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  THE HORSE INDUSTRY  
Number of horses in North Carolina as appraised
in 1996 http//www.ncagr.com/stats/equine/eqinvmap
.htm (This is still the newest available from
the NCDA)
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  Where in North Carolina are most of the
horses?     How many horses are there in North
Carolina?     Let's start with terminology before
we discuss the horse Industry   Adult male
  Adult female   Young female
Castrated male  
Everywhere although you can see that The
Piedmont region has a large percentage
Tough to be accurate but 140,000 estimated
(132,000 in 1996).
Stallion
Mare
filly (Whats a young male?)
Gelding
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  Newborn   Term for giving birth   Pony
  Hand   Gait   Unsound   Mounting,
dismounting  
foal
foaling
not a young horse it is any horse that is
under a specific height (14.2 hands or _at_57in)
how we measure a horses height one hand
equals 4 inches (measured at the withers you
will see where this body part is in lab today!)
the forward movement of a horse (3 types are
walk, trot, canter)
Something is not right either with the horses
anatomy or the gait
getting on off the horse
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  These definitions are not in your coursepack
so make sure you write this all down! Draft
horse     Light horse    
Horse whose major work
was to haul or pull something (Belgian,
Percheron, Clydesdale)

Smaller, less muscular horses that are
lighter and typically used for pleasure or
livestock Handling (Arabian Thoroughbred)
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Taken from http//www.ncagr.com/stats/equine/eqi
nvch.htm
You do not need to know these Exact charts
just know what is NCs most popular breed?
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Number of Equine Operations in NC, by Size (1996)
http//www.ncagr.com/stats/equine/eqopsz.htm
The majority of individual horse owners are young
women
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Colors in horses can be used to describe what
the horse looks like (kind of like saying you
have blond hair) but some of them are actual
breed registries, too such as the Appaloosa,
Palomino Pinto). Therefore, if you are working
with horses it is important to understand the
color differences. You can check out the color
variations (and breeds) at http//www.ansi.okstat
e.edu/breeds/horses/
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Colors Color variations of horses   Palomino
(Golden color variation that has its own
breed)   Bay (one of the 5 main horse colors
which are bay, black, brown, chestnut
white)   Chestnut (sorrel) (basically red
coloring, light to dark)   Buckskin (dominant
hair color is yellow w/ balck points)   Pinto,
paint (combination of white colored
markings)    
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  In 1915, there were 27 million horses in the
US, but in 1959 there were only 3 million. Why
is this?     Now there are about 7 million horses
in the US. Why have the numbers gone up so
much? What are 6 things horses are used for
these days?  
Tractors cars replaced them!
Companion animals! Why else?

Pleasure riding, racing, showing, meat (in other
countries), rodeo hunter/jumpers can you
think of other things, too?
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  There are some popular breeds of horses you
should be familiar with   Quarter
Horse   Thoroughbred   Appaloosa   Draft horse
breeds   Grade horse    
Most popular US breed, name from sprinting in
1/4 mile races .. Many colors uses
A breed, tall lean, popular for
racing, jumping, hunting
White background with dark color spots
dev. by NW Indians
(Defined earlier)
NOT A BREED, a mix that is unregistered most
common (kind of like a mix breed dog)
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The average price for a horse widely depends on
the use breed! Look at the NC 1996 average
value numbers for example http//www.ncagr.com/
stats/equine/eqinvb.htm
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Many people end up buying horses for their
family. This should be a very serious purchase.
Why? What's involved with owning a horse   Type
to purchase   Personality of the
animal   Purchase price    
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS 30yrs!
Why do you want a horse (work or play)
Calm vs Excited (is it for a child, an
experienced rider, etc.) For example are ponies
the best bet for a child?
Can be very cheap (100) to super expensive
(millions) After you buy the horse you need to
make sure you can Still afford to care for it!
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  Feed cost   Farrier cost (what is a
farrier?)   Vet costs (for healthy horse)    
70 of owning the animal (not cheap to feed),
850 or more a year in stable if you board your
horse with someone else these expenses can be
VERY high!
15 per month (120/yr)
Wormers, vaccines, float teeth over 100 per
year,
These prices do not even cover the cost of fun
horse things such as riding equipment, etc.
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 There are two main styles of riding. They
are   Western     English  
Cowboy style .. Rodeo, trail riding (only 1 place
lets You rent horses by the hour to ride like
this in Wake County)
No saddle horn, 2 hands for reins racing and
some trail riding (hunting)
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 Some people choose to have their career working
with horses. What opportunities might be
available?   Barn manager   Horse
trainer   Giving lessons   Boarding facility
owner   Farrier
Clean stalls, feed exercise horses
Train for shows
NEED People Skills! (This is working w/ the
public, too)
NEED business sense, people pay you to board
their horses so you must prove yourself worthy!
Skill, equipment experience is needed!
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 What type of income can you expect?     Where
to get help if you own a few horses and have
questions     How to get more education
relating to horses
Varies widely!
Cooperative Extension Service http//www.cals.ncs
u.edu/an_sci/extension/horse/hhmain.html REINS
http//www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/horse/hh
reins.htm and the animal information web pages
shown during 1st lab
Same as above short courses available at NCSU