Equine Industry & Health

Question 1

What is a male adult horse called

Answer 1

stallion

Question 2

what is a male sterilized horse called

Answer 2

gelding

Question 3

what is a baby male horse called

Answer 3

colt

Question 4

what is an adult female horse called

Answer 4

mare

Question 5

what is a baby female horse called

Answer 5

philly

Question 6

what is a baby horse called

Answer 6

foal

Question 7

1 hand =

Answer 7

4 inches

Question 8

nomenclature of ponies, light horse, and heavy horse

Answer 8

ponies: 14 hands & less than 800lb

light horse: 15-17 hands & 900-1200 lb

heavy horse: 16-18 hands & more than 1400 lb

Question 9

What are hot bloods

Answer 9

lighter bodies ideal for speed racing

high strung temperament and flighty

Question 10

what are warm bloods

Answer 10

mild temperament and calm

Question 11

what are cold bloods

Answer 11

mild manner, docile, good with kids

Question 12

what is the Arabian horse

Answer 12

oldest breed of horse in history

agile & excellent stamina

Question 13

what is a thoroughbread

Answer 13

fastest horse: intermediate distance (3 quarter mile)

Question 14

what is a Quarter horse

Answer 14

Fastest horse: short distance (quarter mile race)

Question 15

Male donkey x Female horse

Answer 15

Mule

Question 16

Female donkey X Male horse

Answer 16

Hinny

Question 17

What is lethal white foal syndrome

Answer 17

dominate white gene that is often lethal in utero

colic first 12 hours of life

Question 18

Teeth and Wolf Teeth

Answer 18

teeth are important to digest cellulose

wolf teeth are an extra set of pre molars

Question 19

how long gestation of a horse

Answer 19

340 days

Question 20

Hearing, taste, smell, and flehmen reaction

Answer 20

hearing: responds well to low tone commands

Taste: like salty and sweet. Dislike bitter and sour

Smell: pheromone detection and bonding

Flehmen reaction: horse rolls upper lip to detect for unusual smell

Question 21

what is colic

Answer 21

abdominal pain

Question 22

What are the two categories of colic

Answer 22

1. Colic by cause

2. Colic by location

Question 23

define digestive colic

Answer 23

too much feed or change in feed

Question 24

define spasmodic or gas colic

Answer 24

eating too fast or toxin in feed

Question 25

define sand colic

Answer 25

sand in feed

Question 26

define impaction colic

Answer 26

not enough water

Question 27

what is volvulus

Answer 27

a rotation of the abdomen that cuts off blood supply

Question 28

how do you treat/prevent colic

Answer 28

exercise 
walk
NSAIDS
stomach tube
fluid rehydration
better feed & access to water 
deworm

Question 29

Equine Infectious Anemia

Answer 29

• sporadic disease
• transmitted by biting flies
• many horses are asymptomatic
• causes fever, low RBC, edema, jaundice

Question 30

How do you diagnose and treat equine infectious anemia

Answer 30

1. Antibody tests
2. molecular tests

no vaccine
terminate animal or permanently isolate them

Question 31

What is Laryngeal Hemiplegia

Answer 31

roaring & whistling during excerise

Question 32

treatment of laryngeal hemiplegia

Answer 32

prosthetic laryngoplasty

laryngeal ventriculectomy

Question 33

What is Laminitis

Answer 33

inflammation of the structures attached to the hoof/3rd phalanx bone

Question 34

What are 10 causes of Laminitis

Answer 34

1. Endocrine disease
2. Excessive grain intake
3. Grazing on Pasture (grain overload)
4. Excessive exercise
5. obesity
6. stress from disease or trauma
7. use of corticosteroid drugs
8. walnut shavings
9. small hooves/poor hoof quality
10. Infections

Question 35

What are the 3 forms of laminitis

Answer 35

1. Acute: < 3 days
2. Subacute: >3 days
3. Chronic: leads to rotation & sinking of 3rd phalanx