Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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One characteristic of light
horses is they:
a. | Are best used for draft
purposes | b. | Eat less than other horses and ponies | c. | Weigh from 900 to 1,400 pounds
| d. | Weigh less than
ponies |
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Two horses with very similar
markings that originated in the United States are the American Paint and the:
a. | Appaloosa | b. | Buckskin | c. | Palomino | d. | Pinto |
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Which is the best choice for
inexperienced riders to choose for pleasure riding?
a. | Foal | b. | Gelding | c. | Mule | d. | Stallion |
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Which is the following would
have the more serious affect on a horse?
a. | Blood
spavin | b. | Capped elbow
| c. | Founder | d. | Splints |
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The approximate age of a horse
can best be determined by:
a. | Determining its
weight | c. | Measuring its
height | b. | Examining its front teeth | d. | Recording its neigh |
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Which of the following features
should have the most impact on evaluating a horse?
a. | Breed | b. | Color | c. | Conformation | d. | Tail length |
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Which of the following types of
horses would be best suited to a diet that is completely roughage?
a. | Growing
foals | c. | Pregnant mares
| b. | Mature, idle horses
| d. | Racing
horses |
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When compared to pasture hay ,
legume hay:
a. | Has lower protein
content | c. | Is less
palatable | b. | Has fewer minerals | d. | Is more palatable |
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The normal pulse rate range for
a horse is:
a. | 10 to 20 heartbeats per
minute | c. | 72 to 90 heartbeats per
minute | b. | 32 to 44 heartbeats per minute | d. | 110 to 120 heartbeats per minute |
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10.
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The average length of gestation
for a horse is:
a. | 180 days
| b. | 260
days | c. | 336
days | d. | 420
days |
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Which type of bridal device is
used for training young horses because it has no bit?
a. | Hackamore | c. | Split-eared | b. | Pelham bridle | d. | Weymouth |
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The mycotoxin fumonisin may
cause brain and liver disorders in horses. How can horses get fumonisin?
a. | By eating moldy corn
| b. | Eating on a pasture with another
contaminated horse | c. | From a mosquito bite | d. | Grazing a pasture with a grass-legume
mixture |
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How do foals appear during a
normal birth presentation?
a. | Front feet first with heels
down | b. | Head first with legs folded underneath | c. | Shoulder first followed by the
neck | d. | Tail first followed be the hind
feet |
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Training a foal should begin by
placing 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 |
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One advantage of grooming
is:
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. | Unsoundness are eliminated from the horse’s
body. |
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The equipment used for riding
and showing horses is called:
a. | Adorment
| b. | Decoration | c. | Tack | d. | Tackle |
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Which saddle has a
horn?
a. | Broken saddle
| c. | Sidesaddle | b. | English saddle | d. | Western saddle |
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A horse that is distinguished
by it’s golden color is the:
a. | American
Paint | c. | Palomino | b. | Appaloosa | d. | Pinto |
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An ingredient added to the
horses ration to reduce dustiness and increase palatability is:
a. | Barley | c. | Cottonseed meal | b. | Cane molasses | d. | Phosphorus |
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A horse’s temperature is
best checked by inserting a thermometer into the horse’s:
a. | Ear | b. | Eye | c. | Mouth | d. | Rectum |
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A horse is mounted by placing
the left foot in the stirrup, holding the reins in the left hand and placing the right hand on the
saddle horn in:
a. | Bareback equitation
| c. | Indian style equitation
| b. | English equitation
| d. | Western
equation |
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Lameness would most likely be
associated with:
a. | Colic | c. | Fescue toxicity | b. | Distemper (Strangles) | d. | Founder (Laminitis) |
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When a jack is crossed on a
mare, the resulting offspring is called a:
a. | Donkey
| b. | Jennet | c. | Mule | d. | Pony |
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24.
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Horses have
difficulty:
a. | Hearing sounds that humans
hear. | c. | Remembering simple
commands. | b. | Judging height and distance. | d. | Smelling strange odors. |
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A rider in all Western
equitation 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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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 |
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What is the actual rate of
interest on a $1,200 loan at 12% interest for one year?
a. | $144 | c. | $240 | b. | $164 | d. | $1,440 |
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A horse should not be fed
______ one hour before hard work is preformed.
a. | water | b. | hay | c. | concentrates | d. | grass |
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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 |
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When a horse is deficient in
vitamin K, their coagulation time ____ while ____ levels decrease.
a. | decrease,
Thrombin | c. | decrease,
Calcitonin | b. | increase, Thrombin | d. | increase, Prothrombin |
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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 |
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What hormone causes the
mare’s cervix to become relaxed during estrus?
a. | relaxin | b. | oxtocin | c. | FSH | d. | estrogen |
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How much would your horse
consume if it was fed 2% of its BW in total ration? (1100 #)
a. | 15
pounds | b. | 20
pounds | c. | 22
pounds | d. | 32
pounds |
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Which of the following is NOT a
distinct stage of the horse bot fly?
a. | larva | b. | egg | c. | adult fly | d. | pupil |
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Where are the majority of
nutrients absorbed in the horse?
a. | stomach
| c. | large intestine
| b. | small intestine
| d. | cecum |
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36.
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What part of the hoof grows the
fastest?
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37.
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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 |
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What type of bedding should
never be used for horses?
a. | wood chips
| c. | oat hulls
| b. | peat moss
| d. | walnut
shavings |
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What could 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 |
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What are the two pyramid like
bones that form a part of the fetlock or ankle joints (on both front and rear legs) and have been
found to fracture frequently?
a. | seasmoid bones
| c. | ring bones
| b. | sidebones
| d. | shin bones |
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Which term refers to a short-
term (over days or weeks) response of horses to their immediate environment?
a. | habituation | c. | acclimation | b. | acclimatization | d. | adaptation |
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This disease is found in the
fog and is caused by anaerobic bacteria & unsanitary conditions.
a. | navicular
disease | c. | abscesses | b. | whiteline disease | d. | thrush |
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43.
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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?
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44.
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The earliest way to avoid
mistakes in ration formulation is to formulate it on a ____ basis.
a. | As-fed | c. | As- eaten | b. | Total Mixed ration | d. | Dry Matter |
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45.
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Approximately how many bones
are found in the horse’s pelvis?
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46.
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What is the typical premium
rate for Full Mortality coverage on a pleasure riding horse?
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47.
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What is the single most
important factor affecting 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 |
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48.
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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 are correct |
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49.
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When cultured yeast is added to
a horse’s diet, what is the result?
a. | Lowers fiber digestion
| c. | Raises fiber digestion
| b. | Raises rate of passage
| d. | None are
correct |
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50.
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Which structures carry blood
away from the heart?
a. | Vessels | c. | Arteries | b. | Capillaries | d. | None are correct |
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