Question Set 19

Question 1

What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic bacteria?

Answer 1

Aerobic bacteria need oxygen to live and anaerobic bacteria do not

Question 2

All open wounds are contaminated by what?

Answer 2

Bacteria

Question 3

Thoroughbreds can reach up to what speed when galloping?

Answer 3

40 mph

Question 4

How long do most food particles remain in the horse’s stomach before passing into the small intestine?

Answer 4

About 15 minutes (15-30 minutes OR 15-45 minutes)

Question 5

What type of shoe distributes the weight across the hoof wall and the frog?

Answer 5

Heart bar Shoe

Question 6

What time of year are adult bot flies most active?

Answer 6

From July until frost

Question 7

What is the directionality term used to describe a part of the body that is away from the center of the body?

Answer 7

Distal

Question 8

What farrier tool is available in right-handed and left-handed styles?

Answer 8

Hoof knife

Question 9

What type of bit is very gentle to use, non-allergenic, and has a soft, apple-flavored rubber mouthpiece?

Answer 9

Happy Mouth

Question 10

What type of cinch would you find on a decker pack saddle?

Answer 10

Center-fire rigged single cinch

Question 11

HERDA or HC has been linked to what Quarter Horse stallion?

Answer 11

Poco Bueno

Question 12

Wall climbing and other bad trailing habits can be the result of what?

Answer 12

Poor driving practices, fast turns, stops, starts and lane changes

Question 13

What is silver nitrate used to control in an open wound?

Answer 13

Bleeding

Question 14

What is the oldest and most common method for selecting hay?

Answer 14

Visual appraisal

Question 15

In what part of the world did donkeys most likely originate?

Answer 15

Africa

Question 16

Why are clips used on horseshoes?

Answer 16

Clips take the stress off the nails and stabilize the shoe on the foot

Question 17

In addition to pre-purchase exam, what records might a prospective owner request from the seller?

Answer 17

Any of the following are correct: 1. deworming, 2. vaccination. 3. complete healords, 4. negative coggins test

Question 18

Horse height is measured in what unit?

Answer 18

Hands

Question 19

What white leg marking extends from the coronary band to between the fetlock and knee?

Answer 19

Sock or half-stocking

Question 20

What lameness problem may result from salmonellosis?

Answer 20

Laminitis