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Miscellaneous Equine Management Test II


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
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Number 25 on the above diagram is
a.
pastern
b.
hoof
c.
cannon bone
d.
hock
 

 2. 
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Number 45 on the above diagram is
a.
hock
b.
knee
c.
pastern
d.
hoof
 

 3. 
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Number 8 on the above diagram is
a.
nostril
b.
muzzle
c.
nose
d.
chin
 

 4. 
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The above picture is
a.
the hoof
c.
the dissection of the cannon bone
b.
the underside of the hoof
d.
none of these are correct
 

 5. 
A horse weighing around 1000 lbs. voids how many quarts of urine daily?
a.
1 1/2 to 8 1/2 quarts
c.
5 gallons
b.
10 gallons
d.
2 quarts
 

 6. 
A horse’s heart weighs about
a.
4 pounds
b.
10 pounds
c.
2 pounds
d.
20 pounds
 

 7. 
Horses knee caps are not done fusing until they are about
a.
1 year old
c.
3 years old
b.
1-1/2 years old
d.
3-1/2 year old
 

 8. 
Horses hooves grow at a rate of about
a.
2 cm per month
c.
3 cm per month
b.
1 cm per month
d.
10 mm per month
 

 9. 
Horses have about how many bones in their body?
a.
180
b.
115
c.
175
d.
200
 

 10. 
A habit including kicking, bucking, biting and striking is commonly referred to as a
a.
vice
c.
Splashonanism
b.
agnostic behavior
d.
ADHD
 

 11. 
Around 9 or 10 years of age a longitudinal depression manifests upon the upper corner incisor this is called the?
a.
cup
c.
Galvaynes groove
b.
dental star
d.
bowl
 

 12. 
The filing of sharp edges of a horse’s teeth is termed
a.
stripping
b.
gnawing
c.
floating
d.
leveling
 

 13. 
This skeletal protrusion constitutes the slope of the foot and stiffness to bear weight.
a.
sole
b.
hammer
c.
coffin bone
d.
ingrown hoof
 

 14. 
What are the symptoms of a mare foaling?
a.
cribbing
b.
waxing
c.
sweating
d.
biting
 

 15. 
This action induces barker’s syndrome
a.
foals nursing refusal
b.
lack of oxygen
c.
the mares individual antibodies created during gestation
d.
moldy hay
 

 16. 
By using the hormone _________ ovulation can be commenced at will.
a.
GNrH
c.
Acetaminophen
b.
Lutalyse
d.
BhT
 

 17. 
Strangles is dangerous to humans and small rodents.
a.
yes
b.
no
c.
sometimes
 

 18. 
The hoof shell is called the
a.
enamel
b.
periople
c.
stifle
d.
casing
 

 19. 
Vitamin D daily requirements can be acquired with ________ of sunlight.
a.
1 hour
b.
none
c.
30 minutes
d.
24 hours
 

 20. 
A horse’s stifle is similar to what joint in the human body?
a.
shoulder
b.
knee
c.
hip
d.
elbow
 

 21. 
Carbohydrates are most prevalent in what type of feed?
a.
Omolene
b.
911
c.
corn
d.
alfalfa
 

 22. 
This tool is implemented for the removal of excrement from hoofs.
a.
hoof pick
c.
hand mini shovel
b.
dung destroyer
d.
tooth pick
 

 23. 
60 inches would be how many hands?
a.
20
b.
6
c.
12
d.
15
 

 24. 
A star marking resides on this part of a horse?
a.
between the eyes
c.
buttocks
b.
nose
d.
neck
 

 25. 
Name the color that is not a base color.
a.
bay
b.
brown
c.
chestnut
d.
cremello
 

 26. 
A _____________________ tends to the care of a horses hoofs?
a.
veterinarian
b.
farrier
c.
podiatrist
d.
doctor
 

 27. 
A dominant gene suppresses this type of gene?
a.
dominant
b.
compulsive
c.
recessive
d.
introvert
 

 28. 
A cross between a liver chestnut and a black horse results in  what color offspring?
a.
jet black
b.
fading black
c.
tobiano
d.
sabino
 

 29. 
What piece of equipment is vital to controlling a stud?
a.
gut wrench
c.
stud chain
b.
lip immobilizer
d.
balling gun
 

 30. 
The main characteristic of a mealy mouthed horse is that
a.
the mouth is elongated
c.
the horse has an irregular appetite
b.
the hair around the mouth is faded
d.
the horse is obese
 

 31. 
This type of horse is athletic, large and perfect for cross-country and jumping.
a.
stock
b.
plantation
c.
pleasure
d.
hunter
 

 32. 
Which is not an essential for proper horse feeding?
a.
water
c.
vitamins
b.
proteins
d.
none of these are correct
 

 33. 
How many permanent teeth does an adult female horse have?
a.
42
b.
24
c.
15
d.
36
 

 34. 
A male horse is called a colt until what age?
a.
2
b.
5
c.
3
d.
1
 

 35. 
A monkey mouth is opposite of what abnormality?
a.
parrot mouth
b.
mealy mouth
c.
grin
d.
overbite
 

 36. 
A _________ contains the cellular composition of an organism.
a.
chromosome
b.
allele
c.
Genome
d.
phenotype
 

 37. 
During foaling a mare’s inability to push a foal out of the birth canal is named?
a.
give
c.
foaling retardation
b.
labor fatigue
d.
dystocia
 

 38. 
Tobiano coloring is dominated by which color?
a.
brown
b.
white
c.
bay
d.
yellow
 

 39. 
A common disease of horses often called lockjaw is medically called?
a.
tetanus
b.
botulism
c.
hydrophobia
d.
myositis
 

 40. 
Horses have two blind spots, they are
a.
in front and behind
c.
in front and sides
b.
behind and sides
d.
behind and sides
 

 41. 
A cold-blooded horse has this type of temperament.
a.
angry
b.
placid
c.
anxious
d.
timid
 

 42. 
Hinny is another word for what type of animal?
a.
camel
b.
horse
c.
donkey
d.
mule
 

 43. 
A face fly feeds on what?
a.
secretions from the eyes
c.
blood
b.
excrements
d.
saliva
 

 44. 
Allelominetic behavior is the
a.
copying of other horses at a young age
b.
attention seeking horses
c.
pawing at the ground and rapid muscle contraction
d.
mutual mimicking behavior
 

 45. 
This type of saddle is best used for roping and cutting.
a.
hunter
b.
gaited
c.
stock
d.
dressage
 

 46. 
Phenotype is opposite from
a.
manotype
b.
DNA
c.
Heterozygous
d.
Genotype
 

 47. 
This type of horse is a breed.
a.
morab
b.
bay
c.
palomino
d.
roan
 

 48. 
The best nutritional legume for horses is?
a.
clover
b.
alfalfa
c.
bromegrass
d.
silage
 

 49. 
This disease is similar to asthma in humans.
a.
encephalitis
c.
heaves
b.
plueropneumonia
d.
strangles
 



 
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