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