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2009 Ohio State Equine Management Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

What is the term for the type of shoeing job when the farrier uses the same set of shoes for a second time?
a.
Re-set
d.
Re-attach
b.
Shod again
e.
Both Re-set and Re-shod
c.
RE-shod
 

 2. 

What disease is characterized by swollen or abscessed lymph glands, particularly those under or behind the jaws?
a.
Encephalomyelitis
c.
Strangles
e.
None are correct
b.
Influenza
d.
Tetanus
 

 3. 

Which ancestor of the modern day horse is being described; “lateral supporting toes decreased in size while the middle toe strengthened, resulting in little hooves that still had a pad behind them”?
a.
Eohippus
c.
Merychippus
e.
None are correct
b.
Mesohippus
d.
Pliohippus
 

 4. 

What is the name of the motion that forces food through the digestive tract?
a.
Longitudinal Pulses
d.
Peristalsis
b.
Prececal Contractions
e.
None are correct
c.
Post-perandinal rise
 

 5. 

Whist is the scientific name of the zebra that most closely resembles the common horse with very narrow vertical stripes and huge ears?
a.
Equus burchelli
c.
Equus hemionus
e.
Equus cababllus
b.
Equus grevyi
d.
Equus zebra
 

 6. 

What is the term often used when referring to oats with the hulls removed?
a.
Oat Grits
c.
Rolled Oats
e.
Crimped Oats
b.
Oat Groats
d.
Steam Flaked Oats
 

 7. 

How long after foaling does lactation peak?
a.
1 Week
c.
2 Months
e.
6 Months
b.
2 Weeks
d.
4 Months
 

 8. 

What is the common name for the following pest that is small (1/2 to 1 1/15 inch long), humpbacked, biting pest that may reach high populations in the spring and early summer, particularly in pasture areas along streams?
a.
Biting Gnats
d.
Punkies
b.
Blackflies
e.
Both Blackflies and Buffalo Gnats
c.
Buffalo Gnats
 

 9. 

Which of the following is a point to consider when renovating an old pasture?
a.
Perform a soil test to determine lime and fertilizer requirements.
b.
Select a seed mixture that complements the pasture drainage characteristics.
c.
Protect seeded area until the new plants are well established.
d.
Destroy or suppress the old pasture by plowing or using herbicides.
e.
All are correct
 

 10. 

Toxic levels of vitamin K can cause what?
a.
Rupture of the white blood cells
b.
Increase in the size of the white blood cells
c.
Decrease in the size of the white blood cells
d.
Rupture of the red blood cells
e.
Both “rupture of the white blood cells” and “decrease in the size of the white blood cells” are correct
 

 11. 

What is one of the most common disorders seen in foals, occurring in 70-80% of foals under six months of age?
a.
Impaction
c.
Sleeping sickness
e.
None are correct
b.
Diarrhea
d.
Strangles
 

 12. 

On average, a mare’s gestation period is ___ days.
a.
290
b.
300
c.
336
d.
355
e.
365
 

 13. 

What is the recommended ventilation rate for horses in a building at 55ºF?
a.
25 cubic feet per minute in the winter (minimum)
b.
100 cubic feet per minute in the winter (normal)
c.
200 cubic feet per minute in the summer
d.
none are correct
e.
all are correct
 

 14. 

If a horse is experiencing renal failure, what part of the horse’s body isn’t functioning properly?
a.
Heart
c.
Lungs
e.
Hypothalamus
b.
Kidneys
d.
Brain
 

 15. 

What does the Follicle Stimulation Hormone (FSH) do?
a.
Inhibits follicular maturation
d.
Stimulates estrus
b.
Stimulates follicle development
e.
Maintains pregnancy
c.
Shortens gestation
 

 16. 

Which of the following is not an abnormal reactive behavior in horses?
a.
Weaving
c.
Self-mutilation
e.
Pacing
b.
Pawing
d.
Coprography
 

 17. 

At weaning time, most foals six months of age should be fed a diet containing what protein level?
a.
8 -10 %
c.
14 -14.5 %
e.
40 - 45 %
b.
10 -12 %
d.
22 -24 %
 

 18. 

What is the anatomical name of the tubular tissue that carries oxygenated blood under high pressure?
a.
Vein
d.
Both Veins and Capillaries
b.
Capillary
e.
None are correct
c.
Artery
 

 19. 

Which of the following would be on the trailer safety checklist and should be checked prior to loading the horse?
a.
Lights
c.
Wheel bearings
e.
All are correct
b.
Hitch
d.
Floorboards
 

 20. 

What percent of the horse’s body weight is carried on its forehand?
a.
37%
b.
40%
c.
65%
d.
78%
e.
80%
 

 21. 

Spectator liability, products (concession stand sales),  show judges and officials, and premises owner would be covered under what type of insurance policy?
a.
Care/Custody Control Insurance
b.
Horse Club Liability Insurance
c.
Equine Event Insurance
d.
Pleasure & Show Horse Owner’s Liability Insurance
e.
Equine Full Mortality Insurance
 

 22. 

What is thought to have been the horse’s greatest contribution to human history?
a.
its use of food
b.
its use as a companion
c.
its use as income
d.
its use as a tool of warfare or transportation
e.
none are correct
 

 23. 

Leydig cells in the stallion are responsible for the production of what hormone?
a.
Testosterone
d.
Estrogen
b.
Oxytocin
e.
Both Testosterone and Estrogen
c.
Cortisol
 

 24. 

Which of the following is not part of the horse’s urinary system?
a.
Renal arteries
c.
Urethra
e.
Bladder
b.
Ureters
d.
Trachea
 

 25. 

Which list of joints in the foreleg is in successive order from the top downward?
a.
Coffin, Pastern. Shoulder, and Elbow
d.
Shoulder, Elbow, Knee, and Pastern
b.
Knee, Fetlock, Coffin, and Pastern
e.
Shoulder, Stifle, Hock, and Fetlock
c.
Elbow, Knee,  Fetlock and Pastern
 

 26. 

This type of horse has at least one registered parent and they are usually crosses between registered parents and two different breeds?
a.
Inbred
c.
Line Bred
e.
None are correct
b.
Crossbred
d.
Purebred
 

 27. 

How many hours of light are necessary per day to bring a mare into heat prior to a normal breeding season?
a.
8-10 hours
c.
20 hours
e.
none are correct
b.
10-12 hours
d.
16 hours
 

 28. 

Minerals that are found in small quantities in feedstuffs and are required in small quantities in the body are typically referred to as what type of minerals?
a.
Macro minerals
d.
Non-essential minerals
b.
Micro minerals
e.
Mono-nutrients
c.
Essential minerals
 

 29. 

Where would you find a corn of a horse’s foot?
a.
Heel area of the sole
c.
Commissures
e.
Frog
b.
Toe area
d.
Bar
 

 30. 

Prolactin, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, and Luteinizing hormone is produced by what gland in the horse?
a.
Thyroid gland
d.
Pineal gland
b.
Adrenal gland
e.
Adrenal Cortex
c.
Anterior pituitary gland
 

 31. 

A thoroughpin can be found on what area of the horse?
a.
Knee
b.
Hock
c.
Cannon
d.
Hip
e.
Wither
 

 32. 

Approximately 70% of the mineral content of the horse’s body consist of what two minerals?
a.
Calcium and Sodium
d.
Calcium and Phosphorus
b.
Magnesium and Zinc
e.
Magnesium and Phosphorus
c.
Sodium and Potassium
 

 33. 

What term is used to describe when the inside of the fore and hind foot strike in the air as the stride of the hind leg is about completed and the stride of the foreleg is just beginning?
a.
Winding
c.
Speedy-cutting
e.
Cross-firing
b.
Scalping
d.
Interfering
 

 34. 

Knowing the horse’s body weight would be important for which of the following situations?
a.
Amount of feed needed
d.
Maximal breeding efficiency
b.
Potential health problems
e.
All are correct
c.
Proper medication
 

 35. 

What hoof disease is caused by hoof digesting fungi?
a.
Thrush
c.
Founder
e.
Navicular
b.
Laminitis
d.
White line disease
 

 36. 

What is the physiological term for shortening of muscle fibers?
a.
Cramp
c.
Relaxation
e.
All are correct
b.
Contraction
d.
Fasiculation
 

 37. 

What dominant gene masks all color patterns?
a.
G, for gray color
c.
w. for normal color
e.
None are correct
b.
g, for no gray color
d.
W, for white color
 

 38. 

This term is used to describe a horse that is almost entirely white except for colored areas over the ears and perhaps the eyes, chest, and base of tail?
a.
Bald face
c.
Blanket
e.
Bonnet
b.
Indian horse
d.
Medicine hat
 

 39. 

Which of the following is not a factor that relates to a mare’s reproductive potential?
a.
Disposition
c.
breed
b.
age
d.
Past breeding records
 

 40. 

What grain is commonly fed to horses and has the highest source of energy?
a.
wheat
b.
corn
c.
oats
d.
barley
e.
rye
 

 41. 

Mares usually come into heat __ days after foaling.
a.
3 to 5
c.
13 to 15
e.
All are correct
b.
7 to 10
d.
21 to 28
 

 42. 

What is the term used to describe a small patch of white hair located between a horse’s eyes?
a.
Snip
b.
Stripe
c.
Star
d.
Blaze
 

 43. 

What is the first part of the alimentary canal?
a.
Esophagus
c.
Stomach
e.
Large colon
b.
Mouth
d.
Small Intestine
 

 44. 

What hormone causes the mare’s cervix to become relaxed during estrus?
a.
FSH
c.
Oxytocin
e.
PMSG
b.
LH
d.
Estrogen
 

 45. 

What type of pasture provides the greatest total amount of nutrients and a longer grazing season?
a.
Mixture of grass and legume
b.
Mixture of different grasses
c.
Mixture of different varieties of grasses
d.
Legumes
e.
Grass
 

 46. 

What is the largest joint in the horse?
a.
Hock
c.
Stifle
e.
None are correct
b.
Knee
d.
Pastern
 

 47. 

For proper digestive tract function, horses require a minimum of what percent of their body weight per day in long-stem dry matter?
a.
15%
b.
7%
c.
5%
d.
1%
e.
0.5%
 

 48. 

What forage is a good source of vitamin E?
a.
Brewer’s yeast
c.
Corn
e.
Wheat midds
b.
Alfalfa
d.
Cottonseed
 

 49. 

What is the best way to stop bleeding of a leg wound?
a.
Leave alone to clot
d.
Apply pressure bandage
b.
Wash with water
e.
None are correct
c.
Apply light gauze pads
 

 50. 

What is the single most important factor affecting quality of forage at harvest?
a.
Plant’s variety
d.
Weather
b.
Harvesting techniques
e.
Rate of fertilization
c.
Plant’s stage of maturity
 



 
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