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During which gestation trimester does the foal grow most rapidly?
Last
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What is the oldest and most common method of selecting hay?
Visual appraisal (looking!)
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What is routinely added to horse feeds and/or supplied free choice?
Salt
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A horse used the neck as a ( what )?
Balanced arm
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Name three types of flies.
- House
- Bloodsucking stable
- Horn
- Face
- Horse
- Deer
- Black
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What type of colic is due to muscular contractions of the intestinal tract and may be associated with overexcitement?
Spasmodic colic
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* Spraying a horse with cool water
* Placing ice packs on the head & large blood vessels on the inside of the legs
* Standing the animal in the shade or in a cool, well-ventilated barn are ALL first aid treatments for ( what )?
Heat stroke
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Who should palpate (examine by touching) a horse's mouth?
Only those experienced in equine dentistry
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The Spanish Mustang is a descendant of horses brought to the new world by whom?
The Spaniards
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In the horse world, what do the initials TWHBEA stand for?
Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association
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Name the by-product of a sucrose refined from sugar cane or sugar beets that is commonly added to feeds.
Molasses
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What is the most accurate method to assess nutrients in a hay?
Chemical analysis
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Salt is made of what two minerals?
Sodium and chloride
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The neck should be ( what ) to the horse's overall length and height?
Proportional
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What is the high-tech development of recent years that permits application of a shoe to the foot without nails?
Glue-on shoes
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If the middle incisors of the lower jaw are so far forward that they do not contact the incisors of the upper jaw, the horse is said to be what?
Sow-mouthed
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The major function of the skin in horses is ???
Protection
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What is the makeup of the check teeth?
Three premolars and 3 molars
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What determines hay quality and leafiness?
Stage of maturity
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Name the breed of horse characterized by tobiano and overall color patterns and is a limited breed registry for stock-type horses.
Paint (American Paint Horse)
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The headquarters for the Tennessee Walking Horse is located in what Tennessee city?
Lewisburg
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When during lactation does a mare's milk yield, energy, and fat content peak?
During the first 30 days of lactation
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A horse that was given a numerical condition score of "9" would be categorized as what?
Extremely fat
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The most important factor affecting the quality of a forage is what?
Stage of maturity at time of harvest
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What is the single most important characteristic in equine selection?
Balance
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Name 2 things that can result from using pads?
- Sole to weaken
- Pad dependency
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What is the most essential, easily available, and most-often overlooked nutrient required by the horse?
Water
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What do you call a blockage of the intestinal tract?
Impaction
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An additional small rudimentary tooth just in front of the upper cheek teeth and rarely present is the lower jaw is called what?
Wolf tooth
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What is the common name for stomoxys calcitrans?
Bloodsucking stable flies
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PHBA is a color breed registry that stands for?
Palomino Horse Breeders of America
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What leg marking is characterized by white color that extends almost to the knee of the horse?
Stocking (last one on the right)
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Molasses is an energy source that is used in horse feeds for 2 primary reasons. Name them.
- Improve palatability (taste)
- Reduce dust
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Sometimes red clover may have a mold infection that causes horses to what?
Slobber
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Other than salt, the 2 most significant minerals added to horse diets are what?
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At about what age does Galvayne's Groove appear?
10 years of age
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What is balance determined by?
The skeletal structure
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What part of the hoof bears the weight of the horse?
The wall
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How much water on average will a 1,000 pound horse consume per day?
10 gallons
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What temperature range indicates that a horse is suffering heat exhaustion?
105-109 degrees Fahrenheit
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