2006

Question 1

What are the two main types of vitamins?

Answer 1

Fat-soluble & water soluble

Question 2

What is the scientific name for the egg

Answer 2

ovum

Question 3

What is the term for shortening and thinning the mane?

Answer 3

Pulling

Question 4

Which adult parasite resembles the honey bee?

Answer 4

Bot fly

Question 5

What swelling of vein usually below seat of bog spavin?

Answer 5

Blood spavin

Question 6

What is the term for when all parts of the horse blend together well and muscling is long and tapering?

Answer 6

Smoothness

Question 7

What is the term for top of the tooth protruding above the gum?

Answer 7

Crown

Question 8

What is the rising and descending of a rider in an English saddle with the rhythm of the trot?

Answer 8

Posting

Question 9

What is the intermediate, usually motionless form assumed by metabolic insects after their larva state and is maintained until the beginning of the adult stage?

Answer 9

Pupa

Question 10

What is the muscular tube that extends from the pharynx to the stomach?

Answer 10

Esophagus

Question 11

What is the final stage of evolution of the horse?

Answer 11

Equus

Question 12

When the front toes are turned in and the heel is turned out, this is called?

Answer 12

Pigeon toed

Question 13

What are the two types of bits that make up the Weymouth bridle?

Answer 13

Snaffle & curb

Question 14

What triggers a horse to grow a winter coat?

Answer 14

Shorter days

Question 15

Where should the loose end of the throat latch be placed after buckling it?

Answer 15

In the keeper

Question 16

A horse with to much angle in the hock is called?

Answer 16

Sickle hocked

Question 17

The portion of the bit from the mouthpiece down is called?

Answer 17

Shank

Question 18

What is the plant pigment that is the precursor of vitamin A?

Answer 18

Carotene

Question 19

What is the outer angle at which the upper and lower incisors meet?

Answer 19

Angle of bite

Question 20

What is a fast two beat lateral gate that the front and hind feet on the same side start and stop at the same time?

Answer 20

Pace

Question 21

Which adult parasite may reach 5-22 inches?

Answer 21

Ascarids ( parascaris equorum)

Question 22

Name five factors that will affect the water needs of the horse?

Answer 22

Age, health, size, activity, environment, type of feed eaten

Question 23

Shoes should be reset or replaced how often?

Answer 23

Every 4-6 weeks

Question 24

Which part of the digestive tract is about 25 feet long and has a capacity of 32 gallons?

Answer 24

Large intestine

Question 25

What is the breed registry for the thoroughbred?

Answer 25

The Jockey Club

Question 26

How many ovaries does a mare have ?

Answer 26

Two

Question 27

What part of the lead shank should not be held when showing halter?

Answer 27

Snap or chain portion

Question 28

What are the 3 basic coat patterns of the Paint horse?

Answer 28

tobiano, overo, tovero

Question 29

What is another name for lice eggs?

Answer 29

Nits

Question 30

Where would wolf teeth be found in a horse?

Answer 30

In front of the premolars

Question 31

Name 2 examples of simple carbohydrates?

Answer 31

Sugars and starches

Question 32

What must occur before the egg starts to divide and create a new embryo?

Answer 32

Fertilization

Question 33

What is usually a mild and common form of colic?

Answer 33

Spasmodic colic

Question 34

What is the primary site of digestion and absorption of nutrients?

Answer 34

Small intestine

Question 35

What should you do if your horse becomes injured or lame after entering in classes at a horse show?

Answer 35

Scratch from the class and do not ride

Question 36

At what age does a horse have a full mouth when referring to its teeth?

Answer 36

5 years

Question 37

What term describes a flat ribbed horse?

Answer 37

Slab sided

Question 38

On an English saddle the billets attach what to the saddle?

Answer 38

Girth

Question 39

What is the term for a colorized salt with small amounts of minerals?

Answer 39

Trace mineral salt

Question 40

What is the term for a mane that is cut off so that it is left standing upright?

Answer 40

Roaches mane

Question 41

Which breed has four divisions based on the height of the animal?

Answer 41

Welsh

Question 42

Which intestinal parasite is not affected by the continuous deworming program?

Answer 42

Bots

Question 43

What roan color has white hairs mixed in with a black base coat color?

Answer 43

Blue roan

Question 44

Which phase of the estrous cycle is often referred to as the quiet period?

Answer 44

Dies true

Question 45

One year of a horse life is equal to how many years of a mans life?

Answer 45

3 years of a mans life

Question 46

What is the greenish solution that is secreted by the liver to assist in the digestion of fats?

Answer 46

Bile

Question 47

A seven and one half minute period in a game of polo is called what ?

Answer 47

A chukker

Question 48

What is part of the crown piece that runs under the jaw and buckles on the left side of the horse?

Answer 48

Throat latch

Question 49

What are the two types of cheek teeth?

Answer 49

Molars and premolars

Question 50

Name three bones that may be affected by ring bone?

Answer 50

Long Pastern, short Pastern, and coffin bone

Question 51

What is the general term for the less digestible form of carbohydrates found I. Foodstuffs?

Answer 51

Fiber

Question 52

What are the two basic types of immunity based on the length of time it lasts?

Answer 52

Permanent and temporary immunity

Question 53

What term describes cleaning and brushing a horse or it also means the person who grooms the horse?

Answer 53

groom

Question 54

What common action defect can be caused by a short underline?

Answer 54

Forging

Question 55

The first horse originated about how long ago?

Answer 55

58 million years ago

Question 56

What is the membrane the by which the fetus is attached to the uterus?

Answer 56

Placenta

Question 57

What are 3 regions of the small intestine?

Answer 57

Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

Question 58

What piece of tack consists of a heavy rubber band on the outside frame of an English stirrup that releases the riders foot in case of a fall?

Answer 58

Safety stirrup, peacoch stirrups

Question 59

Where did Clydesdale draft horses originate?

Answer 59

Scotland

Question 60

Name the two minerals the horse relies most heavily on for bone formation.

Answer 60

Calcium and phosphorus

Question 61

What is an enlargement on the point of the hock ?

Answer 61

A capped hock

Question 62

What is a plant or animal living on, in or with another living animal that is uses for food and shelter?

Answer 62

Parasite