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Title: Introduction to Equine Industry


1
Introduction to Equine Industry
  • Crandal Mergelman
  • cmergelman_at_rangelyk12.org

2
Benefits of horses
  • Contribute to economic growth
  • Provide people with physical exercise
  • Provide a release of tensions
  • Responsibility
  • Family activities (shows, pleasure)
  • Competition (rodeos, racing, etc.)
  • Work (ranch, farm, hunting, etc.)
  • Fun/pleasure

3
General horse use in U.S.
  • 75 are owned for personal pleasure
  • 25 are for ranching, racing, breeding, and
    commercial riding

4
Three main types of horse enterprises
  • Breeding- breed mares and sell offspring
  • Training- Train horses for show, competition, or
    racing
  • Boarding stables- Facilities for keeping horses
    (feed and care)

5
U.S. Economics
  • There are over ten million horses in the United
    states
  • Over 16 billion dollars spent in the horse
    industry annually
  • Horse racing is the biggest spectator sport in
    the United States

6
General uses of a horse
  • pleasure
  • breeding
  • working stock
  • show
  • sport

7
Purchasing a horse
  • Breeders
  • most reliable
  • more expensive
  • certified quality
  • Private owners
  • good or bad, depending on the reason they are
    selling the horse
  • chance to get to know horse and owner
  • their guarentee may only be as good as their word

8
  • Auctions
  • Less reliable
  • Hard to know soundness
  • Who knows why its there
  • Private horse sales a little more reliable

9
What to do when buying
  • Find out horses history, pedigree if possible
  • Find out how well it is broke and who broke it,
    if possible
  • Age
  • Does it have any problems or a history of
    problems (lameness, bucking, disease, etc.)
  • Is it desirable in appearance

10
  • Watch it walk and check for soundness in legs
  • Ride horse (you may want to have the owner ride
    it first)
  • Check for bridle control, stops, athletic
    ability, other qualities that you desire

11
Age
  • Younger horses usually need more training and a
    more experienced rider
  • Older horses are usually calmer, well broke, and
    less experienced riders are needed
  • Prime of life is 5-12 years old
  • Many NFR roping horses are near or in their
    twenties

12
Sex of horse
  • Mares
  • Tend to be moody or flighty, especially when in
    heat and in presence of other mares
  • Geldings
  • More dependable and steady
  • Stallions
  • Hard to manage, especially in presence of a mare
    in heat

13
Breed
  • Pick a breed that will satisfy your needs
  • Quarterhorses- rodeo, stock, racing
  • Thoroughbred- racing
  • Arabians- endurance
  • Paints- color, show

14
Classification by height
  • A hand is 4 inches
  • Measured from ground to top of withers
  • 14-2 hands 58 inches
  • Ponies are anything under 14-2 hands
  • Horses are anything at or over 14-2 hands

15
Breed Associations
  • Every breed has its own association.
  • Largest ones are
  • AQHA
  • Jockey Club (Thoroughbred Registration)
  • APHA
  • Tennessee Walking Horse Association

16
Horse slaughter
  • Until recently the U.S. had a slaughter industry.
  • Horse meat popular in many European countries
  • Last year horse slaughter was outlawed in U.S.
  • Now must have a vet euthanize horses with a shot.
  • Now many unwanted horses are being shipped to
    Mexico to be overworked or slaughtered in often
    cruel conditions.
  • Several groups working to now outlaw exporting
    horses.

17
Discussion
  • What will we do with our old and unwanted horses?
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