Equine Jargon
Rozanne says:  The horse business is no different than any other profession.
To become a horseman you must learn to talk the language of a horseman...

January...
PIEBALD:  A rather antiquated term used to describe a black and white spotted horse with any type of pinto markings.

February...
SKEWBALD:  Another antiquated term used to describe a spotted horse with any type of pinto markings that are any color other than black and white.

March...
LASALOCID:  A drug that is extremely toxic to horses.  Symptoms are many and varied, some of which include the
                 inability to get up, muscle/organ damage, emaciation and death.  Diagnosis is determined by
finding the drug in the grain mix.

April...
CLUB FOOT:  A fairly rare equine deformity which is easy to recognize because the angle of the affected hoof is more upright than the other three non-affected hooves.  In my 35+ years of
involvement in the Arabian horse industry, I have only seen one case.
I have yet to see it in a Pintabian. 
The cause is often genetic.    

(check back often for new equine terms!)

Rozanne's "Words to the Wise"

Learn to recognize those who build up their sale horses by putting someone else's horses down.
These "negative seed planters" as I call them will set you up to fail, too, even after you do business with them.
  Only buy from well-established breeders with positive attitudes.

You know you have "arrived" when your good name is bashed in chatrooms and blogs.
The jealousy and envy of the cowards hiding behind their pseudonames comes shining through.
If the behavior becomes criminal, contact law enforcement authorities immediately. 
Otherwise, just keep moving forward and never look back! 

Want to learn more about different horse breeds?
Check out www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horse.




Did you know?
On the average, mares produce a live foal only 50 to 60 percent of the time?  
In fact, horses are statistically the least productive of all domesticated animals.  
The use of cooled transported semen, a healthy mare, 
and a veterinarian chosen by the mare owner that is experienced in equine reproduction
can increase these conception rates to over 90 percent.



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