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ANSC 1401 Exam Study Guide
Stallion - Answer✔✔-Sexually mature, male horse
Colt - Answer✔✔-Sexually immature, male horse
Mare - Answer✔✔-Sexually mature, female horse
Filly - Answer✔✔-Sexually immature, female horse
Gelding - Answer✔✔-Male horse castrated before reaching sexual maturity
Foal - Answer✔✔-A young male or female horse until weaned at 4-6 mo.
Equine - Answer✔✔-Refers to horses, species name
Jack - Answer✔✔-Male donkey
Jennet (Jenny) - Answer✔✔-Female donkey
Mule - Answer✔✔-Offspring of a mare mated to a jack
Hinny - Answer✔✔-Offspring of a Jenny mated to a stallion
Stud - Answer✔✔-Place where stallions are housed
Hand - Answer✔✔-Unit of measure (4 in.) for height of horses
Natural gaits - Answer✔✔-Walk
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Trot
Pace
Canter
Artificial gaits - Answer✔✔-Running walk
Rack
Walk - Answer✔✔-4 beat lateral gait, slowest. Both feet on one side strike the ground before
the feet on the opposite side strike the ground.
Walk sequence - Answer✔✔-Left hind
Left front
Right hind
Right fore
Trot - Answer✔✔-2 beat diagonal gait which the paired diagonal feet strike and leave the
ground simultaneously. Between beats all four legs are in the air
Pace - Answer✔✔-2- beat lateral gait in which the lateral limbs strike the ground
simultaneously. Between each beat all four feet are off the ground. Not a good ride, used to pull
a buggy.
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Canter (lope,gallop) - Answer✔✔-3-beat gait in which the first and third beats are made by two
legs striking the ground independently and the second beat is made by two legs striking
simultaneously
Running walk - Answer✔✔-Fast walk of the Tennessee Walking horse. A 4 beat gait that is faster
than the ordinary walk. The hind foot oversteps the hoof print of the forefoot by 18 to 50 in.
Same beat as the walk
Rack - Answer✔✔-4-beat gait that is executed faster than the walk or running walk. The forelegs
are brought upward to produce a flashy effect. The hind feet do not overreach the prints of the
forefeet as far as compared to the running walk
Light Breeds - Answer✔✔-American Quarter Horse
Arabian
Thoroughbred
Morgan
Standardbred
American Saddlebred
Tennessee Walking Horse
Color Requirement Breeds - Answer✔✔-American Paint Horse
American Pinto
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ANSC 1401 Exam Study Guide
Stallion - Answer✔✔-Sexually mature, male horse
Colt - Answer✔✔-Sexually immature, male horse
Mare - Answer✔✔-Sexually mature, female horse
Filly - Answer✔✔-Sexually immature, female horse
Gelding - Answer✔✔-Male horse castrated before reaching sexual maturity
Foal - Answer✔✔-A young male or female horse until weaned at 4-6 mo.
Equine - Answer✔✔-Refers to horses, species name
Jack - Answer✔✔-Male donkey
Jennet (Jenny) - Answer✔✔-Female donkey
Mule - Answer✔✔-Offspring of a mare mated to a jack
Hinny - Answer✔✔-Offspring of a Jenny mated to a stallion
Stud - Answer✔✔-Place where stallions are housed
Hand - Answer✔✔-Unit of measure (4 in.) for height of horses
Natural gaits - Answer✔✔-Walk
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Trot
Pace
Canter
Artificial gaits - Answer✔✔-Running walk
Rack
Walk - Answer✔✔-4 beat lateral gait, slowest. Both feet on one side strike the ground before
the feet on the opposite side strike the ground.
Walk sequence - Answer✔✔-Left hind
Left front
Right hind
Right fore
Trot - Answer✔✔-2 beat diagonal gait which the paired diagonal feet strike and leave the
ground simultaneously. Between beats all four legs are in the air
Pace - Answer✔✔-2- beat lateral gait in which the lateral limbs strike the ground
simultaneously. Between each beat all four feet are off the ground. Not a good ride, used to pull
a buggy.
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Canter (lope,gallop) - Answer✔✔-3-beat gait in which the first and third beats are made by two
legs striking the ground independently and the second beat is made by two legs striking
simultaneously
Running walk - Answer✔✔-Fast walk of the Tennessee Walking horse. A 4 beat gait that is faster
than the ordinary walk. The hind foot oversteps the hoof print of the forefoot by 18 to 50 in.
Same beat as the walk
Rack - Answer✔✔-4-beat gait that is executed faster than the walk or running walk. The forelegs
are brought upward to produce a flashy effect. The hind feet do not overreach the prints of the
forefeet as far as compared to the running walk
Light Breeds - Answer✔✔-American Quarter Horse
Arabian
Thoroughbred
Morgan
Standardbred
American Saddlebred
Tennessee Walking Horse
Color Requirement Breeds - Answer✔✔-American Paint Horse
American Pinto
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