Equine Industry

T/F Horses are livestock species

One or more domesticated animal raised in a agricultural setting to produce commodities

Animals raised in a farm setting used in a commercial enterprise

Pre-History is “educated guess” mostly from ____________

Horse comes from the Anglo-Saxon word _____meaning __________

Genus of horse

Scientific name of horse

Scientific name of Donkey

50 million years ago, horse became extinct everywhere except

Horses are large prey animal, optimized with straight ______________ with _________

Equus are the only _________ animals in the world

Horses have long limbs for ________

Horses have muscles on top of the leg for maximum motion with minimum ______

Horse perceives and responds to the world differently from humans and this affects

Every ______ is designed to detect impending danger and _____ before “attack”.

T/F Horse are able to dodge, bend, turn, stop and leap as well as predators

Horses are masters in storing energy by: • Have reduced number of _______________ in the lower limb; and have __________ column per limb • Increase _______________ in the upper limb • Joints flex in __________ plane (front and back) • Folding of the limbs in flight is _______

Horses were first used for

Domestication of horses occurred approximately _________ years ago

Horses impacted (6)

Who invented the saddle and bridle

Horses were reintroduced in North America by

It’s believed that ____________ traded and dispersed horses throughout North America

Aside from food, horses were used for