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2001 North Dakota State Equine Management Test



MultipleChoice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers thequestion.
 

 1. 

In selecting a stallion, whichof the following should be avoided?
a.
Cryptorchidism
c.
an asymmetrical scrotum
b.
High testosterone levels
d.
well-defined muscle
 

 2. 

A bone growth in the pasternarea is?
a.
bore spavin
c.
bog spavin
b.
ring bore
d.
chopped hock
 

 3. 

What is the oldestbreed?
a.
Percheron
b.
Quarter Horse
c.
Mustangs
d.
Morgan
 

 4. 

How much water per day dohorses require in gallons?
a.
5-6
b.
7-10
c.
10-12
d.
15-20
 

 5. 

Showmanship at halter is judgedon the
a.
Showman
b.
Horse
c.
Both
d.
Neither
 

 6. 

How many bones is the knee madeof?
a.
11-12
b.
9-10
c.
7-8
d.
5-6
 

 7. 

What is thecanter?
a.
4 beat gait done under restraint
c.
fast 3 beat gait done underrestraint
b.
slow 2 beat gait
d.
none of these arecorrect
 

 8. 

The proper slope of ahorse’s shoulder should be:
a.
30 degrees
b.
45 degrees
c.
60 degrees
d.
34 degrees
 

 9. 

What is not a common facemarking of horses?
a.
Star
b.
Stripe
c.
Snip
d.
Moon
 

 10. 

Which breed of horse is as highas the withers as it is long in the body?
a.
Thoroughbred
b.
Standardbred
c.
QuarterHorse
d.
Percheron
 

 11. 

The chestnut of a horse iswhat?
a.
Something fed to the horse in the wintertime
b.
A horny growth that should be removed
c.
A bruising of the sole of the hoof
d.
The remains of a toe of the prehistoric horse
 

 12. 

What concentrate is most widelyused for horses?
a.
Corn
b.
Oats
c.
Barley
d.
Wheat
 

 13. 

One hand equals how manyinches?
a.
3
b.
4
c.
5
d.
6
 

 14. 

Which of the following is not aleg marking?
a.
sock
b.
pastern
c.
stripe
d.
stocking
 

 15. 

According to evidence foundnear Solutre, France, what was the earliest use of the horse by man?
a.
draft animal
b.
transportation
c.
food
d.
war mount
 

 16. 

Shoeing can provide which ofthe following benefits?
a.
protection from excessivewear
c.
weaker hoof walls
b.
greateragility
d.
all of these are correct
 

 17. 

Which is the correct number ofteeth for a foal, a mature mare, and a mature male horse?
a.
12, 24 ,36
b.
24, 36, 40
c.
24, 40, 44
d.
24, 30, 36
 

 18. 

Suppose a black mare (Bb) isbred to a black stallion (Bb). What are the odds of having a black foal?
a.
1:1
b.
1:3
c.
3:1
d.
4:1
 

 19. 

A dangerous vice of horses thatinvolves force-swallowing gulps of air, and that can cause gastric upset or colic, is knowsas?
a.
Bolting
b.
Cribbing
c.
Heaving
d.
Weaving
 

 20. 

If a horse is restless,sweating, pawing, kicking at its belly, attempting to roll, lie on its back, or sit like a dog, whatillness would you suspect?
a.
Potomac horsefever
c.
Colic
b.
Swampfever
d.
Equine encephalitis
 

 21. 

How often should ahorse’s hooves be trimmed?
a.
Annually
c.
Every fourmonths
b.
Twice a year
d.
Every six to eightweeks
 

 22. 

What is the typical length ofestrous, estrus, and gestation, respectively, in a mare?
a.
22 days, 6 days, 340 days
c.
30 days, 12 days, 280 days
b.
6 days, 22 days, 340 days
d.
12 days, 30 days, 280 days
 

 23. 

Which of the following bestdescribes the modern horse?
a.
Non-ruminant, herbivore, odd-toed,warm-blooded
b.
Non-ruminant, omnivore, odd-toed,hot-blooded
c.
Ruminant, milk-giving, hoofed, grazer
d.
Ruminant, herbivore, hot-blooded, grazer
e.
Cecumated, omnivore, odd-toed, warm-blooded
 

 24. 

What percentage will a horsegrow in the first year of life?
a.
70%
b.
80%
c.
90%
d.
60%
 

 25. 

For best results horses shouldbe wormed every?
a.
2-3 weeks
b.
3-4 weeks
c.
6-8 weeks
d.
10-12 weeks
 



 
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