equine

Question 1

warning signs

Answer 1

kicking (back), ears back, mouth open, striking out (front)

Question 2

leading

Answer 2

lead on left side
turn away from you
accordion style
turn horse to face door in stall

Question 3

left side physical exam

Answer 3

auscultate lungs
auscultate heart
check gut sounds

Question 4

right side physical exam

Answer 4

auscultate lungs
check gut sounds

Question 5

length of gestation period

Answer 5

346 days

Question 6

act of parturition

Answer 6

foaling

Question 7

number of mammary glands

Answer 7

2

Question 8

normal temp

Answer 8

99.5-101.3

Question 9

respiratory rate

Answer 9

8-16 rpm

Question 10

heart rate

Answer 10

32-44 bpm

Question 11

stallion

Answer 11

a sexually intact male horse over 3 years of age

Question 12

stud

Answer 12

a stallion used for breeding

Question 13

colt

Answer 13

intact male up to 3 years of age

Question 14

gelding

Answer 14

castrated male any age

Question 15

mare

Answer 15

mature female

Question 16

filly

Answer 16

young female up to 3 years of age

Question 17

foal

Answer 17

young male or female under 1 year

Question 18

weanling

Answer 18

a young male or female which has just been weaned

Question 19

herd

Answer 19

group of horses

Question 20

donkey

Answer 20

a smaller animal when compared to the horse; hardier and deals better with stress; used as pack or trail animals; male: jack female: jenny

Question 21

mule

Answer 21

a cross between a donkey and a horse which results in a hybrid and is seldom fertile

Question 22

light horses

Answer 22

14-16 hands; 900-1400 pounds

Question 23

draft horses

Answer 23

16-19 hands; 1400-2200 pounds

Question 24

pony

Answer 24

below 14 hands; 500-900 pounds

Question 25

3 gated horse

Answer 25

has been trained to walk, trot, and canter

Question 26

5 gated horse

Answer 26

trained to walk, trot, canter, slow gate, and rack

Question 27

green/unbroken

Answer 27

untrained

Question 28

walking horse

Answer 28

very fancy gait with considerable action in front legs

Question 29

stock horse

Answer 29

descended from the mustang; used in cattle industry and in rodeos for roping and cutting

Question 30

hunters and jumpers

Answer 30

horses specially trained to participate in working the hunt field or jumping

Question 31

race horses

Answer 31

horses trained for running; thoroughbreds compete in races from 3/4 - 2 miles on a flat surface; Standardbreds and Morgans are raced in harnesses with a cart over a distance of one mile; quarter horses 1/4 mile

Question 32

miniature horses

Answer 32

not a pony, but a true miniature; cannot exceed 34 inches in height at the withers when fully grow at 36 month of age; pet or hobby horse

Question 33

teasing

Answer 33

exposing the mare to a stallion to determine id she is receptive and ready to be bred

Question 34

artificial insemination

Answer 34

artificial vagina is used to collect semen from stud

Question 35

pregnancy examination

Answer 35

a mare can be checked for pregnancy via rectal palpation at 60 days; ultrasound at 14 days

Question 36

handling and restraint

Question 37

picking up feet

Question 38

physical exam

Question 39

parts of horse

Question 40

reproduction/breeding

Question 41

signs of parturition

Question 42

care at parturition

Question 43

digestive system

Question 44

bandaging

Question 45

injections

Question 46

teeth float

Answer 46

grinding causes sharp points on teeth or pain - float is used to smooth teeth

Question 47

tail wrap

Answer 47

wrapping tail for rectal palpation, vaginal prep, breeding and foaling

Question 48

rectal palpation

Answer 48

a gloved arm is inserted into the rectum for the purpose of ultrasound, pregnancy check, or colic examination

Question 49

seats and blisters

Answer 49

irritating material applied to injury causing an increase in circulation to painful area to increase healing time

Question 50

gut sounds

Answer 50

sounds of digestive organs

Question 51

picking feet

Answer 51

using a hoof pick to clean packed manure and debris from foot

Question 52

farrier

Answer 52

someone who trims the hooves