Transcript Horses - bYTEBoss

by: Julia L.
What Horses Look Like
Horses have many different body parts. There is
the poll, forhead, cheek bone jowls, muzzle, chin
groove, thort, jugular groove, point of shoulder,
breast, muscle, elbow, knee, cannon bone, cornet,
hoof, heel, pastern, tedon, chestnut, brisket, belly,
stifle, quarters, hock, forlock, jonit, root of tail, girth,
withers, chest, and mane.
Horses also have the biggest eyes of all land
mammals. There are nine colors that a horse can
have. Those colors are: dun, a color that is /sandy
yellow and reddish/ brown, run : a blue run is a black
or brown horse with a little bit of white, gray : a mix
of black and white.
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Creamellow : is a cream color on pinkish
skin. Chestnut: ginger, yellow or reddish
color with same color mane and tail.
Black coat mane and tail all the same
color, but markings can be white. Pinto
:mart with patches of white. Palomino : a
golden mane and tail. Bay: any brownish
color with a black mane and tail and
points .All the face markings are star, strip
and snip, blad and chin spot. all those are
on the face. All the leg markings are…half
heel, heel coronet, half pastern, sock and
stocking. All those are on the legs.
Diet
There are many different types of food that a in
horse can have depending on how much energy it
need for the mount of exercise it is doing. Hay is a
cut and dried grass. That is the main diet in the
Winter.
Conentrate foods are, bran produced from milled
wheat,
High erergy grains such as oats and barley maize, chuff
a mix of hay and straw. Succulent foods are items
such as carrots and apples. Compound foods are
nuts, sugar cubes, or coase mixes that are all ready
mixed.
Habitat
Horses can live anywhere with grass, like the planes,
farm, valleys and other places with grass. You can also
keep your horse in a stable if you are on vacation.
How Horses Are Measured
Horses and ponies are measured in hands. One
hand is equivalent to 4 inches or 10 centimeters.
Also ponies that are over 14.2 inches is considered
to be a horses. Whether being measured in
hands and inches or centimeter the height is
always taken from the ground to the highest point
of the withers.
Foal mare and stallion
When a foal is born it’s legs are weak. After the foal
stands up the mare/mom licks her foal clean. Then the
mare and foal sniff each other to learn there smell.
A foal is called a yearling when it is one year old. A
male yearling is called a stallion when it is 3 years old
same with a mare but called a mare.
Grooming & Traveling
Grooming means keeping a horse clean. A body
brush is a brush that is usually is a soft brush with
short bristles, used to remove dirt after you used the
curry comb and dandy brush. It’s also used on a horses
head and other sensitive places.
Before you load
your horse in the trailer make sure it is comfortable
and pleasant for your horse. Also put saw dust on the
trailer floor, for your horse to stand on.
Fun facts
 Horses come in many different breads
 Hoses are related to the przewalski horse , zebras and
the mule.
 All race horses have the birthday January 1st
 Horses have 36 teeth
Resources
Mel.org
Horse encyclopedia