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Horse Science
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
05/16/2011

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Term
______ ______ is the zoological name for the oldest living species of horse.
Definition
Equus przewalski
Term
What is the normal heart rate for a horse?
Definition
32-48 bpm
Term
What is the normal temperature for a horse?
Definition
99.5-101.5
Term
What is the normal respiration rate for the horse?
Definition
8-16 breaths per min
Term
Worldwide there are about  ____  breeds of horses?
Definition
more than 300
Term
Who won the Triple Crown in 1978?
Definition
Affirmed
Term
Where is relaxin produced and what is it's function?
Definition
Produced in the ovaries.  Appears in late pregnancy, just before parturition.  Act on ligaments of the pelvis, cervix, and vagina.
Term
Who was Black Jack and what role did he play?
Definition
last horse issued to the army by the quarter master John F Kennedy's funeral also Hoover and Johnsons.
Term
A horse that is 16.2 hands high is how tall in inches?
Definition

4 inches= 1 hand

 

66 inches

Term
Give an exmples of each of the three types of joints. 
Definition

Freely moveable - fetlock

immovable joints- cranium

slightly moveable- vertebrae

Term
The pineal gland is responsible for ____ synthesis (hormone).
Definition
melatonin
Term
Mustard like plants possess ____ that interfere with the thyroid process of trapping iodine.
Definition
goitrogens
Term
What is the most common cause of Goiter?
Definition
Iodine deficiency
Term
Define a cob
Definition
a close-knit horse, heavily boned, short coupled and muscular, but with quality, not so heavy as to be a draft animal, small under 15 hands
Term
Define a Gymkhana
Definition
games for horses and riders
Term
Who was Wild Horse Annie?
Definition
Activist/trainer.  Protested treatment of wild mustangs. Encouraged people to write letters to congress
Term
What is the function of the cecum and what is itws capacity in gallons?
Definition

Break down cellulose, fermentation

 8 galons

Term
Compare the paint horse breed to the pinto horse breed
Definition
Same except Paints must be sixed by a registered Paint, quarter horse, or thoroughbred. Pinto is registered Native American
Term
What category of equine does the Arabian fall into?
Definition
Light horse
Term
What is the stand-oput feature of the Bashkir Curly?
Definition
long, curly coat
Term
What state has the 2nd largest population of horses?
Definition
California, Texas is first, Florida is third
Term
What was the main cause of the decline of the draft horse in the US?
Definition
Replacement of draft horses by machines
Term
List the following ancestors of today's horse in order of their appearance on the earth: Pliohippus, Eohippus, Mesohippus, and the Merychippus
Definition
Eohippus, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Pliohippus
Term
Where was the Prezwalski discovered?
Definition
Mongolia
Term
The pointed teeth besides the incisors.
Definition
Canines
Term
An enlargement at the point of the hock; it is usually caused by bruising
Definition
Capped hocks
Term
A heavy neck that breaks over and falls to one side
Definition
crestfallen
Term
When a horse grabs and object between their teeth and applies pressure, gradually ganwing the object away if it is not metal
Definition
cribbing
Term
Area where the hoof meets the leg; it produces the hoof wall
Definition
Coronary band
Term
A male horse up to 3 years of age.
Definition
Colt
Term
When the knees tend to bow inward.
Definition
Calf-kneed
Term
The deep indentures in the center of the surfaces in young permanent teeth
Definition
Cups
Term
An enlargement on the back of the leg, just below the hock. It is caused by trauma to the plantar ligament that causes the ligament to become inflamed and then thickened
Definition
Curb
Term
Used in combination with a curb bit.  It acts against the chin groove to produce a painful pressure
Definition
Curb chain
Term
Describe the color grullo for a horse
Definition
Mousy gray with black mane and tail
Term
Describe the color bay for a horse
Definition
Tan-red with black points
Term
When breeding a palomino to a palomino what are the possible colors from this cross?
Definition
Palomino, sorrel, cremello
Term
When breeding a sorrel to a cremello what are the possible colors resulting from this cross?
Definition
Palomino
Term
Describe a lethal white and what cross may produce one
Definition
2 ovaro paints, lethal white is a white horse that may live a few days, but will lay down & die because it's missing a piece of it's colon
Term
When breeding a blue roan to a strawberry roan what is the chance the foal will die in the uterus?
Definition
25%
Term
When buying a horse for a young inexperienced rider what should be the main concerns?
Definition
Training, sex, demeanor, age
Term
What needs to be done to a horse to prevent founder after a hard workout?
Definition
Give them water in small amounts, room temperature water
Term
What can be done when transporting a horse to prevent capped hocks?
Definition
pad the trailer, wrap the hocks
Term
List two of the three things from your book that may cause heaves.
Definition
Dust, severe exertion, respiratory infection
Term
Compare monkey mouth to parrot mouth.
Definition
Monkey mouth is a severe under bite, parrot mouth is a severe overbite
Term
Compare a blemish to unsoundness.
Definition
 A blemish is a cosmetic problem that doesn't interfere with soundness.  Unsoundness means that the horse has problems that effect the horse's ability to function
Term
where on the horse does ring bone occur
Definition
pastern
Term
What is quidding
Definition
grasping with the mouth at food, but food falls out
Term
What bacterium causes poll evil?
Definition
Brucellosis abortus
Term
In what three breeds according to  your book, do buck shins occur most often?
Definition
Quarter horse, standard bred, thourough bred
Term
What caused Poco Lena to founder?
Definition
 Left in the trailer too long
Term
A displaced patella is called ____?
Definition
Stifled
Term
Describe thrush
Definition
Infection in the frog
Term
Compare wind sucking to cribbing
Definition
Wind sucking they put there mouth against a pole and suck air, cribbing they chew on wood
Term
Describe weaving
Definition
Boredome, high energy horses, rocking back and forth in stall
Term
What generally starts tail rubbing?
Definition
pin worms (oxyuris equi)
Term
Where would a shoe boil be located on a horse?
Definition
Just below the elbow
Term
Are wind puffs considered a blemish or unsoundness
Definition
blemish
Term
Describe curb
Definition
inflammation of the plantar ligament
Term
Navicular disease is an inflammation of the ____ ___ and ____
Definition
Navicular bone and bursa
Term
What is the best way to prevent a horse form becoming a halter puller?
Definition
never let him get started
Term
What is a castrated male horse called?
Definition
gelding
Term
When breedding a homozygous black mare to a chestnut stallion what are the color possibilites?
Definition
only black
Term
Why is fresh green grass a problem for horses in the spring?
Definition
It's  low in fiber and high in nutrients, can cause founder
Term
What gene must both sire and damn carry in order to get a sorrel fily foal?
Definition
 sorrel gene
Term
Describe a stride.
Definition
Distance between same foot hitting the ground
Term
The walk is a slow even, ____ beat gait
Definition
4
Term
Compare the pace to a trot.
Definition
Pace both left and both right feet move at the same time, trot diagonal gait.
Term
The lope is considered a __ beat gait
Definition
3
Term
How do seed heads of fescue present a problem for horses?
Definition
Can cause foundering, and sometimes cause problem in pregnant mares
Term
Describe cross firing
Definition
Hind foot hits the opposite front foot
Term
describe forging
Definition
front of back foot hits the sole of the front foot
Term
List four natural gaits of the horse
Definition

walk

trot

lope

run

Term
___ is muscle atrophy of the shoulder caused by nerve damage
Definition
Sweeney
Term
Describe scratches
Definition
greasy heel, low grade infection around the fetlock
Term
A bitless bridle used in the west for training
Definition
hackamore
Term
Breeding that is monitored closely by the handler
Definition
hand mating
Term
Another word for estrus
Definition
Heat
Term
constipation
Definition
impaction
Term
Federal law that establlished land grant institutions in each state
Definition
Morrel Land Grant Act
Term
The first teeth an animal develops
Definition
Milk teeth
Term
What race did Secretarat set a world record in?
Definition
Belmont
Term
What is a goose rump?
Definition
A croop that is @a steep angle
Term
3 ways to measure weight
Definition
scale, weight tape measure, formula
Term
What type of horse is the Andalusian considered to be
Definition
Light
Term
Where did the Andalusian originate from?
Definition
Spain
Term
What is/are interesting characteristics of the Andalusian horse?
Definition

It is born gray and becomes lighter over the years

 

&

 

It is the oldest and prest of all horses after the Arabian

Term
What is unusual about the Bashikir Curliles hooves?
Definition
They are black even when they have white markings on the legs
Term
Curlies are acclaimed to be the only____ breed so they are a good horse for people with allergies to horses.
Definition
Hypoallergenic
Term
What are the Bashkir Curlies unique for?
Definition
Curly coat
Term
The Camargue horse is a hardy horse from the ___ areas of France.
Definition
Marhsy
Term
The Camargue horse is borwn____ and as they grow into adults they turn _____.
Definition
black/light gray
Term
The Camargue horse lives in ______.
Definition
semi-wild
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