ETC

Equine Awareness

A few of the number of wonderful equine industry organizations that are 501c3 organizations and we are proud to be the home of so many who give back to this community in so many ways:

• Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy

Horses • Heart of Florida Youth Ranch

Equestrian Program • Stirrups ‘n Strides Therapeutic Riding

Association • Marion Therapeutic Riding Association • Horses ‘n Heroes

There are more, of course, because we are the horse capital, so when thinking about things to do, please check them all out. If you can participate or donate, this is a great way to help them carry on with their great work. VENDORS! FOOD TRUCKS! HAYRIDES! HORSE DEMOS! HORSE BREED EXHIBIT! ALL-BREED PARADE! FREE ADMISSION!

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OCTOBER Equine 101

Ocala Magazine Horse Fact of the Month

If a horse does not have papers recording his date of birth, how can you tell how old he might be?

From Dr. Adam Cayot of Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital and Complete Care on the Horse Talk Show and some information from the AAEP website also “Aging horses by their incisor teeth is as much an art as it is a science,” says Dr. Cayot.

SOME IMPORTANT CONCEPTS: Horses under the age of 20 are placed into one of four age groups by examining a single tooth, the upper corner incisor (UCI). The teeth eruption dates, “cups,” Galvayne’s groove and the table surface shape of the lower central incisors are usually the most reliable indicators of age. Sometimes, other age indicators do not match up with the estimates from the teeth, so it may result in wide range estimates. Eruption time of the central, middle and corner incisors are the most important source of information in this age group and are usually very accurate in the general population. 5 to 9 years: UCI is now a permanent tooth and should be wider than it is tall (5-6 years) progressing toward square (9-10 years). Younger horses in this group should have “cups” on the table surface of lower incisors. The cups will be gone from the central incisors when the horse turns 6, gone from the middle incisors by 7 and gone from the corner incisors at 8-9 years. 10 to 14 years: The UCI should be square (9-10 years) to taller than wide (12-14 years). The Galvayne’s groove should start to appear at the gum line when the horse is 10 and progress to halfway down the UCI by the age of 15. The table surface of the lower central incisor should be round to triangular. 15 to 20 years: UCI should be taller than wide, and here is where the expression “long in the tooth” came from!

AGE CATEGORIES: Under 5 years: This age group has a deciduous UCI from 8 months to 4 years.

Louisa Barton is the Equine Initiative Director at the Ocala Metro Chamber and Economic Partnership, Showcase Properties of Central Florida Farm Realtor and host of the Horse Talk Show on the Sky 97.3, Audacy.com and Equus Television.

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