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Mature Male over age of 4
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Stallion
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Mature Female over age of 3
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Mare
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Newborn usually up to about 3-4 months of age
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Foal
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Male horse up to age of 3
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Colt
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Female horse up to the age of 3
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Filly
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Foal that is no longer nursing
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Weanling
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Horse between 1-2 years of age
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Yearling
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Castrated Male
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Gelding
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Light Horse
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Confirmation
Suited for riding Pleasure hunter stock sport show racing |
Basic Type and uses
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Light horse weight
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800-1000 pounds
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Heavy Horse
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Draft Breeds
Used for harness and heavy pulling (some pony breeds) |
Basic type & Uses
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Hot Blood
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Desert origin
Light horses Active Increased metabolism |
From, Heavy/Light and info about them
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Heavy horse
Weight |
2000 pounds
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Cold blood
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North European origin
Heavy Horses |
From, Heavy/Light
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Warm Blood
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Cross between hot and cold bloods
Endurance Speed & size Strength |
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Pony
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Smaller type of horse
Longer body Shorter Legs |
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Pony
Size |
14.2 hands
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Miniature
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same proportion of a full size horse
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Miniature
Size |
34" and under
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Donkey
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Ass:
Have 62 chromosomes Gray Long ears "Bray" - not whinny |
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Burro
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Spanish for Donkey
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Mule
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Mare and male donkey (Jack)
Sterile 63 chromosomes |
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Hinny
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cross between Stallion and Jenny
63 chromosomes Sterile |
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Jack
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Male Donkey
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Jenny
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Female Donkey
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Prwelski's Horse
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One of the oldest horses left
PROTECTED |
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Farrier
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Person who works on horses feet (Trims & puts on shoes)
Used to be referred to as Blacksmith |
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Hand
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Unit of Measurement
One hand is 4" Measured from withers to ground |
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Near Side
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Left side
(Side we saddle from, mount on & work off of) |
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Far Side
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Right Side
(Approaching from this side may upset the horse) |
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Grade
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A non registered horse
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Founder
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Condition of the hoof
Coffin bone rotates down & through the laminae results in severe pain and inflammation of the hoof. Serious, Life threatening condition |
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Unsoundness
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Any defect that prevents an animal from achieving its intended use
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Vice
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Objectionable or bad habit
Often detrimental to the animal or destructive to its enviroment. Higher incident in animals kept in confinement |
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Shying
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Unexpected movement of an animal away from a source of pain or fear
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Head shy
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Sensitive to movements around the head.
Often try to avoid contact in the head area |
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Out of
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Mothered by;
referring to the female parent of an animal |
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Get
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The offspring of a male animal
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Girth
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Circumference of the chest just behind the withers and in front of the back
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Hard Keeper
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Animal requires more feed to maintain its body weight than animals kept under similar conditions
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Borborgmi
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Gut sounds
important to monitor Presence implies normal gastric motility and finction |
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How often do you want to hear gut sounds?
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1-2 times per minute
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Normal Temp?
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99-101.2
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Normal Pulse?
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28-44 bpm
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Normal Respiration?
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6-12 rpm
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Dun
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Color
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Yellow hair on black skin
Gray/black mane and Tail |
Dun
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Flea Bitten
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Color
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Gray coat developing small dark specks with age
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Flea Bitten
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Gray coat developing small dark specks with age
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Flea Bitten
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Chestnut/Sorrel
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Color
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Reddish gold shades
Mane and Tail varies shades of chestnut |
Chestnut/Sorrel
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Black skin with white hairs
Coat lightens with age |
Gray
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Gold coat with white mane and tail
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Palomino
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Red brown to dark brown
Gold with black mane, tail, and legs |
Bay
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Mixture of black and brown
black legs, mane and tail |
Brown
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Smokey colored body
Dark dorsal stripe dark zebra stripes on legs |
Grullo (Male)
Grulla (Female) |
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Black or black-brown body with white hairs giving a bluish tinge
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Blue Roan
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Bay or bay-brown body with white hairs giving a red tinge
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Red Roan
(Strawberry Roan) |
AKA name also
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Red Roan AKA
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Strawberry Roan
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Rings of dark hair on a gray coat
decreases with age |
Dapple Gray
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Large irregular patches of white and any other color but black
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Skewbald
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Large irregular patches of black and white
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Piebald
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Solid color coat with irregular splashes of white
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Ovaro
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Specific to Paint of Pinto Breeds
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White base coat with irregular patches of solid color
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Tobiano
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White with dark spots all over
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Leopard Spotting
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White over hips with or with out dark spots
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Blanket
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White speckling on dark ground
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Frost
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Dominant spotting over hips
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Snowflake
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Red or blue roan with dark coloring on edges of body
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Marble
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Face Markings:
White spot between eyes on forehead |
Star
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Face Markings:
White narrow stripe down face |
Stripe
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Face Markings:
White mini-stripe between nostrils |
Snip
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Face Markings:
Wide stripe |
Blaze
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Face Markings:
AKA White face Mostly white face |
Bald Face
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Face Markings:
White around lips and nostrils |
White muzzle
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Leg Markings:
White stops around middle of cannon bone from coronet |
Sock
(Half stocking) |
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Leg Markings:
White continues past fetlock from coronet (usually to knee) |
Stocking
(Full stocking) |
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Leg Markings:
Lateral stripes on legs |
Zebra
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Fjord
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Other Markings:
Eel stripe Stripe extends from withers to tail |
Dorsal Stripe
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Other Markings:
Permanent marking made for identification |
Brand Markings:
Heat iron Freeze Brand Tatoo |
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Other Markings:
White hairs caused by saddle or girth sores |
Acquired Markings
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Hoof Color:
Dense texture Hard wearing Blue/Black/Gray Color |
Blue
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Hoof Color:
Softer |
White
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Hoof Color:
Seen in spotted horses |
Striped
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IE: Appaloosa, POA, Etc
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Star
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Face Marking
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Stripe
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Face Marking
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Snip
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Face Marking
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Blaze
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Face Marking
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Bald Face
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Face Marking
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Sock
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Leg Marking:
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Coronet
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Leg Marking:
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Pastern
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Leg Marking:
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Stocking
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Leg Marking:
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Natural response to fright
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"Flight instinct"
Flee from the object |
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Blind spots
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Directly behind
Directly in front of themselves |
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Two ways to tie a horse
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Single lead
Cross-tying |
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Why do you remove the halter prior to turning out the horse?
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Prevent from getting entangled
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How far away from the horse's head should you hold the lead line?
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8-10 inches
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4 types of halters
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Shipping Halter
Rope halter Nylon Halter Leather Halter |
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Purpose of a Shipping Halter
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Used to deliver horses to their new owners
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Strengths/weaknesses:
Shipping Halter |
Strength:
inexpensive Adequate for temporary use Weakness: Can not be adjusted Lacks Strength Can not be a permanent halter Impossible to clean |
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Strengths/weaknesses:
Rope Halter |
Strength:
Strong Relatively inexpensive Adjustable Variety of sizes Weaknesses: Cotton ones shrink Must frequently readjust |
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Strengths/weaknesses:
Nylon Halters |
Strengths:
Easily cleaned Not usually affected by dampness no rotting or mildew variety of colors Weaknesses: Stretch not shrink |
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Strengths/weaknesses:
Leather Halters |
Strength:
good for young growing horses Fits a variety of head lengths Easily repaired Weaknesses: More expensive Must be cleaned regularly Mold & Mildew |
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Why do we use a Tail Tie?
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Rectal palpation
Vaginal Examination |
2 reasons
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Pasture
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Large turn out area for grazing & self exercise
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Paddock
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Smaller turn out area for exercise
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AKA: Corral
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Box Stall
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Indoor containment unit
Not less than 10 X 10 |
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Stock
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Close, confined (padded) area
Sturdy Allows access to most areas of the horse |
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Two types of twitches
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Pole with chain or rope loop on end
Metal clamp |
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Gray
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Color:
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Palomino
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Color:
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Bay
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Color:
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Buckskin
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Color:
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Grullo (Male)
Grulla (Female) |
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Blue Roan
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