Age Weight And Height Of Horse

Question 1

young, unweaned horse

Answer 1

foal

Question 2

what is the birth date considered usually for foals?

Answer 2

Jan. 1

Question 3

young horse 6 months to 1 year old

Answer 3

weanling

Question 4

horse between 1-2 years

Answer 4

yearling

Question 5

horse between 2-3 years

Answer 5

2 year old

Question 6

what is the best way to determine a horses age?

Answer 6

good records

Question 7

what old practice do people still use to determine age on horses when records are not available?

Answer 7

teeth

Question 8

It becomes harder to determine the age using teeth as the horse what?

Answer 8

ages

Question 9

List the four things that also effect aging the horse by the teeth

Answer 9

feed, environment, heredity, and disease

Question 10

stable horses usually appear what than range horses?

Answer 10

younger

Question 11

when might this not be true?

Answer 11

cribber

Question 12

between 4-12 years old is considered what?

Answer 12

prime age

Question 13

24 years but can live to be 30+ years is a horse’s what?

Answer 13

average lifespan

Question 14

what are the two sets of teeth horse’s have?

Answer 14

temporary and permanent

Question 15

temporary teeth are also called what?

Answer 15

baby or milk teeth

Question 16

temporary incisors erupt in pairs at what?

Answer 16

8 days, 8 weeks, 8 months

Question 17

what teeth are more refined where the crown and root meet at the gum line, white in color and more rounded and shorter?

Answer 17

baby teeth

Question 18

at what age does the first pair of permanent incisors erupt? (centrals, pincers, nippers)

Answer 18

2 1/2 years

Question 19

at what age does the second pair of permanent incisors erupt? (intermediates)

Answer 19

3 1/2 years

Question 20

at what age does the last pair of permanent incisors erupt? (corners)

Answer 20

4 1/2 years

Question 21

what teeth appear at 4-5 years between incisors and molars of gelding and stallions?

Answer 21

canines (tusks)

Question 22

what are deep indentures in the center of the surface of young, permanent teeth?

Answer 22

cups

Question 23

at what age does the cups appear smooth on the lower central, intermediate and corners of the teeth?

Answer 23

6-8 years

Question 24

at what age does the cups appear smooth on the upper central, intermediate, and corner of the teeth?

Answer 24

9-11 years

Question 25

what age does the horse appear “smooth” mouth?

Answer 25

11 years

Question 26

as the cups disappear what appears?

Answer 26

dental stars

Question 27

refers to the angle at which the upper and lower incisors meet?

Answer 27

angle of incidence

Question 28

what range is the angle of incidence in young horses?

Answer 28

160-180

Question 29

in older horses the angle is what?

Answer 29

less than right angle

Question 30

shape changes greatly with?

Answer 30

age and wear

Question 31

at what age are the teeth broad and flat?

Answer 31

3-5 years

Question 32

at what age are the teeth oval?

Answer 32

6-9 years

Question 33

at what age are the teeth round?

Answer 33

9-15 years

Question 34

at what age are the teeth triangular?

Answer 34

15-20 years

Question 35

what longitudinal depression appears at the gum line of the surface of the upper corner incisor at 9-10 years of age?

Answer 35

Galvayne’s groove

Question 36

what age does the groove extend halfway down the tooth?

Answer 36

15 years

Question 37

what age does the groove extend all the way down the tooth?

Answer 37

20 years

Question 38

what age does the groove halfway gone from top tooth?

Answer 38

25 years

Question 39

what age does the groove completely disappear?

Answer 39

30 years

Question 40

horses are measured in what?

Answer 40

hands

Question 41

How big is one hand

Answer 41

4 inches