Intro to Equine Exam 2

Kikkuli the Hurrian

“Master horse trainer” of the Hittite Empire

Xenophon

Greek writer of “On Horsemanship”

Halter breaking, grooming, general handling

Training of foals/young horses

Ground training

Bitting, sacking out (desensitizing), driving, longeing

Riding

Backing, breaking, starting

Ancient technique

Wearing the horse out to make them more docile

Western technique

Blindfold with jacket, tie to tree without feed/water, tied down until saddled and mounted, then untie

Traditional/Classical Horse Training

British Horse Society, Spanish Riding School, European Riding Schools

“The horse must do this and if they don’t we will make them or the horse isn’t cut out for it” (teaching through pain and fear)

Natural Horsemanship

“Horse whispering”

Reading and understanding horse behavior through body language and trust

Training scale

Rhythm, suppleness, contact, impulsion, straightness, collection

Bill and Tom Dorrance

Founders of modern natural horsemanship

Ray Hunt

Began clinics for natural horsemanship

Monty Roberts

Created the “Join Up” method, wrote “The Man Who Listens to Horses”

Buck Brannaman

Inspired character in novel/movie “The Horse Whisperer”

John Lyons

Taught consistent cues, operant conditioning, safety

Pat Parelli

Four Savvys- ground” online, liberty; riding: freestyle, finesse

Seven Games- emulate how horses behave with another

Clinton Anderson

Founded Downunder Horsemanship, “The Method”

Temperament

Classified into hot-blooded, cold-blooded, and warm-blooded

Hot-blooded (light)

Riding horses

Arabians, Thoroughbreds

Cold-blooded (heavy)

Draft, agricultural work

Shires, Percherons, Clydesdales

Warm-blooded

Cross between hot and cold blooded

Riding, carriage, and wagons

Hanoverian, Dutch Warmblood, Trakehner

Clydesdale

Orgin: Clyde Valley, Scotland

16-18 hands tall coming in many colors

Docile, easy to train, muscular

Percheron

Origin: Huisne river valley, France in the Perche province

15-19 hands, dominantly black or gray

Proud, intelligent, kind, strong

American Quarter Horse

Largest breed registry in the world

Versatility, fastest runners at a quarter of a mile

American Paint Horse

Known for color pattern

Appaloosa

Nez Perce tribe found the breed

Known for coloration/distinctive traits, hardy, sparse tails, mottled, sclera

Thoroughbred

Origin: England

Known for athleticism, racing

Standardbred

Origin: USA

Developed for harness racing

Known for willingness to please, trotting and pace, and their strong hindquarters

Arabian

Oldest horse breed

Mitbah and Jibbah (bulge on forehead)

Known for missing 1 vertebra, 1 rib, endurance, sensitivity, intelligence

Tennessee Walking Horse

Known for smooth gaits, friendly “big lick”

Morgan

Origin: USA

Known for coach horses, saddleseat, smaller statue but strength