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Heat cramps sometimes occur in horses who are sweating profusely. Heat cramps indicates a loss of ( what )?
Electrolytes (severe salt loss)
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What is the common name for strongyles?
 Bloodworms
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The American Quarter Horse Association was formed in 1940 in what Texas city?
Fort Worth
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The International Buckskin Association registers horses of four body colors. Name 2 of them.
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What is the main site for nutrient absorption in the horse?
The small intestine
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The minimum amount of long-stemmed roughage that a horse should receive daily is what?
- 0.75 to 1 % of the horse's body weight OR
- 1 % of the horse's body weight
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What cereal grain has been the preferred grain of horsemen for many years?
Oats
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An abnormality that does not affect the intended use of performance of a horse is called what?
Blemish
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What is the ideal slope of the shoulder?
45 - 50 degrees
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Which 2 types of flies feed by piercing the horse's skin with their bayonet-like mouth parts?
Horse and deer flies
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A horse's age can be determined by the number of what?
Number of teeth in mouth
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Adult cattle grubs are known as what?
Heel flies or bomb flies
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Define floating
Rasping off sharp edges on teeth
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Name the breed of horse recognized for its cow-sense and ability to cover short distances in an amazing amount of time.
Quarter horse
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Where di the Peruvian Paso breed originate?
Peru
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Gossypol content of what protein supplement is a concern due to a potential toxicity?
Cottonseed meal
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A horse that chews wood is often an indicator that the horse does not have enough of what in its diet?
Long roughage (hay, pasture)
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The width of the toes on the ground should be the same width as what?
The origin in the chest
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What is a horse with too much slope to the pastern?
Coon-footed or weak pasterned
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What is the maximum recommended time for closing of a wound?
Six hours
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Name the types of displacement colic.
Strangulating displacement, nonstrangulating displacement
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Death of the skin in horses is called what?
Necrosis
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Of the 5.2 - 8 million hrses in this country, how many are considered senior equine citizens?
1 - 1.5 million
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What color is indicated by a reddish or copper-red body color, mane and tail color usually same color as body, but may be flaxen?
Sorrel
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What leg marking is characterized by white color that extends half way up the cannon bone?
Half-stocking
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The cecum, large colon, small colon and rectum are also referred to what portion of the horse's digestive tract?
Hindgut
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Name the most economical source of supplemental protein that is fed to horses.
Soybean meal
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What are two primary structural deviations that exist in the front legs when a horse is viewed from the profile?
Over at the knees (buck knees) and back at the knees (calf-kneed)
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What does the topline of the horse include?
Withers, back, loin or coupling and croup
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What viral disease may be carried by the mosquitoes?
Encephalitis
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How many incisors do horses have in both the upper and lowr jaw?
Six upper and six lower - twelve total
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Controlling cattle grubs in horses is best achieved by?
Controlling them in cattle to reduce the total population
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At what age is a horse considered old?
20 years old
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Describe the color of a bay horse?
Body color ranging from tan, through red, to reddish brown, mane and tail black; usually black on lower legs.
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What leg marking is characterized by white color that extends and stops just above the ankle?
Sock
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Researchers qualify the amount of energy needed by a horse in units called what?
Megacalories
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Name the condition where horses hook their upper incisor teeth over a solid object and pull back swallowing gulps of air
Cribbing (cribber)
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To determine the age of a horse you must know the anatomy, physiology, form and function of what specific part of the horse?
Mouth
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Describe the ideal withers?
Sharp, prominent, and well-defined
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What stimulates hair growth of a horse?
Shorter length of daylight
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