Equine Flashcards
Covers - Equine Management Systems - Equine Prevention Medicine - Equine Parasite Control - Equine Zoonoses - Camelid Population Health - Basic Hoof Care for Horses - Equine Behavior - Large Animal Euthanasia
(T/F) How horses are kept has a great deal to do with what their purpose is.
(T)
Where are show horses primarily kept?
(In a stall with limited turn out the caveat being that they may get more exercise from working)
Where are breeding horses kept?
(On pasture in herds)
Why should black walnut wood shavings be avoided for use as bedding in stalls for a horse?
(Horses will absorb toxins from the wood shavings and it will cause laminitis)
What type of wood shaving bedding should be avoided to prevent it from causing laminitis?
(Black walnut)
What is the disadvantage to using dirt for the floor of your horse’s stall?
(It is impossible to disinfect → ex. Salmonella shed in diarrhea)
What type of tack do we use to lead horses for horse labs?
(A halter and lead rope)
What is tack?
(Equipment used to control a horse; saddle, bridle, halter, etc.)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to thoroughbred racing?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B, C, D, E, F)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to harness racing?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B, C, D)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to endurance racing?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B, C, G)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to dressage?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to show jumping?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to hunters?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B, F)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to eventing?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to saddle seat?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B, F)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to western pleasure?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B, F)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to reining?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B)
Which of the following health concerns are pertinent to rodeo/ranch?
A - Musculoskeletal
B - Respiratory
C - Cardiac
D - Infectious Disease
E - Reproduction
F - Drug Administration
G - Electrolyte
(A, B)
What are the male and female terms for donkeys?
(Jack and jenny)
What is a hinny?
(The result of breeding a female donkey to a male horse; a mule is breeding a female horse to a male donkey)
What is the difference between ponies and miniature horses?
(Miniature horses are conformationally similar to horses whereas ponies are conformationally different from horses)
A horse needs to be above what height (in hands) to be a horse and not either a pony or miniature horse?
(14.3 hands or 59 inches)
What type of general breed category are draft horses?
(Coldbloods)