2002 Mt. Gilead Equine Management Test

Name:

MultipleChoice

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

What is the mating of closely relatedanimals. Such as, sir

e to daughter, brother to sister, and son to dam.

a.	Inbreeding	b.	Line breeding	c.	Close breeding	d.	Crossbreeding

What factor could cause founderin a mare, but never in a stallion or gelding?

Retained placenta or infection of theuterus following foaling

Excess production ofLH

Excess production of FSH

Lack of estrogen

Horses do not exhibit which of thefollowing behavioral systems?

a.	Social/Moralbehavior	c.	Care giving/seeking behavior
b.	Protective behavior	d.	Shelter seeking behavior

What is the scientific name forthe egg of the female reproductive cell?

Spermatozoa

Avium

Scilintia Aviva

Ovum

The recommended environmentalcontrol for a horse barn is considered satisfactory when kept between what degree?

a.	40-50	b.	60-80	c.	50-75	d.	75-80

An infectious disease of anewborn animal caused by several kinds of bacteria is referred to as?

a.	Navel III	c.	Navel infection
b.	Joint III	d.	All of these answers arecorrect.

What part of the digestivesystem are the most nutrients in the feed absorbed?

a.	Large Intestine	b.	Esophagus	c.	Stomach	d.	Small Intestine

What determines all of thehereditary characteristics of animals, from the body type to the color of the hair?

a.	Genes	b.	Chromosomes	c.	Gamlets	d.	Germ Cells

The chief distinguishingcharacteristic in which breed of horses allows them to give an easy ride with great style andanimation?

a.	Quarter Horse	c.	Morgan
b.	Haflinger	d.	American Saddlebred

10.

How many pounds of feed, bothhay and grain will a thousand pound horse consume on a daily base if not on pasture?

a.	10	b.	20	c.	30	d.	40

11.

What is considered goodhay?

a.	Clean and bright	c.	Free of dust, mold, and decay
b.	Leafy	d.	All of these answers are correct.

12.

When is the most criticalfeeding period of a horses entire life?

At birth

Duringweaning

After an injury

During training

13.

What parasite poses the mostserious threat to the health and life of a horse?

Ringworm

Bots

Ascarids

Strongyles

14.

What is the most common methodof transmission of influenza in horses?

Through theskin

The feed and water

the respiratorytract

None of these are correct

15.

What vitamin deficiency maycause night blindness?

a.	Vitamin A	b.	Vitamin D	c.	Vitamin E	d.	Vitamin K

16.

What is the normal pulse rateof a mature horse?

a.	60-70 beats perminute	c.	71-80 beats per minute
b.	32-44 beats perminute	d.	100-200 beats per minute

17.

When should a newborn foalreceive colostrum, the mares first milk?

12-24 Hours

48 Hours

36 Hours

Colostrum is not important to a newborn foal

18.

Improper feeding, watering,working and parasites are the number one causes of?

a.	Founder	b.	Colic	c.	Anemia	d.	Heaves

19.

What was the first role of thehorse to humans?

a.	Transportation	b.	Plowfields	c.	War horses	d.	Food source

20.

What is the modern English termfor what the French have always known as “concours complet” -the completetest?

a.	Show jumping	c.	Combines training
b.	Dressage	d.	Speed and endurance test

21.

How many teeth are in the mouthof a male horse?

a.	35	b.	30	c.	40	d.	42

22.

Which of the following naturalgaits of the horse is incorrect?

a.	Steppingrace	b.	Walk	c.	Canter	d.	Trot

23.

Which color is not a basic coatcolor of a horse?

a.	Bay	b.	Gray	c.	Brown	d.	Chestnut

24.

Which is not a true symptom ofcolic?

a.	Gritting of the teeth	c.	Lying down andrising
b.	Restlessness	d.	Kicking of theabdomen

25.

What is stiffness in gait,muscle spasms, stiff neck, contracted jaw muscles and eventual paralysis a symptomof?

a.	Anthras	b.	Strongyles	c.	Colic	d.	Tetanus

26.

What are the symptoms ofThrush?

a.	Foul smell	c.	Lameness
b.	Discharge from thehoof	d.	All of these answers are correct.

27.

What is the bacterial diseaseof the lymph glands that causes swelling in the neck?

a.	Heaves	b.	Influenza	c.	Tetanus	d.	Strangles

28.

What is a workout in which ahorse is running at a controlled speed known as?

Breezing

Galloping

Blowing-out

Cantering

29.

What is the term that is usedfor a mare that was bred but did not conceive?

Pregnant

Brood Mare

Maiden

Open

30.

What type of bedding shouldnever be used for horses?

a.	Wood chips	b.	Peat moss	c.	Walnutshavings	d.	Oat hulls

31.

How many gallons of water willan average horse drink daily?

a.	3-5gallons	b.	5-6 gallons	c.	10-12 gallons	d.	20 gallons

32.

When in a dressage movement,the horse holds its forelegs more or less in place while it moves its hindquarters around them iscalled?

a.	Piaffe	b.	Pirouette	c.	Pivot	d.	Passage

33.

What is the hybrid of a horseand a donkey known as?

a.	Burro	b.	Thoroughbred	c.	Morgan	d.	Mule

34.

What is the normal growth rateof healthy feet of a horse in a month?

1/4 to 1/2inches

1/16 to 1/2 inches

1/2 to 3/4 inches

1/8 to 1/4

35.

How many bones are there in ahorse’s skeleton?

a.	503	b.	618	c.	480	d.	205

36.

When a grade animal isregistered, it is registered with which specific breed?

a.	Quarter horse	c.	Paint
b.	Morgan	d.	None of these answers arecorrect.

37.

Where there is abnormal bodygrowth on the Cannon Bone, usually on the inside surface it is called?

a.	Splint	b.	Bowed Tendons	c.	Bone Spavin	d.	Through Pin

38.

What is a pus pocket or aninfection of the sensitive structure of the hoof called?

a.	Abscess	c.	Corn
b.	Sand Crack	d.	NavicularDisease

39.

What is the first milk of amare after foaling called?

a.	Edemia	b.	Colostrum	c.	Afterbirth	d.	Calistenics

40.

Which is a part of an EnglishSaddle?

a.	Stirrups	b.	Horn	c.	Irons	d.	Hand

41.

What is filing off the sharpedges of horses teeth called?

a.	Floating	b.	Grinding	c.	Waxing	d.	Smoothing

42.

What is the scientific name fora horse?

a.	Bovine	b.	Equis	c.	Equine	d.	Canine

43.

What worm grows to two(2”) inches in length and causes damage to the heart, liver and blood vessels?

a.	Ascarids	b.	Stomach worms	c.	Pin worms	d.	Strongyles

44.

What is an inflamed conditioncaused by a blow to the head or pressure from a heavy bridle known as?

a.	Fistulous Wither	c.	Periodic Opnthalmia
b.	Poll Evil	d.	Cracked heal

45.

What should the temperature beof a horse before mounting up?

a.	99-101degrees	b.	102-104 degrees	c.	60-98 degrees	d.	89-99 degrees

46.

What is it called when a horsethrows their front feet outward as they are picked up?

a.	Paddling	b.	Walking	c.	Pigeon Toed	d.	Over reaching

47.

What is the height of mostDraft Horses?

a.	14-18 hands	b.	16-18hands	c.	17-19 hands	d.	15-17 hands

48.

What are the three things thatgood horse judging is based on?

a.	Facts, Scientific Principals,Logic	c.	All of these answers are correct.
b.	Observation, Facts, Logic	d.	None of these answers are correct.

49.

What horse breed is known ascold blooded?

a.	Quarter Horse	c.	Draft Horsebreeding
b.	Standardbred	d.	All of these answers arecorrect.

50.

What does the term“sacking out” mean?

a.	Stalling thehorse	c.	Rubbing objects over the animal
b.	Feeding to much	d.	None of these answers are correct.