Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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How many teeth does a male horse have?
a | 36-38 | c | 40-42 | b | 20-22 | d | none of these are
correct |
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2
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Tendons attach ____to____?
a | bone to bone | c | Muscles to bones | b | ligaments to bones | d | Muscles to
muscles |
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3
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How much does a healthy foot grow per month?
a | Less than 1/16” | c | 1/16” | b | 1/2”to 3/4” | d | none of these are
correct |
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4
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How long is the gestational period of a mare?
a | 270 days | b | 336 days | c | 295 days | d | 360
days |
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5
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How many bones are in a horse skeleton?
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6
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The number of permanent teeth a mare has?
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7
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A foul smell, black discharge from the hoof and lameness are symptoms of?
a | founder | b | Azoturia | c | Thrush | d | Colic |
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8
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When should one use injectable vitamins to treat a disease or deficiency?
a | When a vet recommends their use | c | Only in extreme
cases | b | Whenever needed | d | Never |
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9
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The habit common to bored horses living in stalls that consist of grabbing an
object with their teeth, arching their necks and swallowing air is called?
a | Cribbing | c | Chewing | b | Parrot mouth | d | Encephalomyelitis |
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10
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Another name for rabies is?
a | Encephalomyelitis | c | Malocclusion | b | Hydrophobia | d | Poll evil |
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11
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What is the common name for Encephalomyelitis?
a | Sleeping sickness | c | White Muscle Disease | b | Swamp fever | d | Rabies |
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12
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When is the most critical feeding period of a horse’s entire life?
a | At birth | c | After an injury | b | During weaning | d | During training |
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13
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Feeding ____ is the traditional way of regulating the bowels of the horses on
idle days?
a | Sorghum | b | Bran mash | c | Alfalfa pellets | d | Hot
oats |
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14
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Insecticides for use on horses may be used in which of the following
forms?
a | Oil solutions | c | Dust and wettable powders | b | Emulsifiable
concentrates | d | All of these
are correct |
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15
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Two pyramids like bones that form a part of the fetlock or ankle joints (on all
four legs) and have been found to fracture frequently?
a | Side bones | c | Sesamoid bones | b | Ring bones | d | Shin bones |
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16
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What type of bedding should never be used for horses?
a | wood chips | b | peat moss | c | walnut shavings | d | oak
hulls |
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17
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What nutrients form the largest part of a horse?
a | protein | b | water | c | carbohydrates | d | amino
acids |
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18
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A horse has a blind spot directly .......
a | horses have not blind spots | c | behind its
flanks | b | to the side | d | in front of it’s head |
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_______may be added to the diet of an older horse to help increase digestion of
fiber in the lower gastrointestinal tract.
a | cultured yeast | b | beet pulp | c | sorghum | d | molasses |
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Which of the following would be a good resource of information prior to
purchasing a horse?
a | cooperative extension personal | c | tack and equipment
professionals | b | department of agricultural | d | all of these are correct |
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21
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An inflamed condition usually caused by bruising of the top of the head.
a | Pollitis | b | poll evil | c | Poultice | d | Eczema |
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Which of the following may NOT result from overfeeding?
a | Colic | b | Lamintis | c | Obesity | d | Strangles |
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23
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Where no pasture is available, a thousand pound horse will consume about how
many pounds of feed, both hay and grain, daily?
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24
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Abnormal body growth found on the cannon bone usually on the inside
surface?
a | Splint | b | Bowed | c | Bone spavin | d | Through
pin |
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25
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The front of the hooves should have a slope of:
a | 45-50 degrees | c | 55-60 degrees | b | 40-43 degrees | d | None of these are
correct |
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26
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A dressage movement in which the horse holds its forelegs more or less in place
while it moves its hindquarters around them is called?
a | Piaffe | b | Pirouette | c | Pivot | d | Passage |
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(______) refers to the short-term (over days or weeks) response of horses to
their immediate environment.
a | Adaptation | b | Acclimation | c | Acclimatization | d | Habituation |
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Feeding (______) is the traditional way of regulating the bowels of horses on
idle days and at such other times as required.
a | Sorghum | c | Dried Brewer’s yeast | b | A bran
mash | d | Hot
oats |
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29
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In what part of the digestive system are the most nutrients in the feed
absorbed?
a | Large intestine | b | Esophagus | c | Stomach | d | Small
intestine |
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30
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Forcing air out of the lungs, characterized by jerking of the flanks and
coughing after drinking cold water, is referred to as?
a | Thick wind | b | Roaring | c | Heaves | d | Cribbing |
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31
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What is the scientific name for the egg of the female reproductive cell?
a | Spermatozoa | b | Avium | c | Scilintia Avia | d | Ovum |
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32
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Give the name of the infectious disease where abscesses develop under the lower
jaw along the neck or anywhere on the body.
a | Equine Influenza | c | Strangles | b | Tetanus | d | Navicular
disease |
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33
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The most common bit used in harness horses is.
a | Snaffle | b | Bradoon | c | Billy Allen | d | Curb |
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34
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The average gestation period for the shires is
a | 304 days | b | 337 days | c | 336 days | d | 340
days |
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35
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Generally speaking, it is best to breed a mare at
a | five years of age | c | two years of age | b | three years of age | d | four years of
age |
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36
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Identify this bit:  a | Egg Butt Full Cheek Snaffle | c | Metal Mullen Mouth
Snaffle | b | Loose Ring, Fixed port Steel Pelham | d | Jointed Mouth Loose ring
Snaffle |
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37
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(_____) determines all the heredity characteristics as animals, from the body
type to the color of the hair.
a | genes | b | chromosomes | c | gametes | d | germ
cells |
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38
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The height of a horse is measured in hands. A hand is equally to ____
inches.
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39
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What vitamin is most associated with reproduced with reproduction and also
prevents and corrects anhydrosis?
a | Vitamin A | b | Vitamin B | c | Vitamin C | d | Vitamin
E |
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40
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Where would you find a shoe boil on a horse?
a | Lower portion of the hock | c | Heel | b | Point of the
elbow | d | Inside of the
hoof |
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41
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Mares generally start coming into heat when they are:
a | 12-15 months | b | 8-10 months | c | 16-18 months | d | 20-24
months |
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What is the most common method of transmission of influenza in horses?
a | An open wound | c | The respiratory | b | The feed and water | d | All of these are
correct |
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Which of the following is NOT a major function of feeds?
a | maintenance | b | growth | c | digestion | d | reproduction |
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44
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Stiffness in gait, muscle spasms, stiff neck, contracted jaw, muscles, and
eventually paralysis are symptoms of:
a | Anthrax | b | Strongyles | c | Colic | d | Tetanus |
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45
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A disease caused by improper feeding, watering, worms or fatigue is:
a | Rabies | b | Colic | c | Heaves | d | Strangles |
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46
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A viral disease which is likely to occur during shipping or changing weather
conditions is common in young horses and is spread by indirect contact is:
a | Infectious Anemia | c | Influenza | b | Pneumonia | d | Ascarids |
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