PRACTICE GAME #2

Question 1

Which breed has had the most influence in the development of light horse breeds in America?

Answer 1

thoroughbred (also accept arabian)

Question 2

What is the primary difference between a horse with a roan coat and a horse with a gray coat?

Answer 2

Roans coat does not change over time, gray will have more white hairs as it ages

Question 3

What term refers to a mature female horse that has never been bred?

Answer 3

maiden mare

Question 4

What 4 beat gait is the slowest gait and is common to all breeds of horses?

Answer 4

walk

Question 5

What is the common term for equine periodic opthalmia?

Answer 5

moon blindness

Question 6

Sun cured hay is a good source of what vitamin?

Answer 6

vitamin D

Question 7

What type of bit is considered to be the most severe western bit?

Answer 7

spade

Question 8

What is the slang term for phenylbutazone?

Answer 8

Bute

Question 9

What is the purpose of adding stickers or mud calks to the heel of a racing plate?

Answer 9

increase traction on a muddy racetrack

Question 10

What is the common term for the ossification of the lateral cartilages of the distal phalanx?

Answer 10

sidebones

Question 11

In a ranch operation, what is the purpose of a boundary rider?

Answer 11

to ride the fences of the property and repair and problems

Question 12

What is the name of the winged horse of greek mythology?

Answer 12

Pegasus

Question 13

Giving the horse more selenium, vitamin E and reducing grain intake on days the horse is more idle can prevent which metabolic disorder?

Answer 13

tying up (azoturia, monday morning sickness)

Question 14

What is the common name for the first premolar teeth?

Answer 14

wolf teeth

Question 15

Why wouldnt you treat a horse with West Nile Encephalitis with antibiotics?

Answer 15

West Nile is caused by a virus and antibiotics are used to treat bacterial diseases, not viruses

Question 16

What type of internal parasite causes summer sores?

Answer 16

stomach worms

Question 17

What is the recommended height for a perimeter fence and minimum height for a divider fence?

Answer 17

5 feet for perimeter and 4.5 feet for a divider

Question 18

Identify 4 advantages of having a open top exterior door for each horse stall.

Answer 18

improves ventilation, more light, lets horse hang head out for fresh air, decreased respiratory disease, aleviates boredom and stable vices, provides a fire exit

Question 19

What term refers to an australian wild horse?

Answer 19

brumby

Question 20

what is another name for a dorsal stripe?

Answer 20

back stripe, line back, eel stripe

Question 21

In cutting horse competitions, each entry begins with what score?

Answer 21

70 points

Question 22

What is the most distal part of the small intestine?

Answer 22

Ileum

Question 23

Which current horse was previously known as the Kentucky saddler?

Answer 23

American Saddlebred

Question 24

What are the 2 most important sources of calcium and phosphorus in horse feeds?

Answer 24

Dicalcium phosphate and steamed bone meal

Question 25

Other than the hoof pick, what are 3 basic tools used by a farrier when trimming the feet?

Answer 25

hoof knife, rasp, hoof nippers

Question 26

What does the term Indian broke indicate?

Answer 26

horse allows mounting from the off side or both sides

Question 27

A horse that is 66 inches tall is how many hands?

Answer 27

16.2 hands

Question 28

Describe a unicorn hitch.

Answer 28

two horses hitched as a pair with a third in front of them

Question 29

What is the total number of bones in the horses skeleton?

Answer 29

205

Question 30

What gait defect is seen in pigeon toed horses?

Answer 30

paddling