
The Characteristics and Features of Thoroughbred Horses
Fact Sheet 1
FOUNDATION – Year 4
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Fact Sheet 4
YEAR 4-6
Resource Overview
This fact sheet introduces students to the physiological, structural and behavioural adaptations of thoroughbred horses. Students explore how horses’ bodies are suited to movement through various gaits (e.g. walking, trotting, cantering and galloping) and learn about the adaptations that help Australian thoroughbreds to race. Through a hands-on science investigation, students have the opportunity to explore friction and forces, relating this understanding to the impacts of different racetrack surfaces on thoroughbred performance.
Fact Sheet 1
FOUNDATION – Year 4
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Fact Sheet 2
YEAR 3-4
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Fact Sheet 3
YEAR 1-4
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Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) is the national peak body established for the benefit of the Australian thoroughbred breeding industry. TBA, a not-for-profit organisation, has a membership base of 4,200 individual breeders and other industry participants, and is also the parent company of the six state breeders’ associations.