Equine Study Guide 1

About ---- percent of the worlds horses and less than --- percent of the donkeys and mules in the world are located in the united states.

16, 1

After 1960, horse numbers increased slightly and declined in----

1995

Toward the end of the 19th century, it was common to see giant combines pulled by teams of over --- draft horses

40

As family pets, horses rank

4th

Depending on the source of information, the US horse population os between

9.2 and 9.5 million

By 1937, ----- draft horses became the preferred breed to use on the farms of the midwest due to smaller , more compact build and economic efficiency.

Belgian

The roman army changed from an infantry-led army to a predominately ------ led force.

Calvary

As cities grew, heavy or ---- draft horses were used to haul cargo, distribute goods and produced in urban factories, and pull wagons that advertised a business's product.

Draft

---------- were employed by the railroads to carry ties, rails, and supplies to the railheads and haul dirt and rock from the excavation of mountain tunnels.

Draft horses

------ is the earliest ancestor of the present-day horse.

Eohippus

Beginning in the 1830s, oxen were a farmer's preferred choice to assist in mowing, reaping, and threshing.

False

Horses were first domesticated between 4000 and 2000 B.C. on the steppes north of the Black Sea.

False

Revenue derived indirectly from horses includes the actual sale of horses, stud (breeding) fees, races, shows, rodeos, and entertainment.

False

Riding horses in warfare and for pleasure came before driving horses.

False

The horse industry directly produces goods and services accounting to $25.3 billion and has a total impact of $112.1 billion on the U.S. gross domestic product.

False

The majority of the world's horses, donkeys, and mules are found in the united states.

False

Men who came from ------ and Tennessee to settle texas were the first of the american cowboys.

Kentucky

Which state has long been recognized as a horse- breeding region?

Kentucky

----is by far the biggest rodeo with prize money over $2 million.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Where is the National Horse show held?

Madison square gardens in new york city, new york

About 20 million years ago,---- appeared. This horse stood about 35 inches, and had teeth that were adapted to the grasses of the plains.

Merychippus

Motion pictures and television produced which individual equine star?

Mr. Ed

Which draft horse breed was one of the trademarks of the ringing brothers circus?

Percheron

Which horse was the first true monodactyl (one toed animal)

Pliohippus

Which horse is the oldest species of horse still in existence in the wild?

Przewalski's horse

What are two leading breeds of horses in the unites states?

Quarter horse and Thoroughbred

The attendance at ------- exceeds 70 million people each year, and people wager over $13 billion on races.

Race tracks

Respectively ---,-----,and------ are the leading horse states.

Texas, California, and Florida

What notable event happens every 4 years and includes jumping, dressage, vaulting, and endurance?

The olympic games

Explain how rodeos originated.

They started as amusements between cowboys

The Kentucky derby is limited to what horse breed?

Thoroughbred

a 3 year old horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont stakes is considered a ---

Triple crown winner

Because of their speed, horses surpassed oxen and became popular draft animals.

True

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, pleasure wagons and a pair of horses to pull them were considered a luxury.

True

Horses were first used as a source of food.

True

In some larger mines, a pony would be bred, born, and put to work without ever having seen the light of the sun.

True

One of the Scythians' warrior techniques was to shoot backward over their horses' croup as they turned away from the enemy.

True

The horse industry directly employs more people than railroads, radio and television broadcasting, petroleum and coal products manufacturing, or taboo product manufacturing.

True

Today, major events in a rodeo include barrack bronco riding, saddle bronco riding, tie-down roping, bull riding, team roping, and barrel racing.

True

Which statement refers to family farming during the 1900s?

Wheat farms of five hundred acres were not uncommon. The acreage one family could cultivate increased as technology and equipment evolved.

During the 1850s horses became an essential part of ------

urban fire protection

One job that is still better suited to horses is

with mounted patrols, since they are the most effective way to handle crowds and riots