Equine Behavior & Hoof Care QUIZ

Question 1

This horse is demonstrating which behavior?
(there is no peanut butter on his lips)
1. Aggression
2. Dive Reflex
3. Flehmen response
4. Dominance

Answer 1

3. Flehmen response

Question 2

You and the DVM have just finished working with this mare. Your next step will be:
1. open the back gate
2. enter the stocks to lead the horse
3. remove the halter
4. untie the head

Answer 2

4. untie the head

Question 3

This horse is demonstrating:
1. curiosity
2. aggressive warning
3. fear (submissive)
4. sleep deprivation

Answer 3

2. aggressive warning

Question 4

This horse is demonstrating:
1. aggression
2. playfulness
3. apprehension
4. relaxation

Answer 4

3. apprehension

Question 5

T/F: Horses, as a prey species, react to subtle stimulus that humans can’t detect and then deem the horse as “being bad.”

Answer 5

True

Question 6

T/F: Horses have panoramic vision with no blind spots.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

T/F: Horses’ brain hemispheres work independently and so they need to be taught things twice (on the right side and on the left side).

Answer 7

True

Question 8

T/F: Because harsh air blowing through the nostrils is an alarm signal in horses, humans strongly blowing into a nostril may alarm the horse.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

T/F: Cribbing is a “vice” of horses in which they bite onto a structure and suck in air which leads to an endorphin release into the blood stream.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T/F: The leader of a herd of wild horses is the alpha stallion.

Answer 10

False.
It is a mare! Horses are a matriarch

Question 11

What is this instrument used for?
1. testing hoof/foot for pain
2. cleaning hoof
3. removing horseshoe
4. measuring hoof size

Answer 11

2. cleaning hoof

Question 12

Regarding horseshoes…
1. ideally clinches are filed off with rasp before shoe removal
2. the vet technician should remove the shoe every time a foot radiograph is done no matter what
3. most shoes are now glued on and easily pried off with screwdriver
4. they are usually removed and reset by farrier once year when hoof is trimmed

Answer 12

1. ideally clinches are filed off with rasp before shoe removal

Question 13

Ideal hoof care includes:
1. maintaining hoof balance (equal amounts of hoof on either side of midline)
2. maintaining the hoof angle 45o greater than the pastern angle
3. encouraging mud accumulation on the hoof to maintain moisture
4. trimming of the hoof 1-2x/year

Answer 13

1. maintaining hoof balance (equal amounts of hoof on either side of midline)

Question 14

Identify the indicated region of the hoof in the diagram below using a term from the word list:
-bulbs -wall -laminae -frog
-white line -coronary band -toe
-periople -sole -bar
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 9

Answer 14

1. Wall
2. White line
3. Sole
4. Frog
5. Bar
6. Heel bulbs

Question 15

Identify the external anatomy of the equine hind leg using a term from the word list:
-fetlock -coronet -pastern -chestnut
-cannon -hock -knee

Answer 15

1. Coronet
2. Fetlock
3. Cannon
4. Hock