Question Set 24 Flashcards
What is the correct term for the outer edge of the horse shoe?
Outer RIm
What well-defined skeletal structure holds the saddle on the horse without the need to excessively tighten the cinch?
Withers
What color pattern name is used to describe horses with both overo and tobiano characteristics?
Tovero
What is the common name for Recurrent Airway Instruction or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
Heaves
What is the type of bridle that features an additional headstall and allows for two bits in the horse’s mouth?
A “full bridle” or double bridle
Age determination is most accurate before a horse reaches approximately what age?
10 to 14 years
Why should a horse’s diet be changed gradually over time?
avoid digestive upset/colic
What portion of the horse’s digestive tract is comprised of the cecum, large colon, small colon and rectum?
Hindgut
Horses and riders competing in cutting competitions are given how long to perform?
2:30 (2.5 minutes)
The walk is a ___ beat gait.
4
How is equine influenza transmitted from one horse to another?
Aerosol droplets (or respiration, etc.)
What is the name of the slowest gait that is common to all breeds of horses?
walk
What is the sub-solar abscess?
An infection that occurs just under the sole of the foot
Of what material are “never-rust” bits and hardware made?
Solid nickel
The term “full-board” refers to what needs being met for your horse?
All needs; shelter feeding, stall cleaning, +/- exercise and turnout
If adequate forage is available, how many hours per day on average will free-ranging horses spend grazing?
10 to 12 hours/day
What is the name for a pad that is removable after the shoe is on the foot?
Hospital Plate
An active population of what are found in the horse’s hindgut?
Bacteria and protozoa (Microbes)
What do the initials BMP stand for, with regard to water quality management?
Best Management Practices
What vitamin is lost when stored hay is exposed to the sun and becomes bleached?
Vitamin A
