Hippology Exam 2013

Question 1

Gastric ulcers affect which organ?

Answer 1

Stomach

Question 2

What is the most common cause of colic?

Answer 2

Parasites

Question 3

Aristides and Eclipse are famous horses from what breed?

Answer 3

Thoroughbreds

Question 4

What does the term enteritis refer to?

Answer 4

Inflammation of the small intestine

Question 5

Types of colic include:

Answer 5

Spasmodic, impaction, incareration and gas

Question 6

atlanto-occipital malformation is affects which breed of horse?

Answer 6

Arabians

Question 7

What type of shavings can be toxic if ingested by the horse?

Answer 7

Black Walnut

Question 8

What is the term that refers to inflammation of the colon?

Answer 8

Colitis

Question 9

Signs of colic include all of the following:

Answer 9

distended abdomen, rolling and kicking, anorexia

Question 10

Where did the Clydesdale originate?

Answer 10

Scotland

Question 11

What is the term for a feed that is accessible to only the foal and not the dam?

Answer 11

Creep Feeder

Question 12

What is the correct order of the 3 parts of the small intestine?

Answer 12

Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum

Question 13

What contagious equine disease causes high fever, purulent nasal discharge, and enlargement of the submandibular lymph nodes?

Answer 13

Distemper

Question 14

Foals with this condition typically die by 5 months of age, it primarily affects Arabians.

Answer 14

Combined immunodeficiency

Question 15

All of the following are important environmental conditions to consider when housing horses:

Answer 15

temperature, humidity, ventilation

Question 16

What is the primary function of the cecum?

Answer 16

Reabsorb nutrients

Question 17

What are the main symptoms of sleeping sickness?

Answer 17

Stiffness, loss of appetite, depression, paralysis of lips and bladder

Question 18

The hereditary condition Hyperkalemic peridoic paralysis (HYPP) has been traced back to what quarter horse stallion?

Answer 18

Impressive

Question 19

How long should new horses be kept in isolation before being introduced to the herd?

Answer 19

21 days

Question 20

A foal receiving colostrum is an example of what kind of immunity?

Answer 20

Passive immunity

Question 21

What disease does the coggins test screen for?

Answer 21

Equine Infectious Anemia

Question 22

What condition are Belgian horses commonly afflicted with?

Answer 22

Aniridia

Question 23

True or False: If manure is kept near the barn, it should be kept where it can heat to kill parasite eggs and larvae.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Which organ produces the ova in the mare?

Answer 24

Ovary

Question 25

Which insect is the primary vector that spreads West Nile Virus?

Answer 25

Mosquito

Question 26

What is the term for a lesser quality of sugar mule?

Answer 26

Cotton Mule

Question 27

What are the main symptoms of rabies in horses?

Answer 27

Facial paralysis, lameness, fractious attitiude

Question 28

This coat color is a very light yellow coat on unpigmented skin with either blue or pink eyes.

Answer 28

Cremello

Question 29

What body system is the larynx part of?

Answer 29

Respiratory

Question 30

What is azoturia commonly known as?

Answer 30

Monday morning disease

Question 31

This coat color is born with the same proportion of white hairs that will grow in with each coat.

Answer 31

Roan

Question 32

What are the rings that line the trachea composed of?

Answer 32

Cartilage

Question 33

Symptoms of this virus range from mucous discharge, inflamed conjunctiva, abortion, to staggering, loss of coordination, and paralysis

Answer 33

Rhinopneumonitis

Question 34

This pony originated on the west coast of Ireland.

Answer 34

Connemara

Question 35

A roaring horse would make noise during what part of the breathing cycle?

Answer 35

Inspiration

Question 36

Big head disease is caused by what?

Answer 36

Low levels of calcium and excessive phosphorus

Question 37

The Lipizzan horse is commonly assoicated with the superb riding school located where?

Answer 37

Vienna

Question 38

What does the term lordosis refer to in the horse?

Answer 38

A horse with an excessive sway back

Question 39

What does a deficiency of iodine cause?

Answer 39

Goiter

Question 40

What was the Hackney horse bred for?

Answer 40

Carriage horse

Question 41

What would a "daisy cutter" be prone to?

Answer 41

Stumbling

Question 42

What causes white muscle disease?

Answer 42

Selenium deficiency

Question 43

This coat color appears mousy gray or smoke colored.

Answer 43

Grullo

Question 44

When a horse "scalps" himself what two legs are affected?

Answer 44

Forefoot toe and hindfoot hairline

Question 45

Define the dun coat color.

Answer 45

Varying dominant coat color with a shade of yellow.

Question 46

Winding commonly affects base wide horses this traveling defect is commonly known as

Answer 46

Rope walking

Question 47

How much feed should the average horse consume daily per 100 pounds of body weight?

Answer 47

2 pounds

Question 48

True or False: The chestnut coat color should have a flaxen mane and tail.

Answer 48

False.

Question 49

The art of riding the horse and understanding its needs.

Answer 49

Horsemanship

Question 50

The left side of the horse.

Answer 50

Near side.

Question 51

The right side of the horse.

Answer 51

Far side

Question 52

Equipment and clothing used in showing

Answer 52

appointments

Question 53

The art of riding horseback

Answer 53

equitation

Question 54

A western saddle with a cinch hung from the center

Answer 54

Center fire

Question 55

The back of the saddle

Answer 55

Cantle

Question 56

A special knot on a hackamore

Answer 56

Fiadore

Question 57

A noseband on the bridle

Answer 57

Cavesson

Question 58

A hackamore lead rope

Answer 58

Mecate

Question 59

A light vehicle used in racing

Answer 59

Sulky

Question 60

A curb bit used on heavy harness horses and ponies

Answer 60

Liverpool bit

Question 61

Attachment to the bridle to focus the horses vision forward

Answer 61

Blinkers

Question 62

Used on trotting horses who carry check reins

Answer 62

Bar Bit

Question 63

Buggy for fine harness horses

Answer 63

Viceroy

Question 64

The term "cat-hammed" refers to what part of the horses body

Answer 64

Thighs and legs

Question 65

What is the gestation period of the horse

Answer 65

11 months

Question 66

Most foundation quarter horses can be traced back to the stallion Janus, what breed was he?

Answer 66

Thoroughbred

Question 67

A horse who has a short steep croup is commonly called what

Answer 67

goose-rumped

Question 68

A healthly foal should be standing and nursing in what time frame?

Answer 68

2 hours

Question 69

What country is the Jutland breed from

Answer 69

Denmark

Question 70

What is the term for a concave neck with a depression before the withers and a thick underline

Answer 70

Ewe neck

Question 71

What type of bedding should be used for the birth of a foal?

Answer 71

Straw

Question 72

Why should straw be used for the birth of a foal?

Answer 72

Shavings stick to the foals nostrils and can be inhaled.

Question 73

Dan Patch was a famous breed of what horse?

Answer 73

Standardbred

Question 74

Define the position of a stargazer

Answer 74

The horse holds its head awkwardly high

Question 75

Parturition (birth) is composed of how many stages

Answer 75

3

Question 76

Justin Morgan was the founding sire of what breed

Answer 76

Morgan

Question 77

Which vertebrae are ususally affected in a horse with wobblers?

Answer 77

C3-C4

Question 78

Prolonged labor with no parts of the foal visible, one foreleg, or the head with no forelimbs presenting are all considered signs of what?

Answer 78

Dystocia

Question 79

Which lists the correct vertebral column of the horse?

Answer 79

``` Cervical (neck)= 7 Thoracic = 18 Lumbar = 6 Sacral = 5 Coccygeal (tail) = 18 ```

Question 80

How many inches does a healthy hoof grow per month?

Answer 80

1/4 to 3/4 inch

Question 81

How many pairs of the horses ribs are true ribs?

Answer 81

8

Question 82

The term olecreanon refers to what?

Answer 82

Point of elbow

Question 83

How would you trim a splayfooted horse to correct this defect?

Answer 83

trim the outer half of the foot

Question 84

What is the formal name for the cannon bone on the right front leg?

Answer 84

Metacarpus

Question 85

Which shoe helps prevent horses from hurting themselves when they brush while traveling?

Answer 85

Featheredged shoe

Question 86

What would a farrier use a pair of nippers for?

Answer 86

to trim the wall of the hoof

Question 87

The patella is also known as the

Answer 87

kneecap

Question 88

What is an avulsion

Answer 88

wound characterized by tearing of skin causing a loose flap

Question 89

What is the name of the first cervical vertebrae?

Answer 89

Atlas

Question 90

What are the minimum vaccines that should be given to a horse?

Answer 90

EEE, WEE, tetnus and rabies

Question 91

What breed is known to have one less lumbar (back) vertebra compared to the others?

Answer 91

Arabian

Question 92

What is the normal pulse rate of the horse

Answer 92

50-70 bpm

Question 93

Which 3 bones compose the pelivc girdle in the horse?

Answer 93

pubis, ilium, ischium

Question 94

What does CRT stand for and what is the normal range for this value?

Answer 94

Capillary refill time: 1-3 seconds

Question 95

The thorax cavity is enclosed by what structures?

Answer 95

Rib cage and diaphragm

Question 96

True or false: the strenum is also known as the breastbone

Answer 96

True

Question 97

What are borborygmus and what would they sound like in the event of an impaction?

Answer 97

Gut sounds, decreased

Question 98

How many beats does the canter have?

Answer 98

3