Question Set 22 Flashcards
To help a horse generate more body heat to stay warm in the winter, additional amounts of what type of feed should be provided?
Hay or Forage
What organism is responsible for transmitting the bacteria that causes Lyme disease to horses or other animals?
Ticks (Ixodes ticks)
What tests is used to diagnose equine infectious anemia?
Coggins test
A bony enlargement that appears on the inside and front of the hock and tapers into the cannon bone is known as what?
Bone spavin or Jack spavin
What are two types of horse trailer hitches?
Gooseneck, Bumper-pull
What does EIA stand for?
Equine Infectious Anemia
At what gait is lameness usually the most pronounced?
Trot
What is the name of the registry for horses of Pinto coloration and stock-type breeding?
American Paint Horse Association
What is the most essential nutrient required by the horse?
Water
What is another name for a vertical crack in a hoof wall?
Sand Crack, Quarter Crack, Toe Crack
What South American breed is known for its smooth four-beat gait?
Peruvian Paso
What is the average length of stride of a horse’s trot?
8-9 feet
What is the name of the semi-horny structure located above the knees and lower part of hock on the medial sides of the limbs?
Chestnuts
Which gait is faster: pace or trot?
Pace
What is the name for muscle contractions and relaxation which moves the food bolus through the esophagus?
Peristalsis
When viewed from the rear, horses that are out at the hock and in at the toe have what conformational fault?
Bow legged or Bandy legged
The pastern is located on what part of the Horses body?
The leg
This Pinto color pattern name actually includes three different patterns that are characterized by white markings that usually do not cross over the back.
Overo
What is the name for an adult intact male horse?
Stallion
Name two internal parasites that can lead to colic.
large roundworms (ascarids); tapeworms; strongyles (large and/or small); bots.
