Horse

Question 1

How many molars (teeth) does a horse have?

Answer 1

24

Question 2

How many bones are in a horses body?

Answer 2

205

Question 3

How many inches are in a hand?

Answer 3

4 inches

Question 4

How often should a horse be shooed or trimmed?

Answer 4

Every 6 to 8 weeks

Question 5

How often should horses be dewormed?

Answer 5

Every six weeks is recommended.

we only deworm hours a couple times a year do to our dry climate .

Question 6

How many gallons of water does a horse drink a day?

Answer 6

10-12

Question 7

How often should a horse be vaccinated?

Answer 7

1-2 times a year

Question 8

Another name for a mare?

Answer 8

Dam

Question 9

Another name for a stud?

Answer 9

Sire

Question 10

What is a grade horse?

Answer 10

A horse that has one purebred parent and one non registered parent.

Question 11

What is floating teeth?

Answer 11

Grinding off sharp points with a metal tool.

Question 12

The off side of your horse is which side?

Answer 12

The right

Question 13

Name the 3 gaits of the horse.

Answer 13

Walk, trot, lope

Question 14

What is the triangle shaped part on the underside of the hoof called?

Answer 14

Frog

Question 15

What do you tighten on a saddle before you mount up?

Answer 15

The girth or cinch

Question 16

What is the backseat of the saddle called?

Answer 16

The cantle

Question 17

Should a Coggins test be positive or negative?

How do they test and how often?

Answer 17

Negative

Draw blood, once a year

Question 18

What does Coggins test for?

Answer 18

EIA

Equine Infectious Anemia

Question 19

How many types on Colic?

Answer 19

3 - gas, spasmatic and impaction

Question 20

Founder affects what part of a horse?

Answer 20

Hoof

Question 21

What disease is the Coggins Test used for?

Answer 21

EIA

Question 22

How many ribs does a horse have?

Answer 22

18 ribs

Question 23

How often do you float a horses teeth?

Answer 23

Once a year

Question 24

What do you feed your horse?

Answer 24

My horse gets a scoop of grain (HiPro) morning and evening and a free choice (coastal) grass round bale.

Question 25

Where do you measure a horse to determine how many “hands” he is?

Answer 25

From his withers down to the ground

Question 26

3 main horse colors

Answer 26

Chestnut, bay and black

Question 27

What size shoe does your horse wear?

Answer 27

Size 2

Question 28

What is a remuda?

Answer 28

Herd of horses that have been saddle broken. Ranch hands ride these horses on the ranch.

Question 31

Where is the AQHA headquarters?

Answer 31

Amarillo, Texas

Question 32

What does AQHA stand for?

Answer 32

American Quarter Horse Association

Question 33

What is EPM in horses?

Answer 33

Equine Protozoal Myelocephhalitis

A disease that affects their nervous system. They get it from eating Possum feces.

Question 34

What are the core vaccines for horses?

Answer 34

Rabies, EEE/WEE, tetanus and west nile

Question 35

How many beats are in a walk?

Answer 35

Four

Question 36

How many beats are in a lope?

Answer 36

Three

Question 37

How many beats are in a trot?

Answer 37

Two

Question 38

What is a good method for measuring a horses age?

Answer 38

Looking at their teeth or registration papers if they are registered.

Question 39

What is a horses normal body temperature?

Answer 39

100 degrees

Question 40

What is a horses natural lead?

Answer 40

Left

Question 41

What is thrush?

Answer 41

Bacteria that develops in the frog

Question 42

How many colors does the AQHA have?

Answer 42

17