Quick Reference Guide

Handy Info...


Feed:
Daily Requirements
Hay Grain Proportions
Nutrient Chart
Poisonous Plants
Water Intake

Physiology:
Normal Physiology
Gaits
Fetus Timeline

Markings:
Facial Markings
Horse Colors
Leg Markings

Working with Horses:
Competition Disciplines
Horse Safety

Conversion Tables
Weights

Linear Measure
Square Measure
Measure of Volume
Grain Conversion
Liquid Measure
Long Measure
Cubic Measure
Dry Measure
Temperatures
Approximate Household Measures
Other Helpful Notes


WEIGHTS
 IU  = International Unit
 1 ounce  = 28.3495 gram
 .035239 ounce  = 1 gram
 1 ounce  = .0283495 kilogram
 35.27399 ounce  = 1 kilogram
 1 pound  = .453592 gram
 .0022046 pound   =  1gram
 1 pound  = .453592 kilogram
 2.2046244 pound  = 1 kilogram
 1 mg/g  = .0022045 mg/lb
 453.6 mg/g  = 1 mg/lb
 ppm x .001  = %
 % x 4536  = mg/lb
 1 metric ton

 =

0.98421 English ton
 1 English ton

=

1.016 metric ton


LINEAR MEASURE
 1 centimeter  = 0.3937 inch
 1 inch  = 2.54 centimeters
 1 meter  = 1.0936 yards
 1 yard  = 0.9144 meter
 1 kilometer  = 0.62137 mile
 1 mile  = 1.6094 kilometers

SQUARE MEASURE
 1 sq. centimeter  = 0.1550 sq. inch
 1 sq. inch  = 6.452 sq. centimeters
 1 sq. meter  = 1.196 sq. yards
 1 sq. yard  = 0.8361 sq. meter

MEASURE OF VOLUME
 1 cu. centimeter  = 0.061 cu. inch
 1 cu. inch  = 16.39 cu. centimeters
 1 cu. yard  = 0.7646 cu. meter
 1 liter  = 1.0567 qts. liq.
 1 quart dry  = 1.101 liters
 1 quart liquid  = 0.9463 liter

GRAIN CONVERSION
 1 quart of oats  = 1 lb.
 1 quart of corn  = approx 2 lb.
 1 quart of sweet feed = approx 1.5 lb.
 1 quart of dry bran  = 0.5 lb.

LIQUID MEASURE
 30 ml  = 1 ounce
 8 ounces   = 1 cup
 2 cups   = 1 pint
 2 pints   = 1 quart
 4 quarts   = 1 gallon

LONG MEASURE
 12 inches  = 1 foot
 3 feet  = 1 yard
 5 1/2 yards  = 1 rod
 40 yards  = 1 furlong
 8 furlongs  = 1 statute mile
 5,280 feet  = 1 mile
 3 nautical miles = 1 league-------

CUBIC MEASURE
 1,728 cu. inches = 1 cu. foot
 27 cu. feet = 1 cu. yard
 128 cu. feet  = 1 cord (wood)
 40 cu. feet  = 1 ton (shipping)

DRY MEASURE
 2 pints  = 1 quart
 8 quarts  = 1 peck
 4 pecks  = 1 bushel

TEMPERATURES
To convert degrees F to degrees C: subtract 32, then multiply by 5/9
To convert degree C to degrees F: multiply by 9/5, then add 32
 0 degrees C   = 32 degrees F

APPROXIMATE HOUSEHOLD MEASURES
 1 teaspoon  = 5 ml
 3 teaspoons  = 1 tablespoon

OTHER HELPFUL NOTES
4 inches  = 1 hand
1 ml  = 1 cc
1,000 milligrams  = 1 gram
1,000 grams  = 1 kilogram
ppm (parts per million)  = mg/kg