Week 1. Equine Name Origin: ___________________ Lifespan: ___________________ Color: ___________________ Major Uses: ___________________ Height:

EQUINE IDWeek 1

Equine Name

Origin: ___________________

Lifespan: ___________________

Color: ___________________

Major Uses: ___________________

Height: ___________________

Fact(s): ___________________

American Quarter Horse

14.3-15.2 HH(Sometimes taller)

11 foundation breedsMix of Arabian, Spanish and English Breeds

Dr Sunny Pep

5 million registered quarter horses

Known for their round hindquarters

AQHA is the largest registry

Crystal Retschle

Bay Black Grulla

Red Roan Blue Roan

Paint(my horse)

Grey Chestnut BuckskinCrystal Retschle

Berry Sweet Whizard

Life span can reach 35 years old

Reining

Cutting

Barrel

Bronc

Drill team

Crystal Retschle

THOROUGHBRED

By: Cerrington Lee-Mantilla

GENERAL INFORMATION 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

GENERAL INFORMATION 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.

AMERICAN PAINTJessica Martinez

GENERAL INFORMATION 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

GENERAL INFORMATION CONT. 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

INTERESTING FACTS & PICTURES 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

APPALOOSA HORSESCASSIDY WARNER

APPALOOSA HORSE FACTS 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

APPALOOSA HORSE FACTS 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.

ARABIAN HORSES

By: Angel Christian

ARABIAN HORSE FACTS

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.

ARABIAN HORSE FACTS Can be bay, black, chestnut, grey, and roan. Commonly used for endurance riding, general, jumping, racing, and work

ARABIAN HORSE FACTS 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