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all businesses and careers related to horses
Equine Industry
relating to horses
Equine
the knowledge and skills needed to properly care for and handle horses
Horsemanship
a young horse under one year of age
Foal
a young male horse under four years old
Colt
a person who teaches and conditions horses
Trainer
a person who raises horses for reproduction
Breeder
a professional who trims hooves and applies horseshoes
Farrier
a doctor who provides medical care to animals
Veterinarian
a young female horse under four years old
Filly
a male horse that has been castrated
Gelding
an adult male horse used for breeding
Stallion (Sire)
a female horse used for breeding
Broodmare
an adult female horse
Mare
the young produced by parents
Offspring
horses commonly used for riding or showing
Light Horse
equipment used for riding or driving a horse
Tack
large horses used for pulling heavy loads
Draft Horse
racing where horses pull a cart
Harness Racing
person who drives a horse attached to a cart
Driver
roughage such as hay or pasture in a horse’s diet
Forage
proteins that help fight disease
Antibodies
an organism that causes disease
Pathogen
a unit of heredity that controls traits passed to offspring
Gene
medicines that help prevent disease
Vaccine