Equine Industry

Question 1

modern horse

Answer 1

equus caballus

Question 2

mule:

Answer 2

jack and mare
they are infertile

Question 3

FEI

Answer 3

federation
equestre
internationale

Question 4

BEF

Answer 4

british equestrian federation

Question 5

as horses age:

Answer 5

steeper angle of inclusion (teeth)

Question 6

identification: blaze

Answer 6

thicker white band down horses face

Question 7

identification: snip

Answer 7

white section just above nose

Question 8

identification: stripe

Answer 8

thin white stripe down the horses face

Question 9

identification: white face

Answer 9

any section of white that ends up covering the eyes as well

Question 10

identification: star

Answer 10

diamond shape at top of face

Question 11

identification: feint

Answer 11

looks like a faded star (not as prominent)

Question 12

where are microchips placed in horses?

Answer 12

on the left
within the nuchal ligament in the left crest

Question 13

what drug, that has a similar function to ibruprofen cannot be used in animals that are used in the food chain?

Answer 13

phenylbutazone

Question 14

strip grazing?

Answer 14

section off pasture, as they eat more you move the fence line, gradually eat down the field

Question 15

track systems?

Answer 15

section off middle of field, so move more as they move around the outside to graze

Question 16

reduce obesity?

Answer 16

track systems, strip grazing and grazing muzzle

Question 17

sycamore seeds/seedlings =

Answer 17

atypical myopathy

Question 18

withers?

Answer 18

base of neck - where the saddle is placed behind - used to measure height

Question 19

fetlock?

Answer 19

lower part of the leg

Question 20

knee?

Answer 20

our carpus equivalent in the forelimb

Question 21

stifle?

Answer 21

our knee equivalent - in the hindlimb