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mating closely related individuals
inbreeding
mating individuals with common ancesters
Line breeding
breeding unrelated individuals of the same breed
out cross
mating individuals of different breeds
cross breeding
highly heritable traits
wither height, walk.trot speed, movement points
moderately heritable traits
body weight and length
not very heritable traits
reproduction, girth
failure of an immune system to form, commonly found in Arabians
CID (combined immunodeficiency)
hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
HyPP
found in hot bloods, an x linked trait that leads to the inability of blood to clot
hemophilia
fatal disease where dominant white genes lead to premature death from digestive malfunction
lethal white
male donkey x female horse
mule
male horse x female donkey
hinny
how many chromosomes do horses have?
64
resemblance among individuals related by descent
heredity
occurence of differences among individuals of the same species
variability
physical, visible, trait
phenotype
genetic makeup
genotype
traits controlled by a single or few genes, phenotype similar
qualitative
controlled by hundreds of gene pairs, range of phenotypes
quantitative
Unsoundness vs. Blemish: this one does not interfere with the horses movement
blemish
Unsoundness vs. Blemish:
this one does interfere with the horses movement
unsoundness
difference between sound, serviceably sound, and unsound
sound = 0% lame, s.s. = can still be used, unsound = not to be used
causes of unsoundness
overuse, reduced tolerance, acute injury
five basic horse judging principals
balance, muscling, structural correctness, quality, movement
angles you should view a new horse from and why
front, side, and back, to check for soundness
angles you should view a new horse from and why
front, side, and back, to check for soundness
distinct rythmic movement of the legs
gait
distinct rythmic movement of the legs
gait
distance between imprints of the two front or back legs
step
distance between imprints of the two front or back legs
step
all legs moving in a cycle
stride
all legs moving in a cycle
stride
swing phase, all feet airborne
suspension
swing phase, all feet airborne
suspension
at least one foot in contact with the ground
stance phase/ stride stance
speed is determined by
the length of stride and frequency of stride
flexion of knees and hocks, height off the ground
action
steadiness in gait (rythm)
regularity
pulling force in stride
power