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1. Laminitis affects what part of the horse's body?
Answer: The hoof
Interesting Information:Laminitis is a very common and painful disease of the hoof. It is sometimes caused by too much fresh grass. It can also be fatal in some circumstances.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: Horse Ailments
Some incorrect choices:
The head, The hock, The withers
2. Reining horses are shown with what type of mane and tail? (According to world-wide standards.)
Answer: long, full, flowing
Interesting Information:The reining horse should be shown immaculately groomed, with a flowing, natural mane and tail and a shiny, slick coat. White markings should be clipped and should not be yellowed.
This is a world-wide standard as well as a USEF standard - you will not be disqualified or even docked points if your horse's mane and tail are not long and full, but all serious competitors adhere to these expectations.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Grooming the American Show Horse
Some incorrect choices:
banded mane and banged tail, braided mane and tail, pulled mane and tail
3. Which foot problem is often compared to athlete's foot in humans?
Answer: thrush
Interesting Information:Thrush is a bacterial disease of the frog, many times caused by excess moisture.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: Horse Hoof Care
Some incorrect choices:
white line disease, seedy toe, corn
4. What is a liquid medicine given orally called?
Answer: A drench
Interesting Information:A drench is used for various medications especially when tablets need to be given. They are crushed and mixed with water and put into a large syringe. This is especially useful when horses will not eat their food when tablets are added.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Health Everyone Should Know!
Some incorrect choices:
Cough medicine, IV medication, SubQ medication
5. Food is taken into the mouth by highly selective prehensile lips. As the food is chewed, saliva is added from one of ____ pairs of salivary glands.
Answer: 4
Interesting Information:The horse has four pairs of salivary glands; parotid, sublingual and mandibular. Around three gallons of saliva is produced daily and contains bicarbonate, which is an alkaline to help neutralise or buffer acid in the stomach.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Digestive System Of The Horse
Some incorrect choices:
2, 8, 6
6. During winter when a mare is not cycling, she is in ___________.
Answer: Anoestrus
Interesting Information:The mare is stimulated into cycling in spring when daylight hours increase.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Mare's Reproductive Cycle
Some incorrect choices:
Dioestrus, Oestrus, None of these
7. How many muscles does your horse have below the knee or hock?
Answer: 0
Interesting Information:There are no muscles from the knee and hock down. There are however lots of tendons and ligaments which run in front of and behind the cannon bone.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Anatomy And Health
Some incorrect choices:
2, 4, 6
8. In most cases, soon after a foal is born it stands and suckles what fluid from a mare's udder?
Answer: Colostrum
Interesting Information:Colostrum provides much needed antibodies to the foal before the mare produces regular milk.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: Equine Neonatal Medicine
Some incorrect choices:
Milk, Water, Meconium
9. This disease is very contagious and symptoms include abscesses around the head, mainly on the lymph glands. Other symptoms are fever and nasal discharge. What is it called?
Answer: Strangles
Interesting Information:Horses infected with strangles must be isolated for three weeks.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Horse Ailments
Some incorrect choices:
Pedal ostitis, Rainscald, Windgalls
10. To receive an accurate T.P.R rate, you should examine your horse in what state?
Answer: At rest
Interesting Information:If you know what T.P.R is normal for your horse, then early diagnosis of ailments is more common.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Horse Health
Some incorrect choices:
While asleep, While eating, After hard work
11. Which tool is used to remove surplus growth of the hoof wall?
Answer: nippers
Interesting Information:Usually the most growth occurs on the toe.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Hoof Care
Some incorrect choices:
pinchers, hoof knife, rasp
12. The main hormone that makes a mare show she is in season is ________.
Answer: Oestrogen/estrogen
Interesting Information:Follicles in the ovaries release oestrogen causing the uterus to prepare for a fertilised egg. The mare is then in oestrus/estrus(season) and will be receptive to a stallion.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Mare's Reproductive Cycle
Some incorrect choices:
Progesterone, Testosterone, Follicle Stimulating Hormone
13. During the first hours of a foal's life the gut is 'open' to the absorption of antibodies. How long does the gut remain this way?
Answer: 16 hours
Interesting Information:During the first 16 hours of life the foal can absorb antibodies from the colostrum. However bacteria can be absorbed as well.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Equine Neonatal Medicine
Some incorrect choices:
36 hours, 2 hours, 7 hours
14. Azoturia is also known as 'Monday Morning Disease' and what other name?
Answer: Tying up
Interesting Information:A horse or pony with azoturia has severe muscle cramps and stiffness sometimes caused by a horse being exercised too much on a high protein diet and then left in a stable.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Ailments
Some incorrect choices:
Shutting up, Tying down, Tiring out
15. "Booting up" is a term used mostly among Western riders that means:
Answer: Clipping white markings on a horse
Interesting Information:"Booting up" is done by clipping against the grain of the hair, usually with a #10 blade. It serves to make white marking easier to clean and also makes them appear to "pop" in the show ring.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Grooming the American Show Horse
Some incorrect choices:
Putting protective boots on a horse, ie skid boots for reining, Wrapping the horse's legs before a show to keep them clean, Clipping the horse's legs only
16. What is another name for severe advanced laminitis?
Answer: founder
Interesting Information:Laminitis is the most serious hoof problem. It can be caused by overeating, weather changes, poisons, drugs, colic, etc.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Hoof Care
Some incorrect choices:
navicular, azoturia, white line disease
17. Where is a quarter crack?
Answer: In the half of the hoof nearest the heel
Interesting Information:Good foot care is needed to prevent this from occurring. Picking out the hoof and if necessary putting on hoof dressing and thrush medication is a must for a sound (not lame) horse.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Health Everyone Should Know!
Some incorrect choices:
On the toe of the hoof, On the wolf tooth, On the frog
18. Food enters which part of the digestive system via the cardiac sphincter?
Answer: stomach
Interesting Information:The stomach of the horse is relatively small (about the size of a rugby ball) and has four areas: oesphageal region, cardiac region, fundic region and pyloric region.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Digestive System Of The Horse
Some incorrect choices:
oesophagus, pancreas, small Intestine
19. The period between seasons is called _________.
Answer: Dioestrus
Interesting Information:Dioestrus lasts an average of 18 days.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Mare's Reproductive Cycle
Some incorrect choices:
Anoestrus, Oestrus, None of these
20. On average, what is the gestation length of horses?
Answer: 341 days
Interesting Information:The range is 320 to 365 days, with an average of 341 days.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Equine Neonatal Medicine
Some incorrect choices:
230 days, 410 days, 270 days
21. A "roached mane" is:
Answer: a mane that has been completely shaved off
Interesting Information:Roaching a mane can be very advantageous in showcasing a very refined, athletic neck on a horse. It is normally done by scissoring or clipping the mane down almost to the skin, and then running over the remaining hair with fine clippers.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Grooming the American Show Horse
Some incorrect choices:
a mane that is short and has been trained to stand up straight, another name for a braided mane, a mane that has artificial hair attached underneath to give the appearance of fullness
22. A horse at my barn has trouble with dressage because he has a "ewe neck". What is his problem?
Answer: his neck is longer on the bottom than the top
Interesting Information:A "ewe neck" is a conformational defect where the neck is longer on the bottom than the top. Typically, a horse with a ewe neck will have a neck that is slightly concave on top, and convex on the bottom. Most horses will have an inhibited ability to flex at the poll. The "ewe neck" is so named because it resembles a female sheep's neck.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Conformational Defects
Some incorrect choices:
he has the word "ewe" hot branded on his neck, he's starting to grow white hair on his neck, his neck bones are out of aligment, so he can't flex at the poll
23. A snotty discharge from the nose is an indication that the horse probably has what disease?
Answer: strangles
Interesting Information:Strangles is serious and highly contagious to other horses, so isolation and thorough disinfection of all tack and other equipment is required.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Common Horse Diseases and Health
Some incorrect choices:
colic, parasites, bloat
24. What is the last tool that a farrier uses when shoeing a horse?
Answer: rasp
Interesting Information:The rasp is used to file off sharp edges of the clinches and to file the hoof so it is less prone to cracks.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Hoof Care
Some incorrect choices:
clinch cutters, pinchers, anvil
25. What are thumps?
Answer: Abdominal breathing
Interesting Information:According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, "Thumps" are referred to as abdominal breathing due to an ascaris infection causing pulmonary edema. The lungs cannot properly inflate due to the edema and they attempt to inspire more deeply by using their belly muscles, not just the diaphragm. Thumps are therefore "belly-breathing".
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Health Everyone Should Know!
Some incorrect choices:
An allergic reaction, Swelling of the lymph nodes, When a horse constantly bumps the stall
26. Food passes into the small intestine. The small intestine consists of three sections. They are _______ ________ and ______.
Answer: duodenum, jejenum, ilium
Interesting Information:Around 50--70% of carbohydrate digestion and absorption, and almost all amino acid absorption occurs within the small intestine.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Digestive System Of The Horse
Some incorrect choices:
duodenum, oesphageal, caecum, caecum, rectum, pancreas, caecum, large colon, small colon
27. A mare is stimulated to begin cycling in spring when the ________ at the base of the brain senses increasing daylight.
Answer: Hypothalamus
Interesting Information:The hypothalmus senses the increasing daylight. Gonadotrophic releasing hormone then enters the portal system between the hypothalmus and the pituitary gland, causing the front portion of the gland to release follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). FSH causes immature follicles in the mare's ovaries to grow.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Mare's Reproductive Cycle
Some incorrect choices:
Tectum, Thalamus, Septum
28. There has been a lot of wet weather lately, and while grooming your horse, you notice that his lower legs seem hot and puffy. Also there are small, weepy scabs on them. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: Mud Fever
Interesting Information:Mud fever is caused by a bacteria called 'Dermatophilus congolensis'. This bacteria thrives in wet and muddy conditions which is why mud fever is most common in winter. There are lots of treatments available commercially, and there is lots that can be done to prevent an attack (such as applying a barrier cream if your horse is going to be exposed to mud.) Some horses are more susceptible to mud fever than others.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Anatomy And Health
Some incorrect choices:
Sweet Itch, Windgalls, Splints
29. What would I mean if I said a horse had a "roman nose"?
Answer: the horse's nose is convex
Interesting Information:A horse said to have a "roman nose" means his face, when viewed from the side, has a convex profile.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: Conformational Defects
Some incorrect choices:
his face is heavy and unattractive, he has a serious face deformity which makes it hard for him to breathe, his eyes are placed too close together
30. What type of shoe is used to transfer weight from the hoof wall to the frog?
Answer: heart bar
Interesting Information:This type of shoe is used to ease the stress off the hoof wall where it has been damaged or weakened.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Hoof Care
Some incorrect choices:
rocker toe, egg bar, patten
31. What kind of worms can lead to the death of a horse due to blood clots?
Answer: Strongyles
Interesting Information:Another name for strongyles is bloodworms. Horses need to be on a regular worming program to prevent this and to maintain a healthy horse. Both tube worming by a vet and paste worming purchased from a feed store are used.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Health Everyone Should Know!
Some incorrect choices:
Pin worms, Roundworms, Heart worms
32. The small intestine requires ________ conditions.
Answer: alkaline
Interesting Information:The digestive enzymes in the small intestine require alkaline conditions to function correctly. This is produced by pancreatic juice from the pancreas and bile from the liver.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Digestive System Of The Horse
33. When follicles in the mare's ovaries reach at least 2cm, the anterior
_______ gland secretes luteinizing hormone, causing follicles to erupt and release the ovum within.
Answer: Pituitary
Interesting Information:This is known as ovulation.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Mare's Reproductive Cycle
34. Where on your horse would you find the 'White Line'?
Answer: In the foot
Interesting Information:The white line is easier to see in unshod horses. Usually about 3mm wide, it runs between the hoof wall and the sole. Farriers use it as a guide when nailing on the shoes.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Anatomy And Health
Some incorrect choices:
On the back, In the mouth, Around the muzzle
35. Meconium is the technical term for what?
Answer: Contents of bowel at birth
Interesting Information:Meconium is made up of digested amniotic fluid, glandular secretions, mucus, bile and epithelial cells. It is greenish black to light brown and has little odor. Sometimes referred to as 'Baby Poo!'
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Equine Neonatal Medicine
Some incorrect choices:
Mucous covering foal at birth, First secretions of mare's udder, Fluid that is passed from mare after delivery
36. Sweet itch is caused by what?
Answer: Midges
Interesting Information:An allergic reaction to the culicoides midge, sweet itch causes the horse to rub itself raw usually in the mane or tail region.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Ailments
Some incorrect choices:
Horsefly, Crane fly, Bee sting
37. Baroque-type horses (Friesian, Andalusian, etc.) may show with:
(United States Equestrian Federation guidelines.)
Answer: none of these
Interesting Information:Baroque horses are shown as per breed standard with long, full, flowing manes and tails. Manes and tails MUST be carried naturally and false tails may not be used. These horses should be shown without ANY alterations. Feathers on Freisians should never be shortened or clipped. Continental braids in manes are fine.
United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) guidelines.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Grooming the American Show Horse
Some incorrect choices:
false tails, coloring products, pulled manes and tails
38. C.O.P.D affects which system?
Answer: Respiratory System
Interesting Information:C.O.P.D stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in simple terms means an allergy, normally caused by the fungal spores in mouldy hay.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Health
Some incorrect choices:
Circulatory System, Digestive System, Reproductive System
39. Which worm causes large areas of irritation around the hindquarters?
Answer: pinworm
Interesting Information:If pinworm is not taken care of quickly, the horse will rub the areas of irritation, causing painful sores to develop.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Common Horse Diseases and Health
Some incorrect choices:
roundworm, redworm, threadworm
40. What is white line disease caused by?
Answer: a combination of bacteria and fungus
Interesting Information:White line disease is a disease of the hoof wall. It is most common in humid areas. It is treated by removing the infected part of the wall and then treating it with a fungicide.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Horse Hoof Care
Some incorrect choices:
bacteria only, virus, fungus only
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