock or Ankle A
white marking that
extends to and covers the
fetlock.
Sock A white marking
that extends half way up
the front or rear cannon.
Often called a Half
Stocking
Stocking A white
marking that extends
from the coronet to the
knee or hock
Identification
-Natural Markings
-Microchip
-often difficult, a lot of horses
look similar, scars
Goes in nuchal ligament.
Need correct scanner to
find chip
-Branding
Hot- skin is burnt and hair
doesn’t grow back
Freeze- dry ice, or liquid
nitrogen. Hair Grown back
white. Often considered the
more humane of the two
-Tattoo- Lip or neck
Race horses, Mustangs,
Arabians, EIA
-Bloodtyping $
-DNA testing $
Resources
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http://www.equusite.com/cgibin/dictionary/dictionary.cgi