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Horses in
New Zealand Inside
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Discover all about these
• Horse facts
beautiful animals • Mission files
• Puzzles
• Book review
• And more

issue 12 safeanimalsquad.org.nz
AUTUMN 2018
ALL ABOUT HORSES SCIENTIFIC NAME
Equus ferus caballus

EARS LIFESPAN
Horses can turn their ears in Domestic horses live
different directions to hear where to be around 25-30
sounds are coming from. They also on average.
use them to show their mood. A horse named Old
Billy, who lived in
EYESIGHT the 19th century,
Horses have almost 360 degree was said to have
vision, apart from small blind spots lived to 62.
in front of and behind their heads. HORSE NAMES
• A filly is a female
SOUNDS younger than four
Horses make a range of sounds. years.
They neigh, whinny, or snort
• A mare is a female
(for danger); males even roar to
horse four years or
attract females. older.

BODY • A colt is a male

younger than four
Horses can weigh anywhere
years
between 380 and 550kg. A larger
type of horse, known as a draft • A stallion is a male
horse, can weigh 1000kg or more. four years or older.
• A baby horse is a
MANE foal.
The mane is the hair that grows from the top of a horse’s neck. When people
tamed horses they began breeding them with longer and longer manes.

A HISTORY OF HORSES
Current evidence puts horse
domestication sometime around
4000-2000 BCE. Use of horses spread
far and fast across what is now Europe
and Asia. They were used for transport,
agriculture and warfare.
Horses were brought to New Zealand in
1814 by missionaries. Here in Aotearoa,
horses were used for transport before
cars and trucks were common.
 ANIMAL ISSUES
RODEO
Horses are ridden and raced in rodeo events.
In riding events a flank strap is pulled tight
around the horse’s middle. This makes them
buck. Riders must stay on the bucking horse
for at least eight seconds. Stressed horses
have crashed into barriers, breaking legs
and damaging spines.

In racing events horses make tight turns

around barrels at high speeds. Horses
have lost their footing, broken bones and
damaged muscles.

Horse Racing
Horses love to run, but do not like to run long
distances at fast speeds. Race horses are heavy
and weigh around 500kg. Their legs are delicate
and easily injured. Common racing injuries
are leg fractures and breaks. A leg injury will
usually result in a horse being put down.

In jumps racing horses run around a track

jumping obstacles along the way. This is
very difficult and injuries in jumps racing
are painful and serious. Horse deaths from
bad landings and crashes are common.
 SAY NO
TO RODEO
Horses don’t want to be
part of the rodeo. They are
forced to take part. Rodeo
causes horses and other
animals, such as calves,
pain and stress. You can
help these horses and other
animals by avoiding the
rodeo, and asking others
to avoid it as well.

AVOID
HORSE RACING
Horse racing causes
injuries and pain to
horses. Help these
horses by avoiding
horse racing, and
encouraging others to
avoid them too.

Did you know New Zealand has wild horses?

The Kaimanawa Heritage Horses society is
dedicated to the care and welfare of these horses
both domestically and in the wild.

You can find out more on their website.

kaimanawaheritagehorses.org
 KIND FOOD
CARROT CAKE
Ingredients Prep Time
15 minutes
¼ cup apple sauce
Cook Time
1 tsp vanilla
45 minutes
½ cup vegan margarine
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup sugar
1 ¼ cup flour
¼ cup soy milk
1 cup grated carrot

Instructions
rees Celsius.
1. Pre-heat your oven to 160 deg
ing pan.
2. Grease and lightly flour a bak
apple sauce, vanilla,
3. In a large bowl, combine the
cinnamon, sugar,
margarine, salt, baking powder,
ed.
flour and soy milk until well mix
4. Add the grated carrot.
evenly in your
5. Spread your carrot cake batter
prepared baking pan.
45 minutes.
6. Bake in a pre-heated oven for
l completely.
7. Allow your carrot cake to coo
of topping
8. Ice the cake with your choice
(lemon works well!).
9. Enjoy!
PUZZLE PAGE DOWN
1. The hair on the neck of a horse
2. When a horse kicks their back legs out
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3. Male horse younger than four years old
2 5. Moving things or people, by vehicle,
aircraft or ship
3 7. Name of the animal in this newsletter
4 5 8. A long orange vegetable that horses love
10. The foot of a horse
11. Name for a baby horse
12. Female horse younger than four years old

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1. Female horse four years or older
4. The word for when you tame an animal
6. The common noise a horse makes
9. Male horse four years or older
12. The joints in horses above the hoof
13. The name for a very large breed of horse

ANIMAL SQUAD PROFILE

Favourite animal:
I love ALL animals, even spiders and cockroaches (especially the
baby ones)!
What got you interested in wanting to help animals?
I’ve always loved animals and would like to help them all the time
in any way I can.
What is your favourite veg food?
I love most vegan food and my favourite dinner is my mum’s
African beans!
Anything you want to share about animals?
Name: Lily
When I grow up I would like to run an animal sanctuary with my
friend Jorja and take in and look after any animals in need of a good Age: 12
and loving home, from cats and dogs to pigs, cows, sheep, and birds. Hometown: Hamilton
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Q U W Z U H T L E F Z C I Z I BEAR DOLPHIN HORSE
C J G V Y C G P R B A N R U Q CAT FISH PIG
S C W W F P L Q P I P X Q P V CHICKEN FROG RABBIT
C A T N Z G I A M Y S H E E P COW GIRAFFE SHEEP
N I H P L O D G I D I A L B B DOG GOAT WHALE

Oh no, I’m late…

Hold your horses, Buck,

don’t you have a vet You’d better ‘hoof’
appointment today? it then…

GOOD READS
Layla escapes the zoo
by Kat Theo
Layla is a slow loris. She has always wondered
what the world outside the zoo is like.
So she sets off on an adventure, to see the world,
but things are not as they seem!
This story is a delightful rhyming read for younger
kids. It’s all about the joys of freedom and caring
about animals.
You could even read this to a younger sibling, or
better yet, read it with them.
Will Layla find her way to freedom? Read the
book to find out!
 ANIMAL SQUAD HEROES
Maja (14) bake sale: Aria (10)

Maja and her family held a vegan

bake sale recently. They raised $107
and handed out heaps of leaflets.
Awesome job, Maja and family.

Lily (12) and Jorja (12) Aria’s family tried to rescue a bird,
but sadly she died. Aria wrote a
poem in memory of the bird.
Your feathers are green,
Your eyes keen,
Your chirp is loud,
You make your mother proud,
Rest in peace little bird,
Lily and Jorja held a vegan bake sale May my words be heard.
at their school and raised $220.20.
Amazing stuff, Lily and Jorja! Lovely poem, Aria.

Join SAFE Animal Squad 12. Filly

11. Foal
10. Hoof
If you are 8-14 you can join for free. 13. Draft 8. Carrot
Sign up online at SafeAnimalSquad.org.nz 12. Fetlock 7. Horse
9. Stallion 5. Transport
Or email animalsquad@safe.org.nz 6. Neigh 3. Colt
4. Domestic 2. Bucking
1.Mare 1.Mane
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ANSWERS
CROSSWORD
Cover photo credit – Kimber Brown www.pipiart.co.nz