Australian Thoroughbred Horse
Name:
Australian Thoroughbred
Life Span:
19 years and over.
Height:
15-17 h.h.
Appearance:
A fine well-proportioned head with large,alert ears. Long,arched neck well-set to the body.
Defined withers,well-sloped,muscular shoulder,n long back. Wide,high chest,sloping croup,n high-set tail.
Long,clean,n strong legs.
Color:
Mostly bay,chestnut,black or grey.
Markings:
White markings common.
Aptitude:
Riding, Racing, Showing, Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, Competitive horse sports.
Facts:
Coming out of the starting gate a Thoroughbred will accelerate to 40 miles-per-hour in six strides.A Ferrari accelerates from a standing start to 60 miles-per-hour in 5 1/2 seconds; a horse can reach 42 miles-per-hour in 2 1/2 seconds.
The force on horse’s front hoof is at its greatest point when it hits the track — about 2,500 pounds. The force on its cannon bone is 10-12,000 pounds; the bone breaks at 18,000 pounds.
From rest to top speed a horse’s heart rate increases by 10x, a man’s by only 4x.
Super fact:
At full gallop the horse takes in five gallons of air per second. From that air it extracts one quart of air through its lungs, transmitting that energy-fuel throughout its bloodstream.
Australian Thoroughbred
Life Span:
19 years and over.
Height:
15-17 h.h.
Appearance:
A fine well-proportioned head with large,alert ears. Long,arched neck well-set to the body.
Defined withers,well-sloped,muscular shoulder,n long back. Wide,high chest,sloping croup,n high-set tail.
Long,clean,n strong legs.
Color:
Mostly bay,chestnut,black or grey.
Markings:
White markings common.
Aptitude:
Riding, Racing, Showing, Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, Competitive horse sports.
Facts:
Coming out of the starting gate a Thoroughbred will accelerate to 40 miles-per-hour in six strides.A Ferrari accelerates from a standing start to 60 miles-per-hour in 5 1/2 seconds; a horse can reach 42 miles-per-hour in 2 1/2 seconds.
The force on horse’s front hoof is at its greatest point when it hits the track — about 2,500 pounds. The force on its cannon bone is 10-12,000 pounds; the bone breaks at 18,000 pounds.
From rest to top speed a horse’s heart rate increases by 10x, a man’s by only 4x.
Super fact:
At full gallop the horse takes in five gallons of air per second. From that air it extracts one quart of air through its lungs, transmitting that energy-fuel throughout its bloodstream.