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Horses
Since man first domesticated the horse around 4000 BC, it has proved to be quite useful and important in the progress of civilization. This category contains information about wild horses, the varieties of breeds, colors, and the history of horses, as well as other general information pertaining to these stunning and magnificent animals.
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No. A stallion is the term for a male horse that has not been castrated. Stallions, mares, fillies, colts are all terms used for both wild and domesticated horses.
In horse terms What is Founder?
Founder is a serious disease of hooved animals that involves the inflammation of the laminae in the feet. The front hooves are the most likely to be affected than the back feet, and the animal will display severe lameness as a result.
Founder is triggered by a number of factors, including overeating, switching diets too quickly, rich pasture (esp. with horses), feed high in carbohydrates and starches, poor feet conformation (see discussion page for more), excessive concussion if animal has been traveling on hard ground excessively, obesity in horses and ponies, etc. In cattle, acidosis will always cause an animal to founder.
Yes, horses are built to run. They are also built to pull heavy weights, though this is secondary to their ability to run, and travel long distances. Not all horses are fast, they do have three basic 'running types' Sprinter, Middle Distancer, and stayer. Sprinters are chunky with big hindquarters. Middle Distancers tend to have slightly bigger hindquarters like a sprinter, but a bit longer in the body like a stayer. Stayers have long, lean, typically tall bodies, they can travel distances at speeds slightly slower than a sprinter.
It seems that Tony the Wonder Horse was a grade horse. That means that it is unknown what breed Tony was because he was unregistered, or that he was a mixed breed.
What conditions does this horse require in order to thrive?
Very warm and soft Need to be kept feed And in the winter but them in a barn
Can wild mustang horses make it through the winter?
Ones that are owned by humans are put in the barn.
Wild ones often survive by pawing through the snow to get to food, eating less, and sometimes humans drop food for wild herds to keep them going.
What colour is a horse with light brown and white patches?
Usually Skewbald. But horses of that colour can also be called pinto. Skewbald means brown and white patches and pinto just refers to any horse with colour and white patches. Paint horses are actually a breed of horse that usually come in that colouring.
What is small Field for horses called?
Depending on the size and location an enclosed field can be called a pasture, paddock, field, or pen.
What gender of horse runs faster mare or gelding?
One is capable of running just as fast as the other. In other words, there is no difference. Exceptions are if a mare is heavily pregnant; then a gelding may or most likely will run faster than her.
What are unusual characteristics of horses?
1. Four legs
2. A head
3. A tail (made of many individual hairs)
4. A mane (many individual hairs attached to the top of the neck)
5. Eats grass, hay, and grain
6. Whinnies, neighs, and snorts
7. Can be ridden
8. Exists in great abundance in Kentucky
How much does the average lung in a horse weigh?
Compare a 1100 lb horse to a 160 lb human, and the question should be really easy to answer, more because it should be expected that a large animal such as a horse should have larger organs, including the lungs, than any human would have, athlete or not. Additionally, horses are naturally born to run, and so need the lung capacity to run fast for a half mile or more if and when necessary, plus to travel ~14 miles a day. In short, the answer is yes. Exceptions are with miniature horses or newborn foals (baby horses).
No, most animals don't stay together after mating. There are animals that do, but it's very rare.
In a herd, there will be one stallion and a bunch of mares. This stallion is the only one allowed to mate with these mares until he dies or another stallion steals his herd. So, they do stay together after mating, unless the mare(s) are stolen.
The mane if a horse is located on top of their necks, from the forelock (on the top of their heads between their ears) running all the way down to the withers (which is the area above the shoulder).
What is a testable hypothesis for an experiment that compares wild horses and tame horses?
A previous answer was: The teeth of wild horses wear down faster than the teeth of tame horses. However, this hypothesis would be very difficult to prove because---how would you propose to examine the teeth of the wild horses? Even if you did catch a few wild horses, how would you examine and measure their tooth length (open your mouth and smile?).
A better testable hypothesis might be:
The excrement of tame horses will show higher levels of manmade chemicals and additives and their chemical byproducts from horse feed than the excrement of wild horses that nourish themselves on naturally grown grasses.
You would not need to capture wild horses; you'd just need to follow them to pick up samples of their feces. You would be easily able to do lab studies to pinpoint specific chemicals / additives, and what the feces consists of.
A second testable hypothesis, also based on feces, would be:
Wild horses are more likely to ingest non-grass items such as dirt, small pebbles, and roots, than tame horses.
It would be easier to collect fecal samples and identify 'what' is in the feces.
The most difficult of both hypotheses would be following the wild herd to collect samples, but it could be done.
The classical word is equus. The word caballusoriginally meant "an inferior-quality horse; a nag," but became the general word for horse in the common speech that gave rise to the Romance languages (e.g., Italian cavallo, Spanish caballo, French cheval).
People take care of their horses. but their friends can take care of their horses sometimes to
People who don't live where they can have there horse, will keep it at a boarding stable. Where they pay other people to take care of the horse. The responsibilities can be shared. Sometimes the stable will feed the horse twice daily and the owner will be respnsible for cleaning the stall and exercising the horse.
Any car in good working order is faster than a horse on a good road. The top speed of a race horse is around 40 mph and that is only for a few miles. Horses can go where cars can not and so would be faster if crossing streams and jumping gullies and hedges is needed.
How do horses help us in your daily life?
In the US horses are mostly used for a variety of recreational purposes. They make some people happier just as other pets do and of course there is horse racing and horse showing again for the amusement of people. There are rodeos and some still play polo. Circuses still have trained ponies and horses for their shows.
I believe that some city police departments use mounted officers for crowd control and maybe other purposes. In remote areas horses may still be necessary for emergency transportation especially in bad weather and ranchers may find it cheaper to keep a horse than to keep a suitable vehicle running.
I'm pretty sure that ponies are called the same as horses. A female pony would be a mare, and a male would be a stallion (if he has testicles) or a gelding (if the testicles have been removed).
What breed of horse is secretariat?
There are several breeds of horse that are used for flatracing. These include thoroughbred, quarter horse, Arabian, and Appaloosa. (Note . . . The world headquarters of the Appaloosa Horse Club is in my city in northern Idaho)
Secretariat is a thoroughbred.
How fast does a horse run in miles per hour?
The fastest horse can run approximately 55 miles per hour.
