how is math involved in horse training?
I am doing a school project and i need to know how math is used in horse traing. i would like to know ASAP please.
i dont need it for school any more but thank you for every1s GREAT answers. i would still like to know though cause i want this to be my future job.
You need math to count strides between fences; usually 1 equine canter stride equals 4 human steps @3' each. Lines are measured with an aprox 6' take off/ landing area.. so a 'bounce' would be 12', a one stride 24', etc.
Math will help you in measuring horse size.. measured in hands - 4" each. A 12 hh pony will be 48" high at the wither, etc.
If you're a competent barn manager, you'll need to be able to calculate dosages of medications based upon your horse's weight.. And many drugs come in different strengths: for example, Dexamethasone is either 2 mg/ ml or 4mg/ ml. Overdose your horse with the wrong strengh of medication and you can easily founder him. Same goes for sedation.
You'll need math to calculate due dates, shoeing rotation (I usually use a computer program called Excell when I'm tracking upwards of 30 horses at a time) and rotating medications like Adequan or Legend.
Nevermind the fact that you're going to need to be able to conver Metric to US measurements if you buy your tack from the UK.
Corrective shoeing oftentimes involves degree pads based upon the needs of a particular horse: if his coffin bone has rotated after a bout of laminitis, it would be helpful to know what you're talking about when discussing corrective measures with your farrier.
Then there's the calculation of the average usage of grain. Typically, feed comes in 50lb bags, and you'll need to calculate how many pounds are used by each horse at what frequency in order to budget a successful operation. ie: 2 horses use grain type A, 3 use grain type B, and one only uses grain type C. Your feed supplier charges $25 delivery fee every time they come, so in order to save on delivery fees by having them come once a month, you'll need to calculate how much of grain A, B & C you'll use in a month. If your calcluations are wrong, you'll have to pay an additional delivery fee for your incorrect math.. or spend your own monies for an emergency run to the grain store.
Hay is usually charge by the ton. How many tons can you safely store in your loft without compromising structurual integrity vs. how much you can afford? What if your old hay man charges by the ton, but the new guy in town charges by the bale? How much does each bale weigh? How many bales will you get per ton, and will you save money by going with the new guy?
I could go on…
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April 20th, 2009 at 3:06 am
Math is involved in anything that costs money.
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April 20th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Horses are very very expensive so you need to earn lots of money to support them, then you have to know how to keep a good check book because you will be writing a lot of checks!
So you need to be good with numbers so you can keep track of all of the monthly expenses involved with horse keeping!
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April 20th, 2009 at 4:10 am
You need math to count strides between fences; usually 1 equine canter stride equals 4 human steps @3' each. Lines are measured with an aprox 6' take off/ landing area.. so a 'bounce' would be 12', a one stride 24', etc.
Math will help you in measuring horse size.. measured in hands - 4" each. A 12 hh pony will be 48" high at the wither, etc.
If you're a competent barn manager, you'll need to be able to calculate dosages of medications based upon your horse's weight.. And many drugs come in different strengths: for example, Dexamethasone is either 2 mg/ ml or 4mg/ ml. Overdose your horse with the wrong strengh of medication and you can easily founder him. Same goes for sedation.
You'll need math to calculate due dates, shoeing rotation (I usually use a computer program called Excell when I'm tracking upwards of 30 horses at a time) and rotating medications like Adequan or Legend.
Nevermind the fact that you're going to need to be able to conver Metric to US measurements if you buy your tack from the UK.
Corrective shoeing oftentimes involves degree pads based upon the needs of a particular horse: if his coffin bone has rotated after a bout of laminitis, it would be helpful to know what you're talking about when discussing corrective measures with your farrier.
Then there's the calculation of the average usage of grain. Typically, feed comes in 50lb bags, and you'll need to calculate how many pounds are used by each horse at what frequency in order to budget a successful operation. ie: 2 horses use grain type A, 3 use grain type B, and one only uses grain type C. Your feed supplier charges $25 delivery fee every time they come, so in order to save on delivery fees by having them come once a month, you'll need to calculate how much of grain A, B & C you'll use in a month. If your calcluations are wrong, you'll have to pay an additional delivery fee for your incorrect math.. or spend your own monies for an emergency run to the grain store.
Hay is usually charge by the ton. How many tons can you safely store in your loft without compromising structurual integrity vs. how much you can afford? What if your old hay man charges by the ton, but the new guy in town charges by the bale? How much does each bale weigh? How many bales will you get per ton, and will you save money by going with the new guy?
I could go on…
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April 20th, 2009 at 4:58 am
Food- Hay, mixed food
Tack- Bridle, saddle
Vet- Injections, sick animal
Land- Buying/renting land
Shoes
Shows- Show jumping, showing
Transport
Bedding
If your a breeder you often pay people to breed with their animal
As in expenses likee
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April 20th, 2009 at 5:47 am
First of all, Money. The cost of the horse + the grooming + the care/feed + the tack = Lots of money which = Lots of math usage
Also, a bit of geometry is involved in the fencing of the pasture, you need so many yards by so many yards. Also, for stable space, you need the right amount of room, and that involves geometry in designating that.
Hope I helped :]
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Horse-crazy Algebra student
April 20th, 2009 at 6:16 am
i would have to go with Jennyy and the others
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April 20th, 2009 at 6:35 am
it is a good starting point to learn math before training horses because after you have been kicked as many times as i have you tend to have trouble remembering much
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4th generation cowboy/wrangler/rancher
April 20th, 2009 at 6:53 am
first math, then science, you might want to pick a business these are used in other than horse training; for horse training you have to add up all your expenses, subtract the money you made and you come out with your profit or loss, everything costs money, tack, feed, vet, farrier, shipping, racing, showing, there isnt much math in horse racing
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