2.1-2.2 Horse Care

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2.1-2.2 Horse Care

• 2.1a Identification

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Identification Overview

• Colours
• Markings
• Whorls
• Brands
• Tattooing
• Micro-chipping
• Size/Height
• Sex

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Colours

• Palomino

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Colors

• Buckskin/Yellow Dun

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Colours

• Bay

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Colours
Paint/Pinto/Piebald/Skewbald

• Black

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Colours

• Blue Roan
• Red Roan

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Colours

• Chestnut/Sorrel

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Colours
Grey

• Brown

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Colours

• Appaloosa

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MarkingsFacial

• A- Star
• B- Stripe
• C- Snip
• D- Blaze
• E- Baldy/White face

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Markings (cont.)Legs

• A- White Heel
• B- Coronet
• C- Half Pastern
• D- Pastern

E- Sock F- Partial/Half Stocking G- Stocking
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Markings (cont.)Whorls
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Markings (cont.)Scars

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Markings (cont.)Ermine Marks/Spots

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Brands

• Freeze Brand
• Fire Brand

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Freeze Branding
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Brands

• Common Locations of Brands

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Brands

• Stud Identifying Brand

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Brands

• Identification Numbers

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Tattooing

• Lip Tattoo

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Micro-Chipping

• Implanted Microchip
• Microchip Scanner

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Micro-Chipping Video
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Size/Height
Measuring a Horse Measuring Stick
Tape
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Sex

• Stallion
• Mare

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Sex

• Gelding
• Yearling

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Sex

• Weanling

Foal
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After the Video Tutorial

• View the Power Point Presentation and see if you
  can discuss each slide
• View the Video Tutorial again, if necessary
• Read the Workbook
• Do the Extension Lesson
• Complete the Online Quizzes
• Complete the Practical Assessments
• Join Phone Tutorials if available
• Listen to Phone Tutorial Recordings

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References

• YouTube
• Google
• Google Images