Mary Allen
Mawu Oyamba: The Rocky Mountain Horse
Rocky Mountain Horse ndi mtundu wapadera wa akavalo omwe amachokera kumapiri a Appalachian kum'mawa kwa United States. Odziŵika chifukwa cha kufatsa kwawo, kuyenda mosalala, ndi kusinthasintha, mahatchi ameneŵa atchuka kwambiri pakati pa okonda akavalo m’zaka zaposachedwapa. M'nkhaniyi, tiwona mbiri ya ng'ombeyi, kakulidwe kake, kutchuka kwake ndi ntchito zake zosamalira.
Mbiri Yakale
Mbiri ya Rocky Mountain Horse imatha kuyambika kumayambiriro kwa zaka za zana la 19, pomwe anthu okhala m'mapiri a Appalachian adayamba kuswana akavalo kuti azigwira ntchito komanso zoyendera. M’kupita kwa nthaŵi, mahatchiwa anayamba kuyenda mwapadera kwambiri komanso momasuka kwa okwera, zomwe zinawapangitsa kukhala otchuka pakati pa anthu am’deralo. Cha m’katikati mwa zaka za m’ma 20, mwamuna wina dzina lake Sam Tuttle anazindikira kuti mahatchiwa ndi amphamvu ndipo anayamba kuwaweta mwachisawawa pofuna kukulitsa makhalidwe awo.
Native American Roots
Rocky Mountain Horse ili ndi zibwenzi zolimba ku mafuko a Native America omwe amakhala kumapiri a Appalachian. Mitundu ya Cherokee ndi Shawnee amadziwika kuti amaweta akavalo oyenda mtunda wautali. Mahatchiwa ankagwiritsidwanso ntchito pa miyambo ya mafuko komanso ngati ndalama. Horse wa Rocky Mountain akukhulupilira kuti adatengera mayendedwe ake osalala komanso odekha kuchokera kwa akavalo a Native American.
Chikoka cha Spanish
Ofufuza a ku Spain amene anafika ku America m’zaka za m’ma 16 anabwera ndi akavalo amene akanakhala maziko a mitundu yambiri ya ku America. Rocky Mountain Horse ndi chimodzimodzi, chifukwa amakhulupirira kuti ili ndi mphamvu ya ku Spain m'magazi ake. Mahatchi a ku Spain omwe anabweretsedwa ankadziwika chifukwa cha chipiriro, mphamvu, ndi luso lawo, zomwe zonsezi ndi makhalidwe omwe Rocky Mountain Horse amasonyeza.
Kuyambitsa Stallions
Chapakati pa zaka za m'ma 20, Sam Tuttle anayamba kuswana mahatchi a Rocky Mountain kuti awonjezere makhalidwe awo. Anagwiritsa ntchito mahatchi aŵiri, Tobe ndi Old Tobe, monga maziko a pulogalamu yake yoweta. Mahatchiwa ankadziŵika chifukwa cha kuyenda bwino, kufatsa, ndiponso kuchita zinthu zosiyanasiyana, ndipo zonsezi zakhala zodziwika bwino za mtunduwo.
Kukula kwa Mtundu
Pulogalamu yosankha ya Sam Tuttle yobereketsa inayambitsa chitukuko cha Rocky Mountain Horse monga momwe tikudziwira lero. Iye anaika maganizo ake pa kuŵeta akavalo oyenda bwino, odekha mtima, ndiponso osinthasintha, ndipo anakwanitsa kupanga mahatchi amene anali oyenerera bwino mayendedwe osiyanasiyana okwera. Masiku ano, Mahatchi a Rocky Mountain amagwiritsidwa ntchito pa chilichonse kuyambira panjira kupita ku dressage.
Makhalidwe a Rocky Mountain Horse
Rocky Mountain Horse imadziwika ndi kuyenda kwake kosalala, komwe kumatchedwa "phazi limodzi." Kuyenda uku kumakhala kosavuta kwa okwera, kupangitsa mtunduwo kukhala wotchuka pakati pa omwe amakonda kukwera mtunda wautali. Mahatchi a Rocky Mountain amadziwikanso kuti ndi odekha komanso osinthasintha. Ndi anzeru komanso osavuta kuphunzitsa, kuwapangitsa kukhala oyenera maphunziro osiyanasiyana okwera.
Kutchuka Kwamakono
Rocky Mountain Horse yatchuka kwambiri m'zaka zaposachedwa, makamaka pakati pa okwera m'misewu ndi okwera zosangalatsa. Kuyenda kwawo kosalala ndi kufatsa kwawo kumawapangitsa kukhala kavalo woyenera kwa iwo amene amasangalala kukwera mtunda wautali. Mtunduwu wadziwikanso mu mphete yawonetsero, ndi Rocky Mountain Horses amapikisana pamavalidwe ndi machitidwe ena.
Kuteteza Mbalame
Mahatchi a Rocky Mountain amaonedwa kuti ndi osowa kwambiri, ndipo akuyesetsa kuteteza mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya majini. Oweta amalimbikitsidwa kusunga mawonekedwe apadera a mtunduwo komanso kuwonetsetsa kuti mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya chibadwa. Pali mayanjano angapo ndi zolembera zomwe zimagwira ntchito yoteteza mtunduwo, kuphatikiza Rocky Mountain Horse Association ndi Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association.
Mabungwe ndi Registries
Rocky Mountain Horse Association ndiye kaundula wamkulu wamtunduwu, ndipo imagwira ntchito kulimbikitsa ndi kusunga mawonekedwe apadera amtunduwu. Bungwe la Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association ndi kaundula wina yemwe amalimbikitsa mtunduwu komanso kusinthasintha kwake. Palinso mabungwe angapo am'madera omwe amalimbikitsa mtunduwo m'malo ena, monga Rocky Mountain Horse Association of Michigan.
Kutsiliza: A Unique American Breed
Rocky Mountain Horse ndi mtundu wapadera womwe uli ndi mbiri yabwino komanso tsogolo labwino. Mayendedwe ake osalala, bata, ndi kusinthasintha kwake, zimawapangitsa kukhala kavalo woyenera kukwera pamahatchi osiyanasiyana, ndipo mitundu yake yamitundu yosiyanasiyana ikusungidwa mosamala poyesetsa kuisamalira. Pamene mtunduwo uyamba kutchuka, udzakhalabe gawo lofunika kwambiri la chikhalidwe cha anthu aku America.
Maumboni ndi Kuwerenga Mowonjezereka
- Rocky Mountain Horse Association. (ndi). Za mtundu. https://www.rmhorse.com/about-the-breed/
- Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association. (ndi). Za mtundu. https://www.kmsha.com/about-the-breed
- Equine World UK. (ndi). Rocky Mountain Horse. https://www.equineworld.co.uk/horse-breeds/rocky-mountain-horse/
- International Museum of the Horse. (ndi). Rocky Mountain Horse. https://www.imh.org/exhibits/online/the-horse/rocky-mountain-horse/
- American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. (ndi). Rocky Mountain Horse. https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/rocky-mountain-horse