Equine Management Lab

appaloosa

arabian

morgan

pinto

american quarter horse

american saddlebred

tennessee walking horse

thoroughbred

thoroughbred

belgian

clydesdale

percheron

shire

suffolk

stethoscope

• taking heart rate, listening to gut sounds

curry comb

• loosening mud and caked on dirt

shedding blade

stiff brush

• removing mud and coarse material

soft, or finishing brush

• removing fine particulate matter especially dust

hoof pick: cleaning out hooves, removing rocks / mud etc.

mane and tail brush

• brushing the mane and tail

halter and lead rope

• restraining and leading horses

a) neck

b) mane

c) cheek

d) crest

e) poll

f) forehead

g) face

h) muzzle

i) throat latch

a) shoulder

underneath: arm

b) heart girth

c) point of shoulder

d) chest

e) forearm

f) knee

g) fetlock

h) hoof

i) elbow

j) cannon

k) pastern

l) coronet

a) shoulder

b) heart girth

c) abdomen

d) barrel

e) back

f) point of hip

g) loin

h) croup

i) dock

j) tail

k) buttock

l) thigh

m) quarter

a) flank

b) stifle

c) gaskin

d) hock

e) fetlock

f) cannon

g) pastern

h) coronet

where should you never stand when working with horses?

• directly in front

• directly behind

• underneath

horse temperature

rectal

99.5 - 101.5

horse heart beat

24-36 bpm

horse respiratory rate

8-12

how should horses gums appear?

nice and pink and are moist to the touch