Horse Observation Report

The fate of the Verde and Salt River horses is in the hands of the Legislature. Without the co-management by the Forest Service and local residents, there is a risk of Federal control by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). If the BLM gains control of the horses, the horses will be lost forever in Arizona. If Arizona follows the examples of Nevada and Wyoming, there will be dire consequences for all of Arizona. Because of the BLM’s plan to round up the Verde and Salt River horses, because of their inhumane shipping practices across an international border, and because of the slaughter of the horses in Mexico, we must assign permanent management of the horses by the Forest Service, through Congress.

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 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).

American Quarter Horse-Why are they the World’s #1 Horse? How did quarter horses get their name you reckon? Well, quarter horses have the ability to outdistance any other horse breed in a quarter mile race or less (PetMD). They have quickly became an all-around horse, not just in the United States but all over the world.

The Positive Impact of Location on Physical and Mental Well-being in Indian Horse Saul Indian Horse is an Ojibway man who experiences the terrors of residential school in the 1960s. Hockey becomes an escape and he can make a career out of something he loves. In adulthood, he struggles with addiction and confronts the trauma of his childhood. Location positively affects a person’s physical and mental well-being as seen in nature, homes, and on the ice in Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese. Nature’s therapeutic qualities and cultural significance are common themes throughout Indian Horse.

Horses are monogstric animals with a relatively small stomach. From the horse’s mouth to their large intestine, their gastrointestinal tract is similar to that of a human’s. However, past the cecum, a horse’s gastrointestinal tract is more similar to a cow’s [3]. A horse’s gastrointestinal tract can be divided into three segments: foregut, midgut, and hindgut [4]. The foregut consists of the esophagus and stomach. Once food has passed through the stomach, it enters the small intestine (midgut): duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, which join the hindgut, cecum, colon, and rectum, at the ileocecal junction. The small intestine and stomach can almost receive a continuous flow of food [3]. The cecum is a large fermentation vat located on the right side of the animal. Carbohydrates fermented by fibrolytic bacteria produce volatile fatty acids, which account for 60-70% of the their energy. However, in modern management practices, horse owners and equine caretakers do not let horses graze like they naturally should; therefore, they substitute the horse’s diet with grains and fats, which the horse is not designed to properly digest. This unbalanced feeding regimen causes numerous digestive disturbances [3].

If you’re a Ramapo College student, chances are you’ve driven past the horses across the street at least a few dozen times and not given them much thought. But, for Ramapo senior Danielle DeBenedetto, the Bergen County Horse Rescue is the subject of her hard work and dedication.

Thoroughbreds v.s. Quarter horses Although many people may think that any horse is just a horse, that’s not really true. There are countless different breeds of horses in our world today, two of which that are most commonly known: thoroughbreds and quarter horses. These two breeds are similar in a few ways but different in several ways, including how they look, how they act, and what they do. It’s similar to comparing two different breeds of dogs; of course there are similarities between them, but there are also many differences. First of all, these two breeds of horses are both on the bigger side of the spectrum when it comes to typical horse size.

“Perhaps a less brutal and less violent society will one day exist that will understand that life and earth are more important than products of death and cruelty” (Bond). Their four hooves led us to where we are today. They are every little girl's dream at night. They are a cowboy’s closest friend, always there with a shoulder to lean on. If you ask any horse crazy girl or boy you will be told that a horse is the most amazing creature you will ever meet. In return over 100,000 of these beautiful horses are sent to slaughterhouses yearly in the United States alone (“The Facts About Horse Slaughter”). Though euthanasia is not always financially feasible. Horse slaughter

There is a trail down the road in Delaware where I enjoy taking my dog for a walk. It is a beautiful, five-mile loop traversing cornfields, thick patches of forest, steep hills and flowing streams; a wonderful place to escape the hustle and bustle of the suburban lifestyle and spend some time amongst the peacefulness of nature. It is not a complete escape, however, for I am not the only person that knows of the trail- it seems to also be a favorite of horseback riders. Often times I will encounter a rider or two at some point during my walk and, without fail, I will be in awe of the size and majesty of the horse. What an incredible, gentle beast it is. Standing next to a horse, you cannot help but gawk at the bulging, toned muscles and long, agile legs. It is truly an athlete with a rare combination of strength and speed. Yet, they are gentle and kind and have therefore been joined at the hip with humans; today, nearly all horses have been domesticated. So I find myself

Is the slaughtering of horses the most humane method? Horses get treated in brutal and cruel ways on a regular basis, but slaughtering is a painful and disturbing action to imagine. They do not deserve this treatment and yet, they still allow it around the world. The slaughtering of horses remains a commonly used method that has devastated the people that revolve around horses.

Percy D’Aco claimed, “The word suspense is related to the word suspended. When a story keeps us in suspense, we feel almost as if we are suspended in midair.” Suspense is often used in horror films. Suspense allows we as viewers to feel connected and apart of the work, whether that is a book or a movie. W.F Harvey creates suspense by foreshadowing, using reversal, and by withholding information.

Chains, stacks, and diesel fuel… No, this is not a farm shopping list, these are just a few of the many items commonly used for soring Tennessee Walking horses. “Soring is the unethical and illegal practice of deliberately inflicting pain to exaggerate the leg motion of gaited horses to gain an unfair advantage in the show ring”( ). Despite numerous attempts, many Tennessee Walking horse shows allow soring ,and other forms of abuse, in their show rings and in their facilities. In order to eliminate soring from the horse industry, the current regulations need to be strengthened and strictly enforced. The use of soring techniques and general abuse in order to achieve an unnatural gait should be outlawed because it is unnecessary, inhumane, and causes a bad reputation for the horse industry

Phones an everyday tool should be allowed in some cases to be used in school. Teacher and administration are restricting the use of phones in school. Students should be allowed to use phones during school.

Grazing ecosystems support more herbivore biomass than any other terrestrial habitat (Sinclair 1975, Detling 1988, McNaughton et al. 1989, 1991, Huntly 1991). A functional consequence of this disparity in trophic structure emerges by comparing the relationship between aboveground production and herbivore consumption in the Serengeti and Yellowstone ecosystems with that in other terrestrial ecosystems [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 3 OMITTED]. For consumption measurements, we included plant material removed by all important herbivores, both vertebrates and invertebrates. All values were energy equivalents (kJ), converted from biomass measurements using standard conversion factors (Golley 1968). For productivity measurements, we considered only