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The horse is known as the athlete of the livestock world. There are over 25 breeds of horses in the United States. Horse breeds generally fall into one of three categories. Ponies, Saddle Horses and Draft Horses.

 

 

·         The categories are separated by height (hand) and weight. Ponies stand no more than 14.2 hands and weigh between 400 - 800 pounds. Common pony breeds include Shetland and Welsh.

 

·         Light or Saddle horses are over 14.2 hands and usually weigh between 900 and 1200 pounds. Common breeds include, Appaloosa, Arabian, Morgan, Mustang, Paint, American Quarter, Standardbred and Thoroughbred.

 

·         The Draft or Work Horses stand over 15.2 hands and weigh between 1800 and 2000 pounds. Draft horse breeds include, Belgian, Clydesdale and Shire.

 

·         Did you know that a 1,000-pound horse produces about 45 pounds of manure every day (that’s ten tons a year!), as well as nine pounds of urine and 8 to 15 pounds of soiled bedding. Bedding in stalls is used to absorb waste. A stall must be "mucked out" (cleaned) everyday because wet bedding can cause a horse to have thrush, a disease of the hoof.

 

·         Horses generally give birth in the springtime after a gestation period of 11 months and 5 days. People love to drive by in the springtime to watch the newborn foals in the pasture with their mothers.

 

 

 

 

HORSE TALK

 

Breed:  A group of horses having common origin and certain characteristics that are inherited from ancestors.

 

Colt: A male foal.

 

Dressage: A classical system of schooling a horse to become more supple and obedient.

 

English: A general term describing a style of riding in a flat or cutback saddle.

 

Filly: A female foal.

 

Foal: An unweaned colt or filly under one year of age.

 

Gelding: a castrated male horse

 

Hand: A unit of measurement for height of horses from the ground to the withers. One hand = 4 inches.

 

Mare: A mature female horse.

 

Stallion: a uncastrated male horse

 

Western: A style of riding with a stock saddle like the cowboys used.

 

Yearling: a horse that has passed Jan. 1 after it’s born, even though it may still be younger than 12 months.

 

If Horses Were in High School.....What Cliques Would They Be In?

Quarter Horses: Definitely jocks. Strutting around flexing those muscles, showing off their butts. Not real bright. But get passed on since they are responsible for all the trophies in the glass cases.

Thoroughbreds: Preppies. They are athletes, never 'jocks'. Monogrammed blankets, leather halters, Nike eventer shoes, the latest custom trailer and tack.

Connemaras: Gorgeous chicks with sultry eyelashes, sexy curves, devil-may-care attitudes. NOT into studying or anything to do with geometry. Great fun to be around, delightful senses of humor, and the world's best pranksters. Can usually be found in the nearest pub, entertaining the masses. Fast and easy.

Appaloosas: Could only be the stoners. They like to drop acid so they can watch their spots move.

Arabians: RAH! RAH! SIS BOOM BAH! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TEAM!! (need I say more?)

Shetland Ponies: Frightening, spiky hairdos, snotty attitude and any color
of the rainbow. Gotta be PUNKS. Some even sport tattoos.

Friesians: Big, buff, and always in black, they are the biker clique. Cigs hanging out of the corner of their mouths, dangerous glint in the eyes, daring anyone to cross their path.

Morgans: They're the nerdy teacher's pets, running around doing everything
from yearbook to decorating the gym and ratting out the bikers, stoners and
jocks. They have perpetual wedgies.

Drafts (all breeds): No real clique, they're just the big guys who sit in
the back of the room and fart a lot (and then laugh). Who's going to STOP them?

Icelandics and Paso Finos: They're the little squirrelly geeks who flit around a dance trying to fit in and fail miserably. The kind who wear Toughskins jeans from Sears (or would that be ripoff WeathaBeetas??).

Ahkle Tekl (Akle Takl? Ackle Tackle....!! Akhal Teke!!): Foreign exchange student(s). And no one can spell their names either.

Hackney Ponies: A breed this manic would have to be a band geek. Marching along with their knees and heads held high.....even going to the bathroom.

Warmbloods: The school staff and faculty. Looking down their noses with righteous indignation and disgust. Secretly wishing they were having half as much fun.