2006 Flashcards
What are the two main types of vitamins?
Fat-soluble & water soluble
What is the scientific name for the egg
ovum
What is the term for shortening and thinning the mane?
Pulling
Which adult parasite resembles the honey bee?
Bot fly
What swelling of vein usually below seat of bog spavin?
Blood spavin
What is the term for when all parts of the horse blend together well and muscling is long and tapering?
Smoothness
What is the term for top of the tooth protruding above the gum?
Crown
What is the rising and descending of a rider in an English saddle with the rhythm of the trot?
Posting
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?
Pupa
What is the muscular tube that extends from the pharynx to the stomach?
Esophagus
What is the final stage of evolution of the horse?
Equus
When the front toes are turned in and the heel is turned out, this is called?
Pigeon toed
What are the two types of bits that make up the Weymouth bridle?
Snaffle & curb
What triggers a horse to grow a winter coat?
Shorter days
Where should the loose end of the throat latch be placed after buckling it?
In the keeper
A horse with to much angle in the hock is called?
Sickle hocked
The portion of the bit from the mouthpiece down is called?
Shank
What is the plant pigment that is the precursor of vitamin A?
Carotene
What is the outer angle at which the upper and lower incisors meet?
Angle of bite
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?
Pace
Which adult parasite may reach 5-22 inches?
Ascarids ( parascaris equorum)
Name five factors that will affect the water needs of the horse?
Age, health, size, activity, environment, type of feed eaten
Shoes should be reset or replaced how often?
Every 4-6 weeks
Which part of the digestive tract is about 25 feet long and has a capacity of 32 gallons?
Large intestine
What is the breed registry for the thoroughbred?
The Jockey Club
How many ovaries does a mare have ?
Two
What part of the lead shank should not be held when showing halter?
Snap or chain portion
What are the 3 basic coat patterns of the Paint horse?
tobiano, overo, tovero
What is another name for lice eggs?
Nits
Where would wolf teeth be found in a horse?
In front of the premolars
Name 2 examples of simple carbohydrates?
Sugars and starches
What must occur before the egg starts to divide and create a new embryo?
Fertilization
What is usually a mild and common form of colic?
Spasmodic colic
What is the primary site of digestion and absorption of nutrients?
Small intestine
What should you do if your horse becomes injured or lame after entering in classes at a horse show?
Scratch from the class and do not ride
At what age does a horse have a full mouth when referring to its teeth?
5 years
What term describes a flat ribbed horse?
Slab sided
On an English saddle the billets attach what to the saddle?
Girth
What is the term for a colorized salt with small amounts of minerals?
Trace mineral salt
What is the term for a mane that is cut off so that it is left standing upright?
Roaches mane
Which breed has four divisions based on the height of the animal?
Welsh
Which intestinal parasite is not affected by the continuous deworming program?
Bots
What roan color has white hairs mixed in with a black base coat color?
Blue roan
Which phase of the estrous cycle is often referred to as the quiet period?
Dies true
One year of a horse life is equal to how many years of a mans life?
3 years of a mans life
What is the greenish solution that is secreted by the liver to assist in the digestion of fats?
Bile
A seven and one half minute period in a game of polo is called what ?
A chukker
What is part of the crown piece that runs under the jaw and buckles on the left side of the horse?
Throat latch
What are the two types of cheek teeth?
Molars and premolars
Name three bones that may be affected by ring bone?
Long Pastern, short Pastern, and coffin bone
What is the general term for the less digestible form of carbohydrates found I. Foodstuffs?
Fiber
What are the two basic types of immunity based on the length of time it lasts?
Permanent and temporary immunity
What term describes cleaning and brushing a horse or it also means the person who grooms the horse?
groom
What common action defect can be caused by a short underline?
Forging
The first horse originated about how long ago?
58 million years ago
What is the membrane the by which the fetus is attached to the uterus?
Placenta
What are 3 regions of the small intestine?
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
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?
Safety stirrup, peacoch stirrups
Where did Clydesdale draft horses originate?
Scotland
Name the two minerals the horse relies most heavily on for bone formation.
Calcium and phosphorus
What is an enlargement on the point of the hock ?
A capped hock
What is a plant or animal living on, in or with another living animal that is uses for food and shelter?
Parasite
