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vr.tr.horse · thing-q726

Let an agent handle horses by breed, use, identification, health, welfare and law.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Which horse.

Passport

UELN and chip.

Identification

Identification documents.

  1. What are the horse UELN and microchip number? provenance
  2. Who is the registered owner? provenance

Breed and description

Type.

Breed

Breed and markings.

  1. Which breed and markings? definition
  2. What height in hands? measurement
Health Care.

Routine care

Vaccines, teeth, feet.

Routine

Routine care.

  1. Is routine care up to date? provenance
  2. When is the farrier due? measurement

Emergencies

Colic and injury.

Emergencies

Emergency signs.

  1. Which signs need an urgent vet visit? action
  2. Who is the vet? provenance
Welfare Needs.

Needs

Space, company, forage.

Needs

Welfare needs.

  1. Are welfare needs met? boundary
  2. Which code of practice applies? provenance

Transport

Moving horses.

Transport

Transport rules.

  1. Which rules apply to transporting it? boundary
  2. Are documents in order? boundary
Use Riding and sport.

Riding

Safety.

Riding safety

Riding safety.

  1. What safety equipment should riders use? action
  2. Is the horse suitable for the rider? boundary

Competition

Rules.

Competition

Competition rules.

  1. Which competition rules apply? provenance
  2. Are anti-doping rules met? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
filly, foal, colt, feral horse, Anglo-Norman horse, gelding, stallion, Thoroughbred family 11, Horse in Peru, steed, small horse, Horse in Cambodia

What it is Filled

The domestic horse (Equus caballus), a large hoofed mammal kept for riding, work, sport, companionship and in some cultures meat and milk; includes foals, colts, fillies, geldings and feral horses.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle horses by breed, use, identification, health, welfare and law.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Domesticated equid
  • Must be identified by passport and microchip in many countries
  • Height in hands
  • Welfare rules apply to keeping and transport

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Hurt, frighten or overwork a horse.
  • Give medicines a veterinarian has not prescribed.
  • Ride or lead a horse into traffic or unsafe ground.
  • Misrepresent a horse's age, health or history in a sale.

Only with a human decision

  • Sale, slaughter or euthanasia of a horse.

May

  • Read a horse's microchip or passport and report to its keeper.
  • Monitor feed, water, hooves and health for the keeper.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Horses are sentient and depend on their keepers' care.
  • Horses can injure handlers and riders.

Who is affected

  • The horse
  • Riders and handlers
  • Keepers

Owners Filled

Steward

The registered keeper; equine passports and registers record identity.

Master systems

  • Equine passport and identification databases

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q110878538 - registry parent class
  • Q57814795 - registry parent class
  • Q729 - registry parent class

related

  • animal - domestic mammal
  • hand - height unit
  • horse racing - sport
  • zoonosis - diseases

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.horse
  • Wikidata: Q726 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726)
  • UELN: 15 characters Universal Equine Life Number
  • microchip: ISO 11784 identification

Direct properties required Filled

  • height: 8-18 hands - ponies below 14.2 hh
  • mass: 200-1000 kg
  • lifespan: 25-30 years

Recognition required Filled

  • Markings, colour and brands
  • Equine passports and microchips
  • Breed features such as those of the Anglo-Norman
  • A large hoofed mammal with a mane and tail, in many breeds and colours; height measured in hands.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • keep and ride them
  • identify them by passport and microchip
  • care for health and welfare
  • compete and breed

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Kicks, falls and riding injuries
  • Colic and laminitis
  • Welfare neglect
  • Disease spread at events

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Regulation 2021/963 on equine identification
  • Animal welfare law
  • Animal transport rules
  • FEI rules for sport horses

Context of use required Filled

  • Riding, sport, work, therapy and companionship.
  • riding horses
  • draught horses
  • ponies
  • racehorses
  • feral horses

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q726: horse - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Horse - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should breeds be separate entries?
  • How should passports be linked?
  • How should feral horses be handled?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q726/spec.json