Transcript Equine ID - Wakefield FFA

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Equine Name
 Origin: ___________________
 Lifespan: ___________________
 Color: ___________________
 Major Uses: ___________________
 Height: ___________________
 Fact(s): ___________________
Crystal Retschle
11 foundation breeds
Mix of Arabian, Spanish and English Breeds
5 million registered quarter
horses
AQHA is the largest registry
Known for their round
hindquarters
Dr Sunny Pep
14.3-15.2 HH
(Sometimes
taller)
Black
Bay
Red Roan
Blue Roan
Grey
Chestnut
Crystal Retschle
Grulla
Paint
(my horse)
Buckskin
Life span can reach 35 years old
Berry Sweet Whizard
Drill team
Reining
Cutting
Bronc
Barrel
Crystal Retschle
By: Cerrington Lee-Mantilla
 Name: English Thoroughbred (Thoroughbred)
 Life-span: approximately 30 years
 Origin: England
 Height & Weight: about 17 hands ; about 1,100
 Color: Bay, Black Brown, Buckskin, Chesnut, Cremello, Gray,
Palomino, Perlino, White
 Major uses: Race horse
 Famous or notable examples: Secretariat
 2 Fun Facts:
 They are courageous, alert, and spirited animals.
 1 way of identifying one is their long sloping shoulders.
Jessica Martinez
 Name of breed: American Paint
 Average Life Span: 20-30
 Where was it developed: The paint horse were brought from
Europe
 Average Height: 15-16 Hands
 Average Weight: 1100-1200 pounds
 Typical Colors/ Markings: White spots combined with a
different color such as bay, chestnut, black, brown, sorrel, etc.
 Major Uses: Riding (Western and English), racing, show
jumping, trail riding, especially used as a ranch horse.
 Famous/ notable Examples: The foundation American Paint
Horse was created because of the Indians
 Some Paint horses are carriers of a lethal white gene, and foals
afflicted with this condition are born normal, but sicken and die.
 American Paint Horse Association was founded in 1962
 Lifespan: 20-25 years
 Bred in the Inland northwest of America by the Nez Perce
Indians
 Average height: 16 hands
 Average weight: 1,250 pounds
 Dalmatian-like spots dominated
over the hips but sometimes
covers the whole body
 Used for pleasure, racing,
and working
 Several competitions
just for Appaloosas (World
Championship Appaloosa Youth Show,
Appaloosa Horse Club)
 Once almost extinct, the American Appaloosa is now one of the
most numerous horses in the world!
 The coat can be leopard, snowflake, blanket, marble or frost.
By: Angel Christian
 Light horse
 Can live up to 30 years
 Crossbred; almost Identical to Central Asian horses
 Origin is Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, and Turkey
 Max height is 15.1 hands
 Max weight is 1000 lb.
 Can be bay, black, chestnut, grey, and roan.
 Commonly used for endurance riding, general, jumping, racing,
and work
 The horse in the movie "The Black Stallion" was an Arabian
stallion named Cass Ole
 They can see, hear and smell better than humans
 It is one of the oldest horse breeds, dating back approximately
5,000 years