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2009 Marysville Invitational Equine Management Test



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

 1. 

What is the average length of the estrous cycle for a mare?
a.
21 days
b.
17 days
c.
12 days
d.
10 days
 

 2. 

What is the single most important characteristic in equine selection?
a.
Color
c.
Age
b.
Balance
d.
None of these are correct
 

 3. 

The height of a horse is measured in hands. A hand is considered a measurement of      inches?
a.
2
b.
4
c.
6
d.
8
 

 4. 

A chronic condition in which the hoof becomes soft, rings are formed and eventually the hoof drops off is:
a.
Gravel
b.
Sweeney
c.
Founder
d.
Corns
 

 5. 

What is the normal temperature of a horse?
a.
96.8
b.
98.6
c.
100.5
d.
102.5
 

 6. 

Mares usually come in heat 7 to 10 days post foaling, this is known as:
a.
parturition
b.
gestation
c.
foal heat
d.
deestrus
 

 7. 

What is the largest tissue mass in the horse’s body?
a.
Muscle
c.
Small intestine
b.
Heart
d.
Large intestine
 

 8. 

Which source of energy creates the most heat?
a.
Fat
c.
Carbohydrates
b.
Protein
d.
None of these are correct
 

 9. 

How can the age of a horse be determined?
a.
Markings
b.
Teeth
c.
Color
d.
Height
 

 10. 

Early signs of pregnancy can be determined by:
a.
Palpation
c.
If the mare ceases to cycle
b.
Ultrasound
d.
All of these are correct
 

 11. 

Serious abnormalities that affect the serviceability of the horse are known as:
a.
Unsoundness
c.
Blemishes
b.
Nutritional deficiencies
d.
Sweeney
 

 12. 

Signs of colic are:
a.
Restlessness
b.
Kicking and/or biting at stomach
c.
Lying down
d.
All of these are correct
 

 13. 

If a horse has a heart girth of 70 inches and a body length of 65 inches, what is its estimated body weight?
a.
965 pounds
b.
1100 pounds
c.
1125 pounds
d.
1150 pounds
 

 14. 

What is the actual rate of interest on a $1,200 loan at 12% interest for one  year?
a.
$144
b.
$164
c.
$240
d.
$1,440
 

 15. 

A horse should no be fed            one hour before hard work is performed.
a.
Water
b.
Hay
c.
Concentrates
d.
Grass
 

 16. 

Hay over 1 year old is usually not an adequate source of what vitamin?
a.
Vitamin D
b.
Vitamin C
c.
Vitamin B
d.
Vitamin A
 

 17. 

What is the most commonly used techniques for estimating a horse’s body weight?
a.
Height tape
c.
Forearm circumference
b.
Bone density
d.
Weight tape/heart girth tape
 

 18. 

Where are the majority of nutrients absorbed in the horse?
a.
Stomach
c.
Large Intestine
b.
Small Intestine
d.
Cecum
 

 19. 

What part of the hoof grows the fastest?
a.
Heel
b.
Sides
c.
Bars
d.
Toe
 

 20. 

Which vice in horses is described by biting or setting the teeth against an object while sucking in air?
a.
Roaring
b.
Heaves
c.
Cribbing
d.
Weaving
 

 21. 

What type of bedding should never be used for horses?
a.
Wood chips
c.
Oat hulls
b.
Peat moss
d.
Walnut shavings
 

 22. 

What could cause laminitis in mares, but never in a stallion or a gelding?
a.
Excess production of LH
b.
Excess production of FSH
c.
Lack of estrogen
d.
Retained placenta or infection of the uterus
 

 23. 

This disease is found in the frog and is caused by anaerobic bacteria & unsanitary conditions.
a.
Navicular disease
c.
Abscesses
b.
Whiteline disease
d.
Thrush
 

 24. 

If your horse consumed 25 pounds of hay per day and your hay cost was $5/bale (75 pounds). What would your hay cost be for a 30 day period?
a.
$30
b.
$35
c.
$45
d.
$50
 

 25. 

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

 26. 

When a mare ovulates, but fails to show behavioral signs of estrus, what is this referred to?
a.
Heat
c.
Estrus
b.
Silent heat
d.
None of these are correct
 

 27. 

Which structures carry blood away from the heart?
a.
Vessels
c.
Arteries
b.
Capillaries
d.
None of these are correct
 

 28. 

Lactation increases the energy requirements of a mare above maintenance by      percent.
a.
75-90
b.
40-50
c.
50-70
d.
30-40
 

 29. 

Which bone in the horse’s body is the heaviest and strongest?
a.
Scapula
b.
Cannon
c.
Ulna
d.
Femur
 

 30. 

What is the most critical feeding period of the horses entire  life?
a.
While in training
c.
3 and 4 years of age
b.
After birth
d.
During weaning
 

 31. 

What is the term for feedstuffs high in fiber?
a.
Concentrates
c.
Forages
b.
Grains
d.
All of these are correct
 

 32. 

This horse has both parents that are registered and from the same breed.
a.
Crossbred
c.
Grade
b.
Purebred
d.
None of these are correct
 

 33. 

Which joint is the largest in the horse?
a.
Pastern
b.
Hock
c.
Knee
d.
Stifle
 

 34. 

Which hormone’s primary role is to stimulation spermatogenesis or production of sperm in the stallion?
a.
GnRH
b.
FSH
c.
LH
d.
HCG
 

 35. 

Which forage is a good source of vitamin E?
a.
Wheat Midds
c.
Silage
b.
Beat pulp
d.
Alfalfa
 

 36. 

Which of the following is the best way to stop bleeding of a leg wound?
a.
Apply pressure bandage
c.
Apply gauze pads
b.
Wash with water
d.
Leave alone to clot
 

 37. 

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

 38. 

What is another name for equine distemper?
a.
Encephalomyelitis
c.
Influenza
b.
Rhinopneumonitis
d.
Strangles
 

 39. 

What grain is commonly fed to horses because of its high fiber content?
a.
Corn
c.
Oats
b.
Sorghum
d.
All of these are correct.
 

 40. 

What two materials are primarily needed or the formation of bone?
a.
Copper and Zinc
c.
Calcium and Phosphorus
b.
Magnesium and Potassium
d.
Zinc and Lysine
 

 41. 

How many hours of light are necessary per day to bring a mare into heat prior to normal breeding season?
a.
10-12 hours
b.
11-13 hours
c.
16 hours
d.
20 hours
 

 42. 

Of all the following types of wormers which one controls bots?
a.
zimectrin (ivermectin)
c.
equizole (thiabendazole)
b.
strongid t (pyrantel)
d.
wonder wormer (peperazine)
 

 43. 

Oats normally weigh      lbs per bushel.
a.
32
b.
36
c.
72
d.
25
 

 44. 

A two year old stallion can usually breed how many mares with the breeding resulting in a conception?
a.
20-40
b.
50-70
c.
40-60
d.
10-15
 

 45. 

Fillies generally start coming in heat when they are at what age?
a.
12-15 years
c.
2-2.5 years
b.
1.7-1.9 years
d.
12-15 months
 

 46. 

Generally speaking, what is the earliest age to breed a mare?
a.
4 years
b.
2 years
c.
1.5 years
d.
3 years
 

 47. 

                     is the primary hormone responsible for the characteristic changes that occur in the mare’s genital track in preparation for ovulation and conception.
a.
estrogen
c.
follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
b.
progesterone
d.
PGF
 

 48. 

When keeping a mare under lights what size of light should be used?
a.
150 watt
b.
600 watt
c.
300 watt
d.
200 watt
 

 49. 

When using artificial lighting the total amount of light a day should total how many hours?
a.
24
b.
10
c.
13
d.
16
 

 50. 

Which of the following is not a way to determine pregnancy in a mare?
a.
cessation of the heat period
b.
rectal palpation
c.
ultrasonography
d.
all of these are ways to detect pregnancy
 



 
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