Iowa Hippology - Quiz Bowl

Tostado' is the term used in South America to describe a horse that is:

Where is the primary site of protein digestion?

Hotblooded horses are defined as:

In small intestine soluble carbohydrates are digested to what molecules & used as energy?

Which one of these gaits is not a "single-foot" gait?

What breed of horse is often associated with a rat tail?

What is the cross between a stallion and a jennet called?

As a horse ages the incisors change from oval to what shape?

What breed is shown?

What is the first step in treating an abscess?

How many bones are in a horse's skull?

In the natural depression of the hock, what is a soft feeling due to distention called?

A 10 year old horse is equal to what human age?

Name this coat pattern

The length of what leg bone in large part determines the length of a horse's stride?

At what age does a foal begin producing significant amounts of its own antibodies?

Name the breed

A horse's olfactory sense is:

Where is a shoe boil located

What is the name of the bacteria that causes Tetanus?

Two bits are used in a full or Weymouth bridle. What is the small snaffle bit called? 

Identify this equine event

What is another name for Swamp Fever?

In the first week of life, what is the breathing rate of a foal?

What condition does a horse have if it's toes point out?

What is the name for a black horse with some brown hairs, usually around the flanks or muzzle?

Which is not a type of Breeding Contract?

Mating a stallion (EE genes) with a mare (ee genes) results in a foal with what genetics?

What causes Strangles?

Name the bone between the stifle joint and hock.

A True black horse cannot have any red or brown hairs.

Regarding coat color, black pigmented colors include all of these, EXCEPT:

What is the approximate size of the horse's field of vision for each eye?

Grulla horses are a sub-group of:

Foals are commonly called barker, wanderer, dummy or convulsive when affected by what disease?

Moving disunited, cross-firing, and cross-cantering are all terms describing what?

Which type of harness racing is most typically seen in the United States today?

In regards to horses, what does EVA stand for?

At racing speed, a Standardbred can trot at over what speed?

At what age can a judge ask a 4-H contestant to dismount in a performance class?

The haploid number of chromosomes in horses is:

Identify this horse breed

What type of bedding material is the most absorbent?

What is the term for a female ass or donkey?

What genetic disease causes cloudiness of the lens in the eye, resulting in blindness?

The horse's field of binocular vision is:

What insect, sometimes found in the second cutting of alfalfa hay, is most harmful to horses?

What is another name for 'over-eating' disease?

Name the coat pattern

What is the maximum height allowed if registered by the American Miniature Horse Association?

When a mare's vulva is sutured to prevent contaminants in the reproductive tract it's called:

The first equid to walk permanently on one toe was the:

When a mare is not pregnant, what hormone is responsible for the return of the mare's cycle?

What color is this horse?

What horse coat color is solid and birth, but lightens with age?

How long does it take a fertilized ovum to migrate to the uterus after fertilization?

What percent of the tail hairs can be dark on a palomino?

What is the term for accumulation of excess synovial fluid in the joint capsule of the fetlock?

What is the name of the first Thoroughbred regarded as the first to be transported to America?

The equine term 'grade' refers to what?

Name two types of striding leg interference

In the first week of life, what is the heart rate of a foal?

The earliest members of the Equidae family had how many toes on each foot?

What hoof disease is caused by hoof digesting fungi?

Which is not a type of insurance coverage for horses?

American Paint Horses cannot be registered if they have lineage from what registry?

For which type of use is Board Fencing not ideal?

What bit material used on a mouthpiece increases salivation to make the mouth more responsive?

Which nomadic tribesmen were the first breeders of the Arabian?

What percent of a horse's weight is naturally carried on its front legs?

The costal cartilages of the first 8 ribs articulate with what bony structure?

What is Thrush?

What is not a critical factor in determining a facilities plan?

Epiphora, the result of a blocked nasolacrimal duct, results in the overflow of what fluid?

What is the name of the highest point of the horse's back located at the base of the neck?

How many chambers is the heart composed of?

What glands lubricate the eye?

Composting manure does not:

What is the average age of puberty in Quarter Horse stallions?

What does the term wall-eye refer to in horses?

A horse predisposed to landing on the outside of its hoof walls stands on what typeof base?

Name the fastest gait of harness horses.

What color is this horse?

At this gait, there are generally 3 feet on the ground at a time:

When a mare fails to produce milk for whatever reason, she is said to be what?

Veins differ from arteries in that they:

The process of passing genetic material to the next generation is called:

When does the 4-H year begin

Pigment cells are also called: 

What is the average weight of a mature draft horse breed?

Total range of vision for the horse is: 

In the first week of life, what is the average rectal temperature of a foal?

Racing Quarter Horses can reach up to what speed when running?

Incarceration, Spasmodic and Impaction are all types of what?

Name the parasite that causes tail rubbing.

In the horse industry what does AMHA stand for?

The horse is all of the following except?:

The scientific classification of the domestic ass is:

In Western Pleasure, what percentage of the score is based on the animal's performance?

Which of the following equid had high crowned teeth?