American Horse Case Study

1. Describe your participation and accomplishments in the horse industry. Also, list how many years you have been involved, awards received and volunteer involvement. I have been riding horses ever since I could walk. I have a deep passion for them and I have always loved to ride. I am involved in many parts of the equine industry. I joined the local 4-H horse project in 3rd grade, which is the earliest you can join. I have now been in the CCHP 4-H for 9 years. I have been on the youth board of the project for the past 5 years. I barrel race frequently and I am a member of the NBHA- National Barrel Horse Association. In 2014, I was the WI State Finals Open 4D Champion. I have gone to State Hunt/Jump numerous times and have participated in State Gymkhana for 6 years. At State Gymkhana, I have won or gotten reserve champion in many classes and have almost always been in the top ten for every class. I received the sportsmanship award in my 4-H project for my outstanding sportsmanship and mentorship to younger members. I am very involved in many parts of

The Quarter horse is a common breed that does many different kinds of sports. The main sports that the Quarter horse is found to compete in is rodeo events, horse racing, and some jumping events. These horses are very common in the United States especially for these different sports that they do (Blocksdorf, 2018).

The American Quarter Horse is one of the oldest recognized breeds of horses. By the late 17th century, these horses were being raced successfully over quarter mile courses that is why they are called the American Quarter Horse. The Quarter Horse was a breed for performance and had considered thoroughbred blood as well as traits of other lines. In the early 19th century the Quarter Horses were overshadowed by thoroughbred which ran better over longer distances. But, Quarter Horses soon found a new acceptances in the western and southern United States as a stock horse.

The American Quarter Horse is America’s most popular breed of horse and also the second most popular in the world. The American Quarter horse was introduced the the late 1600’s and have spread to every continent in the world. The American Quarter Horse is the result of breeding horses that were brought to England over to the United States and were bred with the horses of the indians. Since the late 1600’s over 3.8 billion American Quarter Horses owned globally with about 74,000 registrations a year.

The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) recognized a stallion named Impressive as the origin of HYPP. Born in 1969, it soon became known that Impressive was, like his name, impressive. He quickly rose to the top of the halter horse standings and he became one of the top-producing sires, with many of his offspring becoming champions themselves. Impressive seemed to have it all: an excellent pedigree, terrific disposition, and exceptional conformation. Impressive was originally bred for racing but he was not cut out to be a racehorse. He was originally bought as a yearling for $20,000 but three months later he was sold for double the original price. He won 31 champion ribbons in the halter ring. The vast majority of Impressive’s offspring

Domestication concerns adaptation, which is usually a captive environment and which is achieved by some combination of genetic changes occurring over generations, as well as by environmentally induced changes in development that recur during each generation (Price, 1984).

Trail riding can be fun and relaxing, but it can also leave horses exposed to disease, especially if they are traveling to a new area or haven’t been given the proper vaccinations to help protect them from local disease threats.

The article, Show Horse Welfare: Evaluating Stock-Type Show Horse Industry Legitimacy, explains how stock-type horse associations deal and handle those who treat horses inhumanely. This article was accepted on 15 May 2015 and published online 23 May 2015. The main argument of this article is for the stock-type horse associations to figure out what they consider inhumane when it comes to the welfare of horses. Once they figure out what they consider inhumane, they need to punish those who violate those rules and to educate those further on the abuse to horses in the show world so it can be fixed. The thesis is describing how the exhibitors of these stock-type shows are influenced by personal and environmental factors of inhumanely treating horses

There is a critical shortage of guide animals for the blind and guide horses are an appropriate assistance animal for thousands of visually impaired people in the USA. In early experiments, Guide Horses have shown great promise as a mobility option, and people who have tried Guide Horses report that the Guide Horses perform exceptionally well at keeping their person safe. These friendly horses provide an experimental alternative mobility option for blind people. People who have tried Guide Horses report that the horses demonstrate excellent judgment and are not easily distracted by crowds and people.

The summary of the plot of the story is there is a girl named Melanie who is working on a thoroughbred farm with horses ‘colts ‘. She has her ex boyfriend Kevin who has offered to help her out with training them . Although she has her boyfriend Jazz who is working pretty far away . Melanie starts catching some old feelings for her ex Kevin . Things start coming back as they work more and more together with these horses .

The American Paint horse is a combination of white with a common horse. It’s height is about 58’’inches to 68”inches high.The weight is about 1,150 pounds.Distinguishing features are Black, Dun, Bay, Gray,White, Chestnut, Buckskin, Palomino, Perlino,Cremello, Roan, Grullo, and Brown. His appendages are four legs that help him walk with a horseshoe to not slip or injure themselves and a long tail with long hair to whip insects also hairs that run from his head to his body.The body is covered with small hairs in a coat pattern of Tobiano, Overo, and Tovero. A good time in the year for a horse to be born is between May and July when there is grass outside.The babies are born one at a time.

A. One time I was showing in a horse show st Columbus, Ohio it was congress. While I was showing my horse Sonny he ran down to a stop a hit the ground really hard and I about fell off so I grabbed the horn. The ground at congress is not very good, it is really deep and heavy. I hate grabbing the horn because it does not look good and it makes you look like you cannot ride. When he hit the ground real hard I lost my stirrup while he checked the ground. When he got back in the ground he hit it even harder and thats when I grabbed the horn.

In an equine science class, I had a project about designing a horse farm. Our teacher suggested that we use a program called Sketchup, a three-dimensional modeling program that is commonly used for architectural plans. I began using it then and found that I loved working with it. It is similar to Minecraft but actually useful. My barn was a round barn with a living space on the second floor. Round barns are highly efficient at saving heat and the heat of the animals would rise to into the living space. Each stall had a small individual paddock. There were also larger fields that were separated from the paddocks by a road that would allow access to the fences for the never ending task of repairing them.

Patient: “Emmit”, case number 692015, 3 year old Quarter horse stallion shown in halter, June 9, 2015, 1,200 pounds. Emmit was presented to Performance Equine Associates for the evaluation of a maxillary fracture that occurred from a fight with another stallion on June 9, 2015.

On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Windmoor, I talked with a patient that had an addiction to alcohol. The patient stated that she drink alcohol to relieve stress, it was a stress reliever and help her deal with life problem she couldn’t handle. The patient stated she was very dependent on alcohol, and realize it started to affect her personal life and work life. She didn’t want to lose everything she worked so hard for, so that’s when she decide she will not no longer let alcohol control her life any more, and take control. At Windmoor she stated attending the group session at Windmoor helps her a lot and she apply everything she learn into her daily life to make it a routine.