Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| 1. | Horses are measured for height from the ground to the top of the withers in Hands. A Hand is equivalent to __________ inches. |
| 2. | The _________ is a fast, two-beat, diagonal gait, where the opposite front feet and hind feet leave and strike the ground at the same time. a. | Pace | b. | Trot | c. | Rack | d. | Amble | | | | | | | | | |
| 3. | __________ hay has long been considered the standard hay for feeding horses. a. | Oat | b. | Timothy | c. | Bermuda | d. | Orchard grass | | | | | | | | | |
| 4. | In order to be classified as ponies, they must measure under _________ hands. a. | 14-2 | b. | 13 | c. | 12-2 | d. | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5. | Splints are deposits of bone that occur on the upper inside part of the cannon bone and are considered a(n) ___________. a. | Unsoundness | b. | Blemish | | | | | |
| 6. | Fitting a wide strap around the throat so that the larynx is compressed when pressure is put on the front teeth will help prevent or halt ____________. a. | Cribbing | c. | Halter pulling | b. | Wind sucking | d. | Cribbing and Wind sucking | | | | | |
| 7. | The Palomino color does not breed true in crosses. |
| 8. | _________________ is games on horseback. a. | Cutting | b. | Posting | c. | Gymkhana | d. | Dressage | | | | | | | | | |
| 9. | The __________ was developed as a harness racing horse. a. | Rangerbred | b. | Standardbred | c. | Morgan | d. | Paso Fino | | | | | | | | | |
| 10. | A Foal is a young horse of either sex up to one year of age. |
| 11. | In studying the parts of the horse, the Chestnuts are found ___________. a. | Only on male horses | c. | On the head | b. | On the leg | d. | On the sole of the foot | | | | | |
| 12. | In studying the parts of the horse, the fetlock is found ____________. a. | At the end of the mane between the ears | b. | At the end of the mane near the withers | c. | Below the knee or hock | d. | None of these answers are correct | | | |
| 13. | In studying the parts of the horse, the stifle is found _____________. a. | On the rear leg below the hock | c. | On the front leg below the knee | b. | On the rear leg above the gaskin | d. | On the neck near the throat | | | | | |
| 14. | In describing the color of horses, ___________ is a black and white color combination. a. | Piebald | b. | Skewbald | c. | Blue roan | d. | Dun | | | | | | | | | |
| 15. | In describing the color of horses, __________ is white with any other color combination except black. a. | Piebald | b. | Skewbald | c. | Bay | d. | Dun | | | | | | | | | |
| 16. | ________ colored horses have white hairs mingled with one or more other hair colors. a. | Piebald | b. | Skewbald | c. | Roan | d. | Dun | | | | | | | | | |
| 17. | A horse with Navicular disease will have pain in the ___________. a. | Navel area | b. | Hock joint | c. | Hoof | d. | Lungs | | | | | | | | | |
| 18. | The average body temperature of the horse is ___________ degrees (F). a. | 98.5 | b. | 100.5 | c. | 101 | d. | 102 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19. | A cantle is ____________. a. | A slow three-beat gait | c. | Part of the saddle behind the rider | b. | Called a lope in Western riding | d. | Lope and Three-beat gait | | | | | |
| 20. | A rancher is feeding his 3 brood mares and their foals hay from small bales. If they are eating a bale and a half in a day and a half, how many bales will they eat in a year? a. | 250 | b. | 295 | c. | 365 | d. | 380 | | | | | | | | | |