Colors
characterized by a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs.
What is a bay
an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances.
What is a quarter horse
term used to describe a symptom of abdominal (belly) pain, which in horses is usually caused by problems in the gastrointestinal tract.
What is colic
severe hindleg defect that occur when the lower legs appear to curve underneath the horse, consequently pushing the hoof too far forward
What is Sickle hocks
grows from the top of the neck of a horse
What is the mane
consists of large patches of white and any other color.
What is a pinto
originated on the Arabian Peninsula. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage
What is a arabian
occurs when bacteria get trapped inside the hoof. Nails, screws and glass may damage the hoof and leave behind bacteria.
What is a abscess
when viewed from the front, the hoof from the fetlock down deviates inward. This is much more common in front limbs.
What is Pigeon-Toed
the joint between the tarsal bones and tibia
What is the hock
tan-gray or mouse-colored hairs on the body, often with shoulder and dorsal stripes and black barring on the lower legs
What is a grullo
long, arched necks and well-chiseled, short-eared, "Spanish-type" heads. They have powerful, sloping shoulders, compact, muscular bodies with strong, sloping hindquarters and low-set tails.
What is a friesian
Symptoms includes weight loss, diarrhea, colic, unthrifty coat, skin sores, suboptimal performance, and the dreaded itchy bum.
What are worms
neck dips rather than curves up at the crest
What is ewe-neck
the cuticle of the hoof, from which the hoof wall is generated.
What is the coronet band
typically born a darker color, and their hair coat will be pure white before they are 10 years old
What is a grey
range from 53-59 inches tall and have a small, flat, slightly dished head with wide spaced eyes and small ears, strong arched neck and a well sprung body.
What is a haflinger
signs include ataxia (stumbling, staggering, wobbly gait, or incoordination) combined with circling, hind limb weakness, inability to stand, multiple limb paralysis, muscle fasciculation, proprioceptive deficits, blindness, lip droop/paralysis, teeth grinding, fever, or acute death.
What is west nile
characterized by a large dip in the spine of a horse, often resulting in a high wither and severe downwards curve to their topline.
What is swayback
the joint between the horses cannon bone and the horses pastern bone and is effectively 'the ankle' of a horse.
What is the fetlock
a purely cream-colored horse with unusually pink skin, a pale white tail and mane, and blue eyes
What is a cremello
stocky build, with relatively short but strong legs and a large head. They weigh about 500 to 600 lbs. and range in size from 12 to 14 hands largely unchanged since the time of Genghis Khan.
What is a Mongolian horse
main signs include ataxia, muscle atrophy, and asymmetry (shows more signs on one side of the body instead of the other). The symptoms progress gradually from mild to severe.
What is Equine Protozoal Encephalitis (epm)
occurs when the entire knee of the horse is set to the insidebased usually accompanied by toed-out feet and with some degree of outward rotation of the cannon and fetlock
What is knock knee
consists of the muscles and skin covering the coccygeal vertebrae.
What is the dock