Round 1 Flashcards
What is the name of the conformational fault where the horse stands with knees slightly bent forward?
Buck-kneed
DET p. 42
What is the name of the viral, upper respiratory infection that causes abortions in pregnant mares?
Rhinopneumonitis (Rhino or Equine Herpesvirus 1)
ES p. 178
What type of bit is a bradoon?
Snaffle bit
HIH 1100-10
How many wheels does the horse-drawn vehicle called a gig have?
Two wheels
DET p.120
What pony breed is used almost entirely for showing in harness classes?
Hackney Pony
Evans p.63
What genetic term describes what your horse looks like?
Phenotype
Evans p.427
Which draft breed is known as the breed of blacks and grays?
Percheron
Evans p.91
The uterus of the horse is composed of how many distinct layers?
Three (serous, myometrium, endometrium)
HIH 910-3
Denmark is a foundation sire of the American Saddlebred Horse. What breed of horse was Denmark?
Thoroughbred
Evans p.38
Where is the location of the swing team in an 8-horse hitch?
Right in front of the wheelers
DET p.261
What is the name of the wide, flat surfaced horseshoes used on the hind feet of reining horses?
Sliding plates
DET p.248
Horses and ponies have 32 pairs or 64 chromosomes. How many chromosomes does a donkey have?
31 pairs or 62 chromosomes
ES p.20
What types of martingale is being described: The main strap comes up from the cinch and divides into two pieces, with rings at each end of the split. The reins pass through the rings.
Running martingale
HIH 1100-12
What vitamin is needed for production of factors that ensure proper clotting of the blood?
Vitamin K
ES p.45
What color skin does a true grey horse have?
Dark colored (pigmated)
ES p.45
