Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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| 1. | How many hands is a horse that
stands 65” at the withers?
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| 2. | What breeds were used to
develop the Morab breed? a. | Morgan, Saddlebred,
Appaloosa | c. | Shetland, Arabian | b. | Quarter Horse, Hackney,
Arabian | d. | Arabian, Morgan | | | | |
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| 3. | What is a splay footed horse
most likely to do? a. | move front feet inward in large
arcs | c. | move front feet in a paddling motion | b. | move front feet outward in large arcs | d. | move front feet in a straight
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| 4. | How old is a horse when the 1st
permanent incisors have erupted? a. | 1 year | b. | 2 years | c. | 3 years | d. | 4 years | | | | | | | | |
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| 5. | Which of the following is
NOT an Appaloosa color pattern? a. | overo | b. | blanket | c. | leopard | d. | speckled body | | | | | | | | |
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| 6. | Which of the following is part
of the horses integumentary system? a. | ovary | b. | ductless
gland | c. | skin | d. | kidney | | | | | | | | |
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| 7. | Which of the following is the
correct order of regions of the horses spinal column? a. | cervical, lumbar, thoracic, cardiac, coccygeal | b. | cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal | c. | cranial, cardiac, sacral, lumbar, coccygeal | d. | scapular, thoracic, coccygeal, lumbar, sacral | | |
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| 8. | Which is the largest tissue
mass in the horses body? a. | bone | b. | skin | c. | blood | d. | muscle | | | | | | | | |
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| 9. | If a light horse weighs 1200
pounds, what is the weight of the heart? a. | 3.3 pounds | b. | 6.0 pounds | c. | 11.3
pounds | d. | 14.6 pounds | | | | | | | | |
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| 10. | Which breed of horse is as high
at the withers as it is long in the body? a. | Thoroughbred | b. | Quarter Horse | c. | Standardbred | d. | Percheron | | | | | | | | |
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| 11. | Which is the correct sequence
of foreleg elements? a. | arm, knee, ergot, cannon, pastern, foot,
hoof | b. | chestnut, ergot, forearm, knee fetlock, pastern,
toe | c. | arm, forearm, ergot, knee, cannon, pastern,
foot | d. | arm, forearm, knee, cannon, fetlock, pastern,
hoof
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| 12. | Where would navicular disease
be located? a. | knee | b. | stifle | c. | foot | d. | hock | | | | | | | | |
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| 13. | In what breed is crossfiring
most likely to occur? a. | Paso Fino | b. | Standardbred | c. | Thoroughbred | d. | Holsteiner | | | | | | | | |
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| 14. | What is the primary site of net
water absorption in the horse? a. | rumen | b. | cecum | c. | small
intestines | d. | stomach | | | | | | | | |
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| 15. | Which horse described below
would you NOT purchase because it possesses a major unsoundness that affects the horses usefulness?
One with: a. | parrot mouth, a bowed tendon, quarter cracks, and
osselets | b. | a thoroughpin, splints, ewe neck and thrush | c. | scratches, gravel, a sway back and pig eyed | d. | wind puffs, smooth mouthed, capped hocks and goose rumped | e. | rain rot, sickle hocked, capped elbow, and mutton withered | | |
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| 16. | A ton of mixed grass legume hay
costs $95 per ton. Each bale weighs 55 pounds. What is the cost per bale? a. | $0.95 | b. | $1.75 | c. | $2.60 | d. | $3.25 | | | | | | | | |
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| 17. | A one ton batch of 12% grain
mix is requested. You have available cracked corn at 8% protein and soybean meal at 40% protein. How
many pounds of corn and SBM will make up the batch? a. | 125 lbs SBM, 875 lbs corn | c. | 775 lbs SBM, 1225 lbs corn | b. | 250 lbs SBM , 1750 lbs corn | d. | 1125 lbs SBM, 775 lbs
corn | | | | |
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| 18. | What are the expected
frequencies of foal form the mating of two parents with the following 2 alleles at a single locus Ee
X Ee a. | 1 EE, 2 Ee, 1 ee | b. | 1 EE, 1 Ee, 2 ee | c. | 2 EE, 2 ee | d. | all EE | | | | | | | | |
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| 19. | What health problem would all
of the following be likely to cause? Parasites, overfeeding, moldy feed, twisted
intestines. a. | heaves | b. | azoturia | c. | colic | d. | founder | | | | | | | | |
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| 20. | Which of the following would
NOT be used to reduce internal parasite infestation? a. | administer anthelminitcs | c. | house horses in tie stalls | b. | reduce horse numbers on pastures | d. | irrigate
pastures | | | | |
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