02: Horse Husbandry

Types of facial markings

• Star

• Strip

• Snip

• Star, strip

• Star, strip, snip

• Blaze

• Bald

Types of leg markings

• Coronet

• Pastern

• Ankle

• Sock (half stocking)

• Stocking

Whorls

Little swirl of hair, commo to see on foreheads or along the jugular furrow

Horse color with a gold color and flaxen mane and tail

Palomino

Horse color with Gray skin, white hair, and possibly black points

Grey

Horse color with bright red hair that is recognized by AQHA and APHA, but not thoroughbred registries

Sorrel

Horse color with dark red hair that is recognized by thoroughbred registries

Chestnut

Horse color with varying base coat colors but defined by a dorsal stripe and zebra striping along the legs

Dun → variations: red dun, grullo/mouse gray, etc.

Horse color with tan hair, black points, and occasionally a dorsal stripe

Buckskin

Horse color with brown hair and black points

Bay → variations: dark bay

Horse color with black hair and black mane and tail

Black

Horse color with a chestnut/sorrel base with interspersed white hairs

Red roan

Horse color with a bay/black base with interspersed white hairs

Blue roan

List of some typical western disciplines

• Ranch work

• Trail riding

• Barrel racing

• Cutting

• Roping

• Working cow horse

• Reining

• Western pleasure

• Pole bending

• Halter

List some typical racing disciplines

• Flat racing

• Sulky racing

List some typical English disciplines

• Dressage

• Jumping

• Eventing

List some typical draft horse disciplines

• Work

• Driving

Term for an intact female

Mare

Term for an intact male

Stallion

Term for a castrated male

Gelding

Term for a baby horse

Foal

Term for a female foal

Filly

Term for a male foal

Colt

List appropriate housing options for horses

• Pasture

• Paddocks

• Stalls

List appropriate identification options for horses

• Freeze branding

• Lip tattooing

• Microchip