Horses

Question 1

How does the horse industry differ?

Answer 1

management decisions are not always driven by profit, production goals, production components, industry diversity

Question 2

What country has the largest amount of horses?

Answer 2

United States

Question 3

Who are wild horses managed by?

Answer 3

Bureau of Land Management

Question 4

Filly

Answer 4

young female

Question 5

Colt

Answer 5

young male

Question 6

Hand

Answer 6

unit of measurement for horses, equivalent to 4 inches

Question 7

Quarter Horse

Answer 7

US, race at 1/4 mile, work cattle, pleasure, versatile, good temperament, most common

Question 8

Thoroughbred

Answer 8

England, racing, polo, hunters, 2nd most popular

Question 9

Arabian

Answer 9

Egypt or Libya, oldest horse breed, smart, stamina

Question 10

Tennessee walking horse

Answer 10

Tennessee, gaited horse, 4 beat “running walk,” pleasure riding, show horse

Question 11

Belgain

Answer 11

Belgium, draft, heaviest, most popular

Question 12

Clydesdale

Answer 12

Scotland, draft horse, popular show horse

Question 13

Bay

Answer 13

brown coat with black points

Question 14

Chestnut

Answer 14

brown/red, mane and tail same color as body, no black points

Question 15

Sorrel

Answer 15

light red, similar/lighter mane and tail

Question 16

Gray

Answer 16

White and any other color, white hair with age

Question 17

dilution gene

Answer 17

lighten colors

Question 18

white leg markings

Answer 18

cornet, pastern, sock, stocking

Question 19

Racing

Answer 19

Olympic Games, Types- flat, steeplechase, harness, endurance

Question 20

Working horse

Answer 20

Ranch-work with cattle, stamina, navigate rough terrain. Police, equine assisted therapy, transportation, farming/draft

Question 21

Showing

Answer 21

Dressage, show jumping, eventing, hunter, English or western, cutting, team penning

Question 22

Recreation

Answer 22

pleasure riding, companion animals

Question 23

Wild horses

Answer 23

federal land out west, BLM, adoption program

Question 24

Industry Structure

Answer 24

Recreation 42%, showing 30%, Racing 9%, working 8%, other 11%

Question 25

Birth Weights

Answer 25

pony-90lb light- 110lb Draft- 150lb

Question 26

Weaning weights

Answer 26

pony-300lb light- 400lb Draft- 600lb

Question 27

When do horses and ponies reach puberty?

Answer 27

13 months

Question 28

Offspring weight

Answer 28

pony-700lb, 12.5 hands light- 1,100lb, 15 hands Draft- 2,000lb, 16 hands

Question 29

Barn

Answer 29

individual stalls, at least 10ftx10ft, size depends on horse size, weather protection, more labor input

Question 30

Pasture

Answer 30

fence must be easy to see, materials matter, shelter should be provided

Question 31

Equine nutrition

Answer 31

horses are monogastric, hindgut fermenters, forage-based nutrition important, high quality roughages, manage body weight, minimum of 1% BW roughage intake daily

Question 32

Dental Care

Answer 32

Annual, older horses

Question 33

Hoof Care

Answer 33

Trimmed or shod every 6-8 weeks. Varies-horse, terrain, plane of nutrition, use

Question 34

Routine Care

Answer 34

Internal parasite control, vaccines

Question 35

Common problems in horses

Answer 35

bacterial/viral infectious disease, vaccines critical, biosecurity is nearly impossible, animal transport, mingling outside, quarantine new animals

Question 36

Coggins papers and health certificates

Answer 36

Equine Infectious Anemia

Question 37

Colic

Answer 37

abdominal pain, variety of causes, can be fatal, prevention critical

Question 38

Founder

Answer 38

bone breaks away from the laminae, laminitis, high grain diet/lush pasture, excessive weight, other causes, common in ponies