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1996 National Equine Management Test



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

 1. 

How many hands is a horse that stands 65” at the withers?
a.
13-2
b.
14-4
c.
16-1
d.
17-0
 

 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
 

 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 line
 

 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
 

 5. 

Which of the following is NOT an Appaloosa color pattern?
a.
overo
b.
blanket
c.
leopard
d.
speckled body
 

 6. 

Which of the following is part of the horses integumentary system?
a.
ovary
b.
ductless gland
c.
skin
d.
kidney
 

 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
 

 8. 

Which is the largest tissue mass in the horses body?
a.
bone
b.
skin
c.
blood
d.
muscle
 

 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
 

 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
 

 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                                                                                                       
 

 12. 

Where would navicular disease be located?
a.
knee
b.
stifle
c.
foot
d.
hock
 

 13. 

In what breed is crossfiring most likely to occur?
a.
Paso Fino
b.
Standardbred
c.
Thoroughbred
d.
Holsteiner
 

 14. 

What is the primary site of net water absorption in the horse?
a.
rumen
b.
cecum
c.
small intestines
d.
stomach
 

 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
 

 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
 

 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
 

 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
 

 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
 

 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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