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2003 North Carolina State Equine Management Test


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

 1. 
One characteristic of lighthorses is they:
a.
Are best used for draft purposes
c.
Weigh from 900 to 1,400pounds
b.
Eat less than other horses and ponies
d.
Weigh less thanponies
 

 2. 
Two horses with very similarmarkings that originated in the United States are the American Paint and the:
a.
Appaloosa
b.
Buckskin
c.
Palomino
d.
Pinto
 

 3. 
Which is the best choice forinexperienced riders to choose for pleasure riding?
a.
Foal
b.
Gelding
c.
Mule
d.
Stallion
 

 4. 
Which of the following wouldhave the more serious affect on a horse?
a.
Bloodspavin
b.
Capped elbow
c.
Founder
d.
Splints
 

 5. 

The approximate age of a horsecan best be determined by:
a.
Determining itsweight
c.
Measuring its height
b.
Examining its frontteeth
d.
Recording its neigh
 

 6. 

Which of the following featuresshould have the most impact on evaluating a horse?
a.
Breed
c.
Conformation
b.
Color
d.
Tail length
 

 7. 

Which of the following types ofhorses would be best suited to a diet that is completely roughage?
a.
Growing foals
c.
Pregnant mares
b.
Mature, idle horses
d.
Racing horses
 

 8. 

When compared to pasture hay,legume hay:
a.
Has lower protein content.
c.
Is lesspalatable.
b.
Has fewer minerals.
d.
Is morepalatable.
 

 9. 

The normal pulse rate range fora horse is:
a.
10 to 20 heartbeats per minute.
c.
72 to 90 heartbeats perminute.
b.
32 to 44 heartbeats per minute.
d.
110 to 120 heartbeats perminute.
 

 10. 

The average length of gestationfor a horse is:
a.
180 days.
b.
260 days.
c.
336 days.
d.
420 days.
 

 11. 

Which type of bridal device isused for training young horses because it has no bit?
a.
Hackamore
b.
Pelham bridle
c.
Split-eared
d.
Weymouth
 

 12. 

The mycotoxin fumonisin maycause brain and liver disorders in horses. How can horses get fumonisin?
a.
By eating moldy corn
b.
Eating on a pasture with anothercontaminated horse
c.
From a mosquitobite
d.
Grazing a pasture with a grass-legumemixture
 

 13. 

How do foals appear during anormal birth presentation?
a.
Front feet first with heelsdown.
c.
Shoulder first followed by the neck.
b.
Head first with legs folded underneath.
d.
Tall first followed by the hindfeet.
 

 14. 

Training a foal should begin byplacing a well fitted halter on the foal when it is:
a.
2 to 3 days old.
c.
10 to 12 months old.
b.
10 to 14 days old.
d.
Over 20 months old.
 

 15. 

One advantage of groomingis:
a.
Chances for skin disease and parasites are reduced.
b.
Clippers do not have to be used on the mane.
c.
The animal is stressed so they eat fewer oats.
d.
Unsoundnesses are eliminated from the horse’s body.
 

 16. 

The equipment used for ridingand showing horses is called:
a.
Adornment.
b.
Decoration.
c.
Tack.
d.
Tackle.
 

 17. 

Which saddle has ahorn?
a.
Broken saddle.
c.
Side saddle
b.
Englishsaddle.
d.
Western saddle.
 

 18. 

A horse that is distinguishedby it’s golden color is the:
a.
AmericanPaint.
b.
Appaloosa.
c.
Palomino.
d.
Pinto.
 

 19. 

An ingredient added to thehorse ration to reduce dustiness and increase palatability is:
a.
Barley
c.
Cottonseed meal
b.
Canemolasses.
d.
Phosphorus
 

 20. 

A horse’s temperature isbest checked by inserting a thermometer into the horse’s:
a.
Ear
b.
Eye
c.
Mouth
d.
Rectum
 

 21. 

A horse is mounted by placingthe left foot in the stirrup, holding the reins in the left hand and placing the right hand on thesaddle horn in:
a.
Bareback equitation.
c.
Indian styleequitation
b.
English equitation.
d.
Westernequitation.
 

 22. 

Lameness would most likely beassociated with:
a.
Colic.
c.
Fescue toxicity.
b.
Distemper (Strangles)
d.
Founder (Laminitis)
 

 23. 

When a jack is crossed on amare, the resulting offspring is called a:
a.
Donkey.
b.
Jennet.
c.
Mule.
d.
Pony.
 

 24. 

Horses havedifficulty:
a.
Hearing sounds that humans hear.
c.
Remembering simplecommands.
b.
Judging height and distance.
d.
Smelling strangeodors.
 

 25. 

A rider in all Westernequitation classes with the exception of Trail would be penalized for:
a.
Switching reins from one hand to another.
b.
Using a saddle with a saddle horn.
c.
Wearing cowboy boots without spurs.
d.
Wearing a cowboy hat.
 



 
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