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| What are the two types of horse breeds and explain the difference |
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Heavy Breeds: cold blooded. 18-19 hands tall, 2,000 to 2,400 pounds. Thick heavy boned animals Light Breeds: hot blooded. 14.3-16 hands tall. 900-1300 pounds. Jumpers can clear 6 feet. Thoroughbred can cover 1 mile at average speed of 40 mph. American quarter horse can dash over 45 mph. |
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| What are some signs of a problem in horses? |
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-Horses ears are pinned back- you have three seconds to change the situation - Incapable of human reasoning, only reacting -Doesn't wait to see if danger is real or perceived -Always approach from 45 degree angle -Speak to horses- they can doze standing up -You can never stop a horse that is determined to leave wearing only a lead |
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| What are some tool and chemical means for restraint? |
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Tool: twitch, lead shank, halter, lip chain, war bridle, stabilizer Chemical- Acepromazine- can be excitatory Xylazine- analgesic- can make them hypersensitive to noise |
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| How do you establish dominance? |
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Approach from front: push physically use elbows use reward system for training |
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| How good is a hoses eyesight? |
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They dont interpret color as humans do - cant see much beyond 400 yards - Have both monocular and binocular vision Monocular- seeing things to the left with the left eye and things to the right with the right eye- similar to peripheral vision Other signs of monocular vision- ears moving and twitching Watch the ears- that is the side the horse is concentrating on |
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How do they judge distance and size? |
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they use both eyes, look straight ahead, adjust vision or focus by raising or lowering the head Cannot focus by changing the size of pupils as humans do Ears- move forward and horse raises or lowers head to get the proper fix on an object If jumping give the horse his head |
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| How is their sense of smell, hearing, and touch? |
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Hearing- well developed Smell- identifies home, grazing grounds, freinds by smell Any new object or animal is first smelt and, if it stimulates the horses memory into recalling a fearful event, the horse will either attempt to escape from or attack the item or animal Touch- very developed |
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| How do you approach, catch and halter? |
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attach lead rope to halter before you begin - enter where the horse is only after letting them know you are there - approach from a 45 degree angle always while talking to them or shaking feed bucket Put hand on shoulders or neck Place lead rope around neck slide halter on fit halter undrape lead rope from neck |
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| Stand on side midway of neck about 12-18 inches away. Never lead from behind or in front |
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thoroughly groom lower leg -place padding around lower leg so it extends from just below the knee to about one inch below coronet -start in middle of leg. keep tight |
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