“First Time” Horse Ownership: Selecting Horses and Budgeting Horse Interests

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Across
  1. 2. / Extremely large diameter of muscle volume would be expected for horses pulling ________ objects.
  2. 6. / A consistent, willing, and accepting behavior leads to a what kind of horse for human contact?
  3. 7. / Evidence of ability to perform a desired _______ normally will override a perceived lack of genetics.
  4. 9. / Owning more than one horse will usually _________ the cost per horse because of the shared facility and equipment costs.
  5. 11. / A horse can be expected to consume between two and _______ percent of its body weight per day in feed.
  6. 14. / Factors affecting value include ________, training, behavior, and conformation.
  7. 15. / Promotes abnormal movement patterns.
  8. 17. / Costs that include the lost returns from alternative uses of money spent for horse ownership.
  9. 18. / ‘Cow ability’ and ______ have long been identified as two moderately inheritable traits.
  10. 19. / Two ways to purchase a horse: private treaty or __________.
  11. 20. / What joint is angled to provide slope of the pastern bones and hoof?
  12. 21. / Costs including water, heating, and electricity of dedicated buildings for horse use.
  13. 22. / Costs that result from owning machinery, equipment, and the horse.
  14. 24. / Most commonly used types of this are wood shavings or straw.
  15. 25. / Costs can be assumed to include trimming and shoeing.
Down
  1. 1. / Refers to the proportion the horse’s body parts, the relative length, depth and width.
  2. 3. / A _________ can perform detailed pre-purchase exams for expensive horses.
  3. 4. / What is the main purpose of horse ownership in the US?
  4. 5. / Knowledgeable answers to questions about owning horses come from research and what?
  5. 8. / Inputs that involve day-to-day, mostly cash expenses.
  6. 10. / Housing that has many advantages related to convenience of daily horse care and use.
  7. 12. / Traits aligned with athletic potential and soundness.
  8. 13. / Leads to an unusable horse.
  9. 16. / Refers mainly to the size of the head and neck, the attachment of the head to the neck and attachment of the neck to the body.
  10. 23. / Written record of the ancestors of an individual.
  11. 25. / Percent of the genetic makeup is from the sire