Question Set 7 Flashcards
What is colitis?
Inflammation of the colon
Large, heavy-bodied horses with small feet are usually predisposed to what condition?
Navicular Disease
What is the term for a disease that can be caught or spread from one animal to another?
contagious
What gaited breed is known for a gait in which the horse walks in front and trots behind?
Missouri Fox Trotter
Deep indentures (Cups) in the horses permanent teeth are used to help determine what?
Age
A high stocking goes above what part of the leg?
Knee (front legs) or the hock (back legs)
By removing manure and soiled bedding on a regular basis, you can help prevent what type of external insect infestation?
flies
In what state did the Morgan breed originate?
Vermont
Name the procedure where the fat cover on the horses body is felt and visually observed.
Body Condition Scoring
Red clover consumption often causes horses to do what?
slobber/salivate excessively; sunburn
What are heat lamps a major source of barn fires?
They are placed too close to hay or bedding which can ignite from the heat.
What is the difference between a sign and a symptom of a disease?
signs can be measured (or symptoms are subjective/signs are objective)
On what forage do blister beetles feed?
Alfalfa
Because the horse’s stomach is small and food passes rapidly through it, it is best to feed horses how?
in small, frequent meals
What is the recommendation minimum height of a horse stall?
8 feet
Define equestrian.
One who rides horseback
The horse’s forelimbs bear what percentage of its body weight?
65 percent
Which two types of flies feed by piercing the horse’s skin with their bayonet-like mouth parts?
Horse and deer flies
What modification is used on the shoes of trotting or driving horses to increase knee action?
Toe Weights
What is the name of the groove that appears in the upper corner incisors around 10 years of age?
Galvayne’s Groove
