Lecture 2- Equine terminology, breeds, and disciplines

Question 1

Layman’s term for tarsus

Answer 1

Hock

Question 2

Layman’s term for carpus

Answer 2

Knee

Question 3

Layman’s terms for second and fourth metacarpals

Answer 3

Splint bone

Question 4

Layman’s term for third metacarpus

Answer 4

Canon bone

Question 5

Layman’s terms for metacarpo/tarsophalangeal joint

Answer 5

Fetlock or ankle

Question 6

Layman’s terms for first phalanx

Answer 6

Long pastern

Question 7

Layman’s terms for second phalanx

Answer 7

Short pastern

Question 8

Layman’s terms for third phalanx

Answer 8

Coffin bone

Question 9

When is a horse considered a weanling

Answer 9

Separated from mare, no longer nursing

Question 10

When does weaning occur

Answer 10

6 weeks to 6 months

Question 11

When is a horse considered a yearling

Answer 11

1st birthday until 2nd birthday

Question 12

When is a horse considered an adult

Answer 12

After 2nd birthday

Question 13

When does a horse reach skeletal maturity

Answer 13

5 years

Question 14

Colt

Answer 14

Young male up to 2 years of age

Question 15

Filly

Answer 15

Young female up to 2 years

Question 16

Mare

Answer 16

Adult >2yrs intact female

Question 17

Stallion

Answer 17

Intact male

Question 18

Gelding

Answer 18

Castrated male

Question 19

Two forms of branding

Answer 19

Hot/fire branding
Freeze branding- liquid nitrogen appears white

Question 20

What are some examples of hot blooded breads

Answer 20

Quarter horses, Arabians, thoroughbreds

Question 21

What are some examples of cold blooded horses

Answer 21

Draft breeds- Percheron, shire, Clydesdale, Belgian

Question 22

How many inches is 1 hand

Answer 22

4 inches

Question 23

A pony measures less than

Answer 23

14 hands

Question 24

What are some pony breeds

Answer 24

Shetland and welsh

Question 25

Miniature horses are less than ___ inches

Answer 25

34-38 inches

Question 26

What are the genetic and developmental defects observed in miniature horses

Answer 26

Mandibular brachygnasthism (parrot mouth) Mandibular prognathism (monkey jaw) Angular limb deformities

Question 27

What is the systematic introduction intended to train a person/horse in a craft, trade, or other activity or to follow a particular code of conduct or order

Answer 27

Discipline

Question 28

What is the English discipline and what activities fall under that discipline

Answer 28

Activities derived from British aristocracy or training Calvary for war Hunter, jumper, dressage, eventing, polo

Question 29

What is the western discipline and what are some examples

Answer 29

Activities derived from working cattle Roping, cutting, reining, barrel racing, western pleasure