Question Set 9

Question 1

Name three clinical signs of equine influenza

Answer 1

Loss of appetite, dullness, frequent dry cough, fever, nasal discharge, weakness

Question 2

The term “founder” comes from the “sinking” of what bone that occurs as the disease progresses?

Answer 2

Coffin bone (or pedal bone, or P3)

Question 3

What virus is the most common cause of respiratory disease among foals and yearlings in the fall and winter months?

Answer 3

EHV-4 (or rhinopneumonitis)

Question 4

A newborn foal will develop front incisor teeth within the first how many days of life?

Answer 4

8

Question 5

The central permanent incisors typically erupt at what age?

Answer 5

2 1/2 years

Question 6

Canine teeth are also known as what?

Answer 6

Tushes or tusks

Question 7

What face marking is characterized by a narrow band of white hair between the horse’s eyes that stops above the muzzle?

Answer 7

Stripe

Question 8

What horse was the foundation sire of the Tennessee Walking Horse breed?

Answer 8

Allen F1

Question 9

How much space is recommended on either side of the rider’s foot when placed in the stirrup irons?

Answer 9

1/4 inch on either side of the foot

Question 10

How many gallons of water will a mature, idle 1,000-pound horse drink each day?

Answer 10

5-10 gallons, 5-10 L/100kg BW, 0.6-1.2g/100lbs BW

Question 11

The Lippizzan breed was made famous by its connection to what?

Answer 11

Spanish Riding School

Question 12

A horse weighing 1000lbs should consume an average of how many gallons of water per day?

Answer 12

10 gallons

Question 13

Which of the following is not a muscle found in the horse…The Pectoral, The Deltoid, or the Pastern?

Answer 13

The Pastern

Question 14

Cutting competitions are typically dominated by what breed?

Answer 14

American Quarter Horse

Question 15

If someone wants to begin a breeding program, what two sexes should be purchased?

Answer 15

Mares and stallions

Question 16

What disease has been associated with closeness to rivers?

Answer 16

Potomac Horse Fever

Question 17

What is the practical purpose of a breast collar?

Answer 17

To keep the saddle from sliding backwards or sideways

Question 18

Superficial skin wounds resulting from rubbing or scraping against an irritant surface are known as what?

Answer 18

Abrasions

Question 19

A conformational fault that refers to horses whose entire forelimb is too far forward and away from the body is known as what?

Answer 19

“Camped out”

Question 20

What is the name for a young horse under 6-12 months of age of either sex?

Answer 20

Foal