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Name:    You must enter your name to take this test. 2001 Georgia State Equine Management Test

Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A B C D	1.	Horses are measured for height from the ground to the top of the withers in “Hands”.  A Hand is equivalent to __________ inches. a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
A B C D	2.	The _________ is a fast, two-beat, diagonal gait, where the opposite front feet and hind feet leave and strike the ground at the same time. a. Pace b. Trot c. Rack d. Amble
A B C D	3.	__________ hay has long been considered the standard hay for feeding horses. a. Oat b. Timothy c. Bermuda d. Orchard grass
A B C D	4.	In order to be classified as ponies, they must measure under _________ hands. a. 14-2 b. 13 c. 12-2 d. 12
A B	5.	Splints are deposits of bone that occur on the upper inside part of the cannon bone and are considered a(n) ___________. a. Unsoundness b. Blemish
A B C D	6.	Fitting a wide strap around the throat so that the larynx is compressed when pressure is put on the front teeth will help prevent or halt ____________. a. Cribbing c. Halter pulling b. Wind sucking d. Cribbing and Wind sucking
A B	7.	The Palomino color does not breed true in crosses. a. True b. False
A B C D	8.	_________________ is games on horseback. a. Cutting b. Posting c. Gymkhana d. Dressage
A B C D	9.	The __________ was developed as a harness racing horse. a. Rangerbred b. Standardbred c. Morgan d. Paso Fino
A B	10.	A Foal is a young horse of either sex up to one year of age. a. True b. False
A B C D	11.	In studying the parts of the horse, the Chestnuts are found ___________. a. Only on male horses c. On the head b. On the leg d. On the sole of the foot
A B C D	12.	In studying the parts of the horse, the fetlock is found ____________. a. At the end of the mane between the ears b. At the end of the mane near the withers c. Below the knee or hock d. None of these answers are correct
A B C D	13.	In studying the parts of the horse, the stifle is found _____________. a. On the rear leg below the hock c. On the front leg below the knee b. On the rear leg above the gaskin d. On the neck near the throat
A B C D	14.	In describing the color of horses, ___________ is a black and white color combination. a. Piebald b. Skewbald c. Blue roan d. Dun
A B C D	15.	In describing the color of horses, __________ is white with any other color combination except black. a. Piebald b. Skewbald c. Bay d. Dun
A B C D	16.	________ colored horses have white hairs mingled with one or more other hair colors. a. Piebald b. Skewbald c. Roan d. Dun
A B C D	17.	A horse with Navicular disease will have pain in the ___________. a. Navel area b. Hock joint c. Hoof d. Lungs
A B C D	18.	The average body temperature of the horse is ___________ degrees (F). a. 98.5 b. 100.5 c. 101 d. 102
A B C D	19.	A cantle is ____________. a. A slow three-beat gait c. Part of the saddle behind the rider b. Called a lope in Western riding d. Lope and Three-beat gait
A B C D	20.	A rancher is feeding his 3 brood mares and their foals hay from small bales.  If they are eating a bale and a half in a day and a half, how many bales will they eat in a year? a. 250 b. 295 c. 365 d. 380