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Category K Flashcards

1
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What is the scientific name for the 3 most common types of bot flies?

A

Gasterophilus intestinalis, Gasterophilus nasanalis, Gasterophilus hemorrhoidalis

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Name 3 symptoms of an ascarid infestation

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unthriftiness, pot belly, rough coat, lack of growth, cough, lack of response to antibiotics

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3
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Name 4 general, non-manmade, environmental factors that will reduce parasites

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climate, seasons of the year, humidity, rainfall, age of horse, concentration of horses on land

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4
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What term describes the throwing of the front feet outward as they are picked up and is most commonly in toe narrow or pigeon toed horses?

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paddling

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What term describes the physical appearance of the horse, due to the arrangement of muscle, bone and body tissue?

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conformation

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What term describes the withers, back, loin and croup?

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top line

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7
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Which gait used while trail riding is the most tiring on the horse?

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canter or lope

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8
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What is a soft, slow trot without as much speed, suspension, or bounce as a regular trot and is usually performed when riding western?

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jog

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9
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What is the slow, relaxed gait this is slower than the gallop but faster than the jog when riding western?

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lope

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10
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What is a defect that hurts the horse’s appearance but doesn’t hurt his working ability such as a scar?

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blemish

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11
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A horse that toes in on the front legs will usually have what type of action defect?

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wings out or paddles

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12
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Name the gait that has a speed of about 8-10 mph and 3 beats with a suspension

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canter or lope

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13
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A horse that stands crooked will move how?

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moves crooked

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14
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Which gait is known as the foundation gait?

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walk

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15
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A horse with too much angle at the hock with the feet set too far under the body when looked at from the side has what conformation problem?

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sickle hocked

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16
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A horse with too little angle to the hock causing the hind legs to appear too straight when looking at them from the side has what problem?

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post legged

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17
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What is the term that describes eyes that are too small and look like a hog’s eyes?

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pig eyed

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18
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What term describes a horse whose front toes inward?

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pigeon toed

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19
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What term describes a horse whose front toes turn outward?

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splay footed

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20
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what term describes a problem seen when a horse limbs on the sore foot when moving or favors the sore foot when standing?

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lameness

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21
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What action defect is caused by the striking of the forefoot with the toe of the hindfoot commonly heard as a clicking noise when the horse does a fast trot?

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forging

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22
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How long is the usual time limit for giving a set of oral reasons in a judging class?

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2 minutes

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23
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How many horses are usually in each class at a 4-H judging contest?

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4

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24
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What term describes the faster form of the gallop?

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run

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25
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Which gait is sometimes called the foundation gait because they are often asked to switch into many other gaits from this gait?

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walk

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26
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How many beats does the walk have?

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four

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27
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what is a rapid 2 beat diagonal gait that is similar to the western jog only faster?

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trot

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28
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What are you looking for while riding your horse at a canter or lope when you look over the horse’s shoulder to see which front leg is reaching the farthest forward?

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checking for correct leads

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29
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what is the term for the slow smooth ground covering trot done in the western pleasure class?

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jog

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30
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How many beat does the canter have?

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three

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31
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How many beat does the trot have?

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two

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32
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What is the medium fast collected canter done in western pleasure class?

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lope

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33
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How many beats done the gallop have?

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four

34
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What is a horse under 14.2 hands usually called?

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pony

35
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What is the upper curved part of the neck called?

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crest

36
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Name the 4 parts of the horse that are included in the topline

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withers, back, loin (coupling), croup

37
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what condition has too much angle in the hock joint?

A

sickle hocks

38
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what is the term for the physical appearance of an animal due to the arrangement of muscle, bone and often body tissues?

A

conformation

39
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What term describes a horse whose front toes point outward?

A

splayfooted

40
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In reference to the way of going, winging occurs in horses with what conformation defect?

A

base wide or toed out feet

41
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What is the term used to indicate that a horse may have a structural problem or deviation which may have a limited affect on horse’s ability to perform?

A

serviceably sound

42
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What term describes heavy contact with the ground instead of the desirable light, springy strides?

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pounding

43
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What term describes when the front foot and opposite hind foot take off and stop at the same time with the legs moving in diagonal pairs?

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diagonal gait

44
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What term describes when the front and hind feet on the same side of the horse start and stop at the same time?

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lateral gait

45
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A base narrow horse is predisposed to landing on the outside of its hoof walls, thus may have a tendency to develop which two conditions?

A

ringbone, sidebone and heel brusing

46
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Base wide horses are predisposed to what?

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ringbone and navicular disease

47
Q

What is the ideal slope of the horses shoulder?

A

45-50 degrees

48
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What term refers to a horse that stands closer at the ground than at the origin of the legs in the chest?

A

base narrow

49
Q

What term is used to indicate that a horse may have a structural problem or deviation which may have only a limited affect on the horse’s ability to perform?

A

serviceably sound

50
Q

What area of the hoof carries more weight on a horse that is base wide?

A

inside of the hoof

51
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What term describes when the horses front feet are wider at the ground than at their origin at the chest?

A

base wide

52
Q

What 2 factors will a judge use to evaluate the barrel of a horse?

A

spring of the ribs and depth of heartgirth

53
Q

Which sex of horse would have a more prominent jaw and more heavily muscled body?

A

males

54
Q

In what three areas are muscling most likely to be developed in heavily
muscled horses?

A

forearm ,gaskin, rear quarters

55
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In a balanced horse, the legs and heart girth are approximately the same length. How does straight shoulders change this?

A

Straight shoulders cause the legs to be longer than the heart girth

56
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What term refers to a pastern that has too much slope?

A

coon footed

57
Q

Ideally where should the horse’s eyes be positioned when viewed from the front?

A

about 1/3 of the distance from the poll to its muzzle

58
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Balance is the single most important characteristic in equine selection because it forms the basics for movement, length of stride and ultimately performance. Balanced is determined by what physical structure?

A

skeletal structure

59
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What would be the ideal ratio of the top to bottom lines of the horses’s neck?

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2 to 1 with top longer

60
Q

What is another name for overshot muzzle?

A

parrot mouth

61
Q

Name 3 temperament characteristics associated with the size and appearance of the eyes

A

Large quiet soft eyes indicate quiet docile disposition, Pig eyes indicate lazy and difficult to train. Excessive white around eye indicates nervous and flighty

62
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Describe the 4 basic steps used in a systematic approach to horse judging

A

tracking the horse, profile view from the side and at a distance, close inspection from the front and rear

63
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Regardless of the breed, the hind quarters should appear to be what shape when viewed from the side?

A

sqaure

64
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What term describes a horse whose forelimb is to far under the body?

A

Camped under

65
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What is the bony enlargement surrounding the bones of the pastern?

A

Ringbone

66
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What is it called when a horse toes in behind & and are ‘out at the hocks’?

A

Bowlegged

67
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What is it called when the hocks are to far apart, are generally predisposed to being base narrow & can toe in on the rear hooves?

A

Bow legged

68
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Name the specific part of the horse’s back or top line that must be welled muscled, short & strong, in order to to transmit the forward power generated in the hind quarters.

A

Loin(coupling)

69
Q

Sickle hocks predispose a horse to what condition?

A

Curbs

70
Q

What is the term for a horse’s knees that are behind vertical when viewed by the side?

A

Calf kneed

71
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what term refers to when the horse’s leg stands under his hip from the hocks down due to excessive angulation in the hock when viewed from the side?

A

Sickle hocked

72
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What is the term for a horse’s knees that are in front of vertical when viewed from the side?

A

Buck kneed

73
Q

What the speed for the running walk gate of the Tennessee Walking horse?

A

8-10 miles per hour

74
Q

Horses that are bowed in at the hocks & cannon bones instead of being parallel are called what?

A

Cow hocked

75
Q

Which structural deviation of the knees when viewed from the side is extremely serious & many horses with this condition will not stay sound.

A

Calf kneed (back at the knee)

76
Q

What condition has the entire knee set to the inside of a strait line from the chest to the toe?

A

Knock kneed or closed kneed

77
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Which area of the hoof carries more weight if a horse has knocked knees?

A

Inside of the hoof

78
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Bowlegged horses will cause increased weight to be carried where on the hoof wall?

A

To the outside

79
Q

What term describes the use of painful methods & devices to enhance the horse’s gait in the show ring?

A

Soring

80
Q

When selecting a horse, what is the most important confirmation characteristics of any breed?

A

Balance

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