True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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| 1. | Water, energy, proteins,
vitamins, and minerals are the five essential types of nutrients!
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| 2. | Saddle-seat equitation horses
should display a proud collected walk; a square springy trot,and a rolling collected
canter.
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Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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| 3. | What should be offered free
choice at all times? a. | water | b. | salt | c. | minerals | d. | all of these should be offered free choice | | |
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| 4. | How many gallons do most horses
drink per day?
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| 5. | Concentrates
are: a. | High in nutrients, low in fiber | c. | high in nutrients &
fiber | b. | high in fiber, not much in nutrients | d. | none of these | | | | |
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| 6. | _____________ higher in energy
per pound and cheapest source of energy. a. | oats | b. | barley | c. | corn | d. | alfalfa | | | | | | | | |
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| 7. | Most horses eat ____% of their
weight daily.
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| 8. | Most horses eat ____% of their
weight daily.
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| 9. | Most five gaited horses belong
to the ___________ breed. a. | Thoroughbred | c. | Standardbred | b. | American Saddlebred | d. | American Paint | | | | |
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| 10. | The Pommel is in the
___________ of the saddle. a. | side | b. | back | c. | front | d. | on the skirting | | | | | | | | |
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| 11. | In the ________________ seat,
the horse is shown “up in the bridle” a. | huntseat | b. | western | c. | saddleseat | d. | none of these | | | | | | | | |
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| 12. | In the aid combinations given
for taking the correct lead in the canter, the western rider squeezes with his calf on the ________
side of the desired lead. a. | same | c. | opposite | b. | he doesn’t squeeze at all | d. | both sides | | | | |
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| 13. | The main identification of a
bay is a. | dark color of coat | c. | black mane and
tail | b. | reddish cast to coat | d. | none of these | | | | |
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| 14. | To much angle at hock with the
feet set too far under the body is called a. | sickle hocked
| c. | cow hocked | b. | ringbone
syndrome | d. | stands wide | | | | |
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| 15. | The most harmful of internal
parasites are a. | Ascarids (roundworms) | c. | threadworms | b. | pinworms | d. | Strongyles | | | | |
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| 16. | Ringworm is a ____________
disease of the skin. a. | fungal | c. | worms that go
around | b. | bacterial | d. | none of these | | | | |
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| 17. | There are two types of
lice a. | flying and biting | c. | biting and sucking | b. | white and black | d. | bot and botina | | | | |
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| 18. | A horse should be wormed every
________ weeks
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| 19. | Tetanus bacteria enters the
horses body through a. | the mouth | b. | dirty water
| c. | wounds | d. | hay | | | | | | | | |
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| 20. | A horse that stops sweating,
has rapid breathing, staggers, and trembles is having a. | colic | b. | heat stroke | c. | tying up | d. | fainting spell | | | | | | | | |
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| 21. | At birth or ten days before
what teeth appear? a. | intermediate up and lower
incisors | b. | central upper and lower incisors | | |
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| 22. | The first horses to reach North
America were the well bred mounts of the a. | Indians | b. | Spanish conquistadors | c. | Rio Grand Valley | | |
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| 23. | The lacrimal sac and duct is
part of the a. | eyes and ears | b. | eyes and
nose | c. | nose and ears | | | | | | |
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| 24. | The endocrine system is the
name applied to a number of ductless glands of the body that produce chemical substances
called a. | tissues | c. | hormones | b. | metabolism | d. | physiological
actions | | | | |
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| 25. | The hair and hooves of the
horse grow directly from the a. | dermis
layer | c. | epidermis | b. | lymph | d. | capillaries | | | | |
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| 26. | The first part of the digestive
system is the a. | stomach | b. | mouth | c. | teeth | d. | throat | | | | | | | | |
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| 27. | The two main functions of the
mouth is to a. | masticate feed and to wet it with
saliva | b. | neigh and look pretty | | | | |
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| 28. | The esophagus in a mature horse
is a. | 70” to 80” long | c. | 144” long | b. | 30” to 40” long | d. | 50” to 60”
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| 29. | The stomach is _____% of the
gastrointestinal tract
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| 30. | The large intestine is
approximately ______ feet long
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| 31. | Heaves is defined as a disease
of the a. | neurological system | b. | respiratory
system | c. | digestive tract | | | | | | |
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| 32. | Tying-up Disease is a
a. | muscular disorder | c. | produces myoglobin in urine | b. | can affect the kidneys | d. | all of these | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
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| | 33. | Common protein supplements are:
soybean oil meal, cottonseed oil meal & linseed meal. They usually supply 30 to 40%
digestible protein by weight, feed in small quantities. Which of the three is most economical
and provides the highest quality protein?
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| | 34. | A Caveson is found on and
English or Western Bridle?
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