Horse Test 1 Flashcards
Blemish
Defect that doesn’t Impede performance but may reduce value
Lame foot in front of sound foot. Lameness is where?
Knee down
Lame foot behind sound foot then where is lameness
Knee up
Most upper muscle damage is caused by what?
Poor footing in mud or snow.
Why will lameness show when trotting?
Feet hit the ground the hardest
Temp of a horse
100.5
Front feet set at what angle?
45-50
Back feet set at what angle
60
What color hoof is best?
Black then red then white
Pattern sets at what angle?
45… shock absorber
Where should the knee set on a horse
Lower than the hock
Full mouth at what age
5 years.
Cups from teeth are gone at what age?
8
Touching ears and they fight may be a sign of what
Rough handling and ear ticks
Signs a shoulder can show
Smoothness of ride and athletic ability
Avoid what when tying a horse
Nylon and other synthetic fibers
Nose twitch
Release pressure after 15 mins, do it with cotton rope.
Watch eye during a twitch
If he blinks or it begins to rotate the horse is about to do something.
Horses are what season breeders
Increasing day light. Spring breeders. February to march
Estrus period
3-7 days
Where does stud release semen.
Directly in uterus
What is the foal heat
9 days after fouling. Most predictable heat period
Advantage of hand breeding
More mares bred per stud. Protect the stud. More select
Frequency of service in mares
Don’t breed first day of heat breed second day…then every other day.
How long does semen live in mares
48 hours
At how many cc of semen
10 cc of fresh raw semen. Most use more.
How long is gestation
11 months.
Treat for what when foaling in a stall
Naval ill. Treat with iodine 7
After water breaks. Colt should be on the ground by when
20-30 minutes.
Foal health related problems barn related
Constipation, foal heat scours, and naval ill.
Watch for constipation when?
Birth to 3-4 days old
How high should troughs be
High enough to protect the knees from injury.
Horse eats with what kind of motion.
Grinding motion.
Slobbering horse may be a sign of what?
Teeth need floating.
Cecum
Also known as blind gut. Most colic problems
Kills more horses than anything
Digestive problems
Colic
80-90% of deaths in horses from weaning to 1 year year old
Founder, laminitis
Caused by feed water trauma and retained placenta. Front feet most effected.
Anti inflammatory
Cortisone and butizolizine
Signs of swelling
Swelling,heat,redness,pain,disturbed function.
Shoe boil
Occurs in the point of elbow.
Shin buck
Mainly caused by strain.
Splints
Metacarple bones rub together causing inflammation.
Bowed tendons, tendonitis
Strain on tendons, mud rock or hard surface. Training at to young of an age.
Ring bone
Pasture area.
Bog spavin
Fluid in frontal portion of hock.
Fistulas withers
Busted bursa sacks
Moon blindness.
Whitening or graying of lense.
Best for cleaning deep wounds
Hydrogen peroxide
Bots
Larve from bot fly. Horses of all ages.
Ascarids. Roundworms.
Young horses. Not tolerant of heat and sand. Rough hair…slowly starving.
Most effective parasite control
Tubing.
Distemper.
Pus out of nose. Lymph nodes swollen.
Encephalomyelitis
Impaired vision, wandering, loss of coordination. Spread by mosquito. Shots given before the vector season begins
Equine infectious anemia
Late winter. Coggins test to detect disease.
Tetanus
Third eyelid flickers over the forward
