Equine 2

Question 1

Horse owner/rider goals

Answer 1

personal pleasure
personal objectives (improver rider abilities, improve horse abilities)
competition- to win

Question 2

horse use overview

Answer 2

pleasure horse
horse shows
sport horse - hunter/jumper, show jumper, dressage, event
race horse- thoroughbred, standardbred, 1/4 horse
western performance
endurance

Question 3

Pleasure horse used for

Answer 3

pleasure riding
trail riding
hacking
fox hunting

Question 4

Horse shows

Answer 4

quitation- rider judged on form, style, ability
halter classe, in-hand, conformation- led by handler, judged on conformation and suitability as breeding anima
Pleasure, flat, under saddle classes- manners performance, movement, style and quality

Question 5

Horse shows

Answer 5

hunter
jumper
harness classes

Question 6

International/olymic sanctioned

Answer 6

jumping

dressage- high level of impulsion, collection and obedience- carry out natural movement upon rider request

Question 7

Eventing

Answer 7

3 day event

• dressage
• show jumping
• cross country

Question 8

Horse types

Answer 8

strength and stamina
thoroughbred or crosses
warmbloods at lower levels

Question 9

At which age do horses show in their first event?

Answer 9

6-7 -first 3 day event

Question 10

Lameness

Answer 10

skeletally mature, slower than racehorses
tendon and ligament injuries
osteoarthritis
don’t tend to have long bone problems

Question 11

What is a furlong

Answer 11

old english
furth (furrow)
lang(long)
220 yards or 1/8 mile– 201 meters

Question 12

Types of racing

Answer 12

flat racing - thoroughbred
steeplechasing (jump racing, national hunt)
harness racing- standardbred racting- trot or pace
quarter horse
endurance-20/25- 100 miles

Question 13

Horse sources

Answer 13

breed and raise
breeding operations
private sales
public auctions (weanlings, yearlings, two-yearolds in training,other)
claiming races

Question 14

Distaff races

Answer 14

filles and mares only

Question 15

handicaps

Answer 15

weight variaition, subjective

Question 16

allowances

Answer 16

more objective weight determination

Question 17

Purses

Handle

Answer 17

purses- betting, owners, sponsors, race tracks

handle- % of money wagered

Question 18

Maidens

Answer 18

horses that have never won

Question 19

Track surfaces

Answer 19

turf
dirt
semi-synthetic, synthetic (sand, fiber material, wax, polymers)

Question 20

Injury occurrence is proportional to?

Answer 20

the speed of the track

Question 21

Most fatal injuries are due to?

Answer 21

pre-existing injuries; repetitive strain injuries

Question 22

Steeplechase

Answer 22

point to point
distance race
over timbers
flat races

Question 23

Decrease in racing times due to

Answer 23

selective breeding
changes in track surfaces
banking of turns
popularity of 1 mile tracts
refinement of race bikes
advances in veterinary care

Question 24

4 classes of standardbred race horses

Answer 24

international trotter
grand circuit
condition races
country fair horses- small purses

Question 25

Racing quarter horses

Answer 25

sprinters
distance: 201 meters- 795 meters
explosive power

Question 26

Racing quarter horse lameness

Answer 26

large body mass
small feet
may have- poor carpal conformation, upright pasterns, poor tarsal conformation, stifles too straight

Question 27

Quarter horse other sporting events

Answer 27

roping
cutting
reining
showing
rodeo events

Question 28

Which horse breed dominates in endurance

Answer 28

arabians