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1
Incarceration, Spasmodic and Impaction are all types of what?
founder
gait
stalls
colic
2
What is the average weight of a mature draft horse breed?
1000-1600 pounds
1600-2200 pounds
2200-2600 pounds
3
What hoof disease is caused by hoof digesting fungi?
thrush
white line disease
laminitis
sole disease
4
Which one of these gaits is not a "single-foot" gait?
rack
fox trot
slow gait
walk
5
In the natural depression of the hock, what is a soft feeling due to distention called?
wind puff
bog spavin
shin splints
bone spavin
6
Pigment cells are also called:
pheomelanin
melanocytes
melanin
eumelanin
7
The first equid to walk permanently on one toe was the:
Pliohippus
Eohippus
Mesohippus
Merychippus
8
What percent of the tail hairs can be dark on a palomino?
25%
15%
40%
0%
9
How many bones are in a horse's skull?
46
24
34
12
10
In small intestine soluble carbohydrates are digested to what molecules & used as energy?
glucose
amino acids
ketones
volatile fatty acids
11
For which type of use is Board Fencing not ideal?
Arenas
Mares and Foals
Stallion Fencing
. Show and Sale Horse Paddocks
12
What insect, sometimes found in the second cutting of alfalfa hay, is most harmful to horses?
blister beetle
mosquito
bot fly
dung beetle
13
In the first week of life, what is the average rectal temperature of a foal?
99-102 F
96-98 F
98.6 F
103-105 F
14
Where is the primary site of protein digestion?
colon
stomach
duodenum
small intestine
15
What does the term wall-eye refer to in horses?
Blindness
Resembling a fish
A cloudy eye
Lack of brown pigment in the iris
16
In Western Pleasure, what percentage of the score is based on the animal's performance?
50%
30%
80%
60%
17
Which type of harness racing is most typically seen in the United States today?
Trotting
Pacing
18
Regarding coat color, black pigmented colors include all of these, EXCEPT:
grulla
brown
red dun
black
19
Hotblooded horses are defined as:
horses that tend to spook easily.
. horses that are 16.0 hands and under.
horses of Arabian descent.
horses that do not grow winter coats.
20
What is the term for accumulation of excess synovial fluid in the joint capsule of the fetlock?
wind-puffs
bog spavin
sesamoiditis
fetlockitis
21
Name the parasite that causes tail rubbing.
ring worm
bot flies
round worms
pinworms
22
The haploid number of chromosomes in horses is:
22
31
34
32
23
Grulla horses are a sub-group of:
palominos
dun-colored horses
black horses
buckskins
24
Name the fastest gait of harness horses.
gallop
trot
rack
pace
25
Name two types of striding leg interference
Forging, Scalping
Crossfiring, Tripping
Scalping, stutter-step
Shin-hitting, speedy-cutting
26
What is the name of the first Thoroughbred regarded as the first to be transported to America?
Bulle Rock
Man O' War
Fearnought
Sir Charles
27
At what age does a foal begin producing significant amounts of its own antibodies?
at birth
2-4 months
12-24 days
6 months
28
What percent of a horse's weight is naturally carried on its front legs?
80%
50%
45%
65%
29
A horse's olfactory sense is:
its sense of touch
its sense of sight
its sense of taste
its sense of smell
30
Which nomadic tribesmen were the first breeders of the Arabian?
Kazakh Nomads
Beja
Bedouins
Adivasi
31
Tostado' is the term used in South America to describe a horse that is:
a grulla.
red-colored with lighter-colored points
red-colored with red points
red-colored with darker colored points.
32
American Paint Horses
cannot
be registered if they have lineage from what registry?
Jockey Club
AQHA
AMHA
APHA
33
Which is not a type of insurance coverage for horses?
loss of use
major medical
mortality
workers compensatioin
34
The horse's field of binocular vision is:
approximately 20 degrees
approximately 65 degrees.
approximately 95 degrees.
. approximately 80 degrees
35
What breed is shown?
Shetland
Miniature horse
Arabian
Falabella
36
The scientific classification of the domestic ass is:
Equus Donkeas
Equus Domesticus
Equus Callabus
Equus Asinus
37
As a horse ages the incisors change from oval to what shape?
rectangular
round
square
triangular
38
What is another name for 'over-eating' disease?
Endotoxemia
Streptococcus Equi
Rotovirus
Enterotoxemia
39
The horse is all of the following except?:
Non-Ruminant
Herbivore
Omnivore
Prey
40
At what age can a judge ask a 4-H contestant to dismount in a performance class?
10-13
All ages
7-9
14-18
41
Foals are commonly called barker, wanderer, dummy or convulsive when affected by what disease?
Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome
Lethal White Syndrome
42
When a mare's vulva is sutured to prevent contaminants in the reproductive tract it's called:
Caslicks
Ostium Uterinum
Vascularization
Parturition
43
Two bits are used in a full or Weymouth bridle. What is the small snaffle bit called?
snaffle
gag
skinny
bridoon
44
A horse predisposed to landing on the outside of its hoof walls stands on what typeof base?
bow legged
base wide
cow hocked
base narrow
45
What is the name for a black horse with some brown hairs, usually around the flanks or muzzle?
Dark Bay
Diluted Black
Seal Brown
Black Brown
46
What condition does a horse have if it's toes point out?
toed-in
duck foot
camped-under
splay foot
47
What color is this horse?
Bay
Blue Roan
Red Roan
Bay Roan
48
Identify this equine event
Ranch Horse Pleasure
Reining
Cutting
49
A True black horse cannot have any red or brown hairs.
True
IDK
IDC
False
50
Which of the following equid had high crowned teeth?
Eohippus
Mesohippus
Prehorse
Pliohippus
51
Name the coat pattern
Flea-bitten
Overo
Appaloosa
Sabino
52
What type of bedding material is the most absorbent?
Shredded Newspaper
Straw
Pine Shavings
Peat Moss
53
Racing Quarter Horses can reach up to what speed when running?
18 mph
50 mph
35 mph
40 mph
54
Name the
bone
between the stifle joint and hock.
Radius
Metatarsus
Tibia
Femur
55
What horse coat color is solid and birth, but lightens with age?
Bay
Grey
Roan
Bucksksin
56
What is the average age of puberty in Quarter Horse stallions?
54 weeks
4 yrs
108 weeks
67 weeks
57
What causes Strangles?
Rhabdovirus
Equine Encephalomylitis
Equid Herpes Virus 4
Streptococcus Equi
58
In regards to horses, what does EVA stand for?
Equine Viral Anemia
Equine Viral Arteritis
Ethylene-vinyl acetate
Equus Ventricular Antesis
59
Where is a shoe boil located
Croup
Elbow
Pastern
Hoof
60
How long does it take a fertilized ovum to migrate to the uterus after fertilization?
6 days
24 hours
10 days
72 hours
61
Name this coat pattern
Skewbald
Piebald
62
The equine term 'grade' refers to what?
unregistered
test score
flexibility
riding level
63
What is the name of the bacteria that causes Tetanus?
Toxosis tetani
Staphylococcus
Clostridium tetani
T. bacillosum
64
What genetic disease causes cloudiness of the lens in the eye, resulting in blindness?
Distemper
Macular Degeneration
Moon Blindness
Cataracts
65
The process of passing genetic material to the next generation is called:
mating
inheritance
heritage
reproducing
66
What is not a critical factor in determining a facilities plan?
Ability to grow hay
Area
Economic Feasability
Drainage
67
Total range of vision for the horse is:
350 degrees
270 degrees
320 degrees
310 degrees
68
Composting manure does not:
kill nutrients
kill weed seeds
kill fly eggs
kill larvae
69
What color is this horse?
Perlino
Buckskin
Palomino
Gold
70
What is the approximate size of the horse's field of vision for each eye?
180 degrees
245 degrees
250 degrees
360 degrees
71
In the first week of life, what is the breathing rate of a foal?
20-40 breaths/min
60-70 breaths/min
40-60 breaths/min
10-20 breaths/min
72
The earliest members of the Equidae family had how many toes on each foot?
2
3
4
1
73
What is the first step in treating an abscess?
soak the area in epsom salt
open the affected area and allow it to drain.
antibiotics
give bute
74
What breed of horse is often associated with a rat tail?
Akhal-Teke
Lustiano
Appaloosa
Baskir Curly
75
When a mare is not pregnant, what hormone is responsible for the return of the mare's cycle?
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Oxytocin
Estrogen
Prostaglandin
76
Which is not a type of Breeding Contract?
Mare Sharing
Foal Sharing Agreement
Stallion Service Contract
Mare Lease
77
In the first week of life, what is the heart rate of a foal?
70-100 beats/min
110-120 beats/min
50-60 beats/min
130-160 beats/min
78
The costal cartilages of the first 8 ribs articulate with what bony structure?
Sternum
Pelvis
Scapula
Skull
79
What is Thrush?
An infection of the frog
A hoof growth
A skin bacterial skin infection
A bird
80
What is another name for Swamp Fever?
Equine Viral Arteritis
Equine Viral Rhinoneumonitis
Equine Infectious Anemia
Equine Encephalomyelitis
81
Moving disunited, cross-firing, and cross-cantering are all terms describing what?
Cantering in wrong lead
Counter-Cantering
forward motion with different gaits in front and back
Cantering with different leads in front and back
82
What is the maximum height allowed if registered by the American Miniature Horse Association?
34 inches
36 inches
40 inches
26 inches
83
In the horse industry what does AMHA stand for?
American Morgan Horse Association
American Mule Heritage Association
American Miniature Horse Association
American Mustang Horse Association
84
At this gait, there are generally 3 feet on the ground at a time:
canter
gallop
trot
walk
85
Name the breed
Shetland
Miniature Horse
Miniature Mule
Connemara
86
What glands lubricate the eye?
anterior and posterior lacrimal glands
. superior and inferior lacrimal glands
. superior and posterior lacrimal glands
inferior and anterior lacrimal glands
87
A 10 year old horse is equal to what human age?
15
10
20
30
88
What bit material used on a mouthpiece increases salivation to make the mouth more responsive?
steel
copper
iron
german silver
89
The length of what leg bone in large part determines the length of a horse's stride?
Cannon Bone
Humerus
long pastern
radius/ulna
90
When a mare fails to produce milk for whatever reason, she is said to be what?
Anestrus
Dropped
Agalactic
Barren
91
Mating a stallion (
EE
genes) with a mare (
ee
genes) results in a foal with what genetics?
Ee
EE
EIEIO
ee
92
What is the cross between a stallion and a jennet called?
Molly
Jenny
Hinny
Jule
93
Identify this horse breed
Shetland
Gypsy Vanner
Paint
Clydesdale
94
When does the 4-H year begin
July 24th
January 1st
October 1st
May 1st
95
How many chambers is the heart composed of?
5
4
3
2
96
What is the name of the highest point of the horse's back located at the base of the neck?
Withers
Crest
Dock
Croup
97
At racing speed, a Standardbred can trot at over what speed?
15 MPH
30 MPH
20 MPH
10 MPH
98
What is the term for a female ass or donkey?
Dolly
Hinny
Jenny
Molly
99
Epiphora, the result of a blocked nasolacrimal duct, results in the overflow of what fluid?
saliva
blood
sweat
tears
100
Veins differ from arteries in that they:
have thicker walls
have valves, the cusps that direct blood away from the heart
don't usually have valves
contain a larger volume of blood