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1
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English triple crown races

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2000 Guineas
Epsom Derby
St. Lager Stakes

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Western horses generally carry their heads higher/lower than english horses

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lower

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A passage is

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a slow motion trot

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Trotters triple crown

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Kentucky Futurity
Yonkers trot
Hambletonian

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Canada still covers most of its police-work through the mounted units and cavalry of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police T/F

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False; mounted units are now only ceremonial with the Musical Ride

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What does Pari-Mutuel betting mean?

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Certain amount of wager goes to the track

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U.S. Triple Crown races

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Kentucky Derby
Preakness
Belmont

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Gallop over 5 furlongs to 2 miles

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Thoroughbred flat race

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AKA National Hunt; 2-4 miles with obstacles and jumps (ex. Grand National- people and horses tend to die here-and US Grand National)

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Thoroughbred Steeplechase

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AKA harness racing; trot/pace; horses wear hobbles to stay in gait

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Standardbred Racing

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Triple Crown for Trotters Standardbred Racing

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Hambletonian
Yonkers Trot
Kentucky Futurity

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12
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Triple Crown for Pacers Standardbred Racing

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Cane Pace
Messenger Stakes
Little Brown Jug

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13
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Race 1/4 mile/440 yards; fast and quick (usually no more than 30 seconds)

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Quarter Horse Racing (1/4 is a hint)

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50-100 miles; examples: Tevis cup, WEG, Dubai endurance. Typically involves Arabian horses

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Endurance racing

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Differences between English and Western style equestrian sports (try to name at least three)

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  • English vs. Western saddle
  • English rider uses two hands on reins; Western uses one hand
  • trot and canter vs jog and lope
  • uses snaffle bit most often; uses curb bit most often
  • attire is more formal; attire is more casual
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English and Western sport where rider’s position and effectiveness is judged on the flat or over fences

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Equitation

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English sport where horse’s movement, way of going and form over fences is judged (Dr. Phillips competed in this sport before)

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Hunter

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English sport that’s a test of height and speed; example: Grand Prix, speed classes, Puissance, Gambler’s Choice; fastest time with fewest “faults” wins

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Showjumping

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19
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Knocking over a rail in showjumping results in how many faults?

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4

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French word for training; series of movements like walk, trot, canter, half pass, piaffe, passage, tempi changes and pirouette; scored 0-10/ total out of 100

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Dressage

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21
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Moving sideways with body facing forward

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half-pass

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A piaffe is

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trotting in place

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Tempi changes are

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flying lead changes

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Turn around in a circle

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pirouette

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English sport AKA Combined training; 3-day event with 3 phases; dressage, cross country and stadium jumping

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Eventing

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English sport involving the tracking and chase of the fox; hounds are “cast” and horses with their riders follow. In UK, an artificial scent is followed; in US, an actual fox is chased until it goes “to ground” (fox isn’t allowed to be killed on purpose)

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Fox hunting

27
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English sport involving Chukkas (periods) that are 7 minutes long; 4-8 chukkas per game; score by hitting ball between posts; typically uses Thoroughbreds/TB crosses; each “pony” can only play 2 chukkas

A

Polo

28
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English sport that’s a judged event based on the style of riding using American Saddlebreds, Tennessee Walking Horses, Arabians, Morgans, and Hackneys. Includes classes like 3-gaited, 5-gaited, park, pleasure and equitation

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Saddleseat (designed to show off breeds with high-stepping gaits)

29
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Western discipline where judged on movement, ease of riding and quality of the horse and its gaits

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Pleasure

30
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Quality of riding, pattern

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Horsemanship

31
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Western discipline judged on navigation of obstacles like gates, bridges, rails, etc.

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Trails

32
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3 Equestrian sports in the olympics

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Eventing, Dressage and Showjumping

33
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Rodeo sport where the fastest time without knocking down barrels wins. record is 13.11 seconds

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Barrel Racing

34
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Rodeo sport where a horse runs a serpentine path around 6 poles 21 feet apart, 6 feet tall; knocking down a pole results in a 5 second penalty

A

Pole bending

35
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Rodeo sport where horse separates a cow from the herd using cow sense

A

Cutting

36
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What is the proper name of the cannon bone?

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Metacarpal number 3

37
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In what discipline does the rider attempt to stay on for at least 8 seconds?

A

Bronc riding

38
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What discipline includes classes such as: three-gaited, five-gaited, park, pleasure, and equitation and was developed for breeds like the American Saddlebred and Hackneys?

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Saddleseat

39
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What discipline is a test of height and speed?

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Show jumping

40
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What discipline is judged based on rideability of the horse, manners and temperament at gaits like the walk, jog, and lope?

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Western pleasure

41
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What discipline has the horse and rider complete 1 of 10 approved patterns that include small slow circles and sliding stops?

A

Reining

42
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Normal respiratory rate for a horse

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8 to 16 breaths

43
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Normal temperature for horse

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99 degrees F (can range from 98-101; anything over 102 is concerning

44
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Normal resting heart rate for horse

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30 to 40 bpm (maximum is 240 bmp with exercise)

45
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What does it mean for an Equine vet to “float” a horse’s teeth?

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They use a large file to file down sharp points formed in the teeth from the horse’s side-to-side chewing.

46
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What will a farrier do? (name tools and what they do)

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Use a (1)hoof pick to clean debris, a (2)rasp to file down the hoof wall, a (3)hoof knife to work away any sole, and (4)nippers to help trim the wall

47
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Disruption to the cornea caused by trauma or infection

A

Cornea ulcer

48
Q

Infection of the lining of the eye

A

Conjunctivitis

49
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AKA Moon blindness; inflammation of the uvea (iris, ciliary body, choroid)

A

Recurrent uveitis

50
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Infection of the lymph vessels

A

Lymphangitis

51
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Bacterial infection of the withers; of the poll; caused by Brucella species and may be transmitted to humans; may also be caused by trauma

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Fistula (withers); Poll evil (poll)

52
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Collection of pus under the skin causing swelling; caused by foreign material working its way out or an infection

A

abscesses

53
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A condition also called Left Laryngeal Hemiplegia; a result of paralysis of left arytenoid cartilage which results in cartilate flapping in the airway causing a noise during exercise

A

Roaring

54
Q

Tie back surgery is used to treat

A

Roaring/ Laryngeal Hemiplegia

55
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What does EIPH stand for? What is it?

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Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage; pressure in pulmonary capillaries increase to the point of rupturing the vessel walls, causing blood to leak in alveolar sac and exit via the nostrils

56
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What is it called when blood comes out of the horse’s nostrils as a result of EIPH?

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epistaxis

57
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What does COPD stand for? what is it?

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease aka Heaves; caused by irritants to the respiratory tract like molds or dust

58
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What percentage of a horse’s body weight does blood account for?

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9%

59
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Where are blood samples taken from in horses?

A

the jugular vein

60
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What is the normal percentage of red blood cells in a horse’s blood?

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30-45%

61
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What is the function of the spleen in the horse?

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stores and releases red blood cells for increased oxygen delivery

62
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Largest bone in horse’s body

A

Femur

63
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Respiratory condition treated using nose bands or a surgery known as “tie forward”

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Dorsal displacement of soft palate; soft palate sits on top of epiglottis and obstructs the airway

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