Horse Talk
A baby horse
What is a Foal
Horseshoes provide this for the horse's hooves
What is a protection
The number of horse owners in Illinois
What is 64,000
These helped transform agriculture
What is horses
The color of horses that have gray and black hair forming clear rings
Dapple Gray
The horse's motion of walking or running
What is Gait
This is how often horses hooves need trimmed
What is every 4-6 weeks
The horse industry in Illinois adds this amount to our economy every year
What is over 2 billion
A mail delivery system that ran from April 1860 to October 1861
What is the Pony Express
The amount of water a horse drinks per day
What is 10-12 gallons
An animal that feeds on plants, such as a horse
What is an Herbivore
These are made of iron, plastic, or aluminum
The horse industry in Illinois supports this many jobs
What is 25,000
The length of time mail took to travel from Missouri to California before the Pony Express
What is up to three weeks
An animal that stands less than 58 inches high when fully grown and weighs less than 800 pounds
What is a Pony
The study of horses
What is Hippology
Horses spend this percentage of their lives standing up
This many acres acres of land in Illinois are used for horse-related purposes
What is 645,000 acres
The number of horses used in the Pony Express system
What is 400-500 horses
This is the word for removing the droppings from a horse stall. It is important to do this daily for the health of a horse.
What is mucking
A young male horse
What is a Colt
The professional who trims horse hooves and changes horseshoes
What is a Farrier
The number of horses owned in Illinois
What is 150,000
This was developed in the early 1900s, slowly decreasing the use of horses on family farms
A term coined by the English engineer, James Watt, meaning how much work is done by an engine