Equine Management Test 1

LVT Assist in Diagnosis/Treatment of what 4 things w/ horses?

LVT Assist with ____ and ____ care in the clinic and field.

LVT Assist with _____ (Mare and stallion) exams.

LVT Assist with pre-purchase exams which includes what 7 things?

What is EIA?

5 things with Herd Health Work?

5 origins of Equine

Eohippus (____) __ mya
a. ____ tall
b.__ toes on front foot- used for walking on bogs
c.__ toes on hind feet
d.Teeth were simple ___
e. ____ not grazer, lived in the ____

Mesohippus (___) __ mya
a. __ tall
b. Each foot had _ toes, ___ toe was largest
c. ____ not grazer
d. ___ grew bigger

Merychippus (____) __ mya
a. __ tall
b. ____ toes larger, ended in ___ and bore all the weight
c. Time of ___ development, thinning of the ____.
d.Horse started ___, teeth developed high ___ and good ____ for grinding course grass

Pliohippus (____) _mya
a. ___- equivalent to horses today
b. side toes became ___ on side of legs (____)
c.Teeth changed to adapt to eating ___
d. eyes ___ for better vision

Equus (___)
a. Middle toe has terminated into a ____
b. Teeth high ___, will keep on growing throughout horses life

What are the 3 groups of undomesticated species?

Horses were used as a ____ source for prehistoric man

Horses became domesticated during what age?

Domestic horses were intro into _____ in about 2000 BC and into ___ about 300 yrs later. These horses were the forerunners of the ____ breeds of the middle east.

2nd Strain of horses domesticated in ___. Heavily built and slower, they are regarded as the early ancestors of the modern ____.

3rd strain found in _____. was the prototype of the modern ____.

The first domestic horses intro into the americas were brought by spanish conquistadores in the __ century. The ancestors of these horses are the ____ found in the western US.

____ a greek historian, soldier and essayist is considered to be the father of horsemanship.

In the 6th century horseback riding was introduced throughout the Middle east by _____.

The Thoroughbred was developed from 3 foundation sires.

In ___, _____ the first public racecourse built since Roman times was constructed in London.

The _____ was established in 1791

The _____ began in 1873.

In ___ the first track in North AMerica was built on _____.

In 1894, the ______ was incorporated in ___.

The equine population has declined in numbers since the development ______ but enthusiast have ensured that the species will endure.

Name 5 Light horses (<1300 lbs)

Brought to America by the conquistadores. Used mainly for pleasure trail and endurance.

Have long graceful neck and proud action. Used as 3 and 5 gaited saddlehorses, harness and pleasure. Developed between 1890 from Thoroughbred, Morgan and Standardbred

height, weight and 5 colors of American Saddlebred

Originated in Spain. Used for bullfighting, parade, dressage, and jumping.

Andulasion: Height, weight and 3 colors

Originated in US by Nez perce' Native Americans.

What 3 things must an Appaloosa have? Height weight?

Bred as purebreds by King Solomon since 1600 BC. Imported to America in 1730. Have characteristic dished face, high tail carraige.

Arabian: Height, Weight and 4 colors

Oldest domesticated breed

Originated in AMerica during colonial period. Received name from running quarter mile races. Also used in ranch work bc they have inherent "Cow sense".

American Quarter horse: Height, Weight and 8 colors

Trained to harness race at extraordinary speed without breaking into a gallop. Developed from Thoroughbred, Hackney, arabian and morgan between 1800-1875.

What are the 2 gaits permitted in harness racing? Difference?

Standardbred: Height, Weight and 4 colors

Originated in England. Versatile breed used for racing, hunter/jumping, dressage eventing.

Thoroughbred: Height, Weight and 6 colors

Named after Justin Morgan, the man who brought him to vermont. The breed was est from the 14 hand, 1000lbs horse who gained his popularity by out pulling draft horses and outrunning quarter mile horses. Today they are used as working cow horses, trail, jumping, harness and pleasure.

Morgan Horse: Height, Weight and 4 colors

Developed in Kentucky. Used for riding and driving. They excel as show horses and are shown as 3-gaited, 5 gaited and as fine harness horses.

Originated on the plantations of Tennessee between 1890-1935 for plantation owners who needed a horse with an easy gliding gait to carry them to oversee their vast plantations. Their characteristic gait is a smooth running walk.

Tennessee Walking Horse: height, weight, and 8 color.

Austrian breed developed in 1585. Born __ but develop ___ coat with age. Weight?

Originated in Spain. Small horses with a characteristic "paso" gait kind of a broken pace.

Paso Fino and Peruvian Paso: Height, weight, 5 colors

Name the 5 draft horses

Originated in France in 1600's. Arabian influence

Percheron: Height, 2 color

Originated in Scotland.

Clydesdale: Height,  3 colors

Native of Belgium. They have great size, strength, endurance and action.

Belgian: Height and weight; usually what color?

Developed in England. They are the largest draft horses going up to 18 hands.

Shire: Height, weight and 3 colors

developed in England,1506 AD. It is the only draft breed that breeds completely true to color.

Suffolk Punch: Height, Weight and color

Name the 4 pony breeds

Named after the "hackney" coach they pull. Known for high stepping action. Darley arabian had a considerable influence on this breed.

Hackney: Height, Weight and 3 colors

Originated in Iowa as cross between the shetland and the appaloosa.

Pony of the Americas: Height and color

Developed in the shetland Isles. Used for pleasure riding and pulling carts.

Shetland: Height, Weight and color

Originated in Wales. Resemble a small arabian. Popular as childrens mounts. Concave face.

Welsh: height, color

often used as pack animals; long ears in relation to the head. History dates back to the wild asses of northern africa. 6000 BC.

Male Donkey

Female Donkey

a Stallion (male horse) bred to a jenny porduces this. Smaller and more horse like than the mule. Sterile.

cross between a Mare (female horse) and a jack. More donkey like but larger than the donkey. Sterile. Bred for work.

Not a pony. Usually under 36in.

Brought to AMerica by Spanish in 1530's. 14-16 hands. Any color with white. Any type except Quarter horse.

Any color with white. Quarter horse type.

Golden color, flaxen mane and tail. 15-16 hands

Wild horse of Africa

mixture of yellow and red. It includes shades from light yellowish tan to a rich dark brown shade. Has a black mane and tail, black "points". Points means black hair below knees and hocks, black muzzle and black tips on the ears.

Completely black including muzzle, ears, flanks, mane and tail.

almost black, but has brown hairs on muzzle and flanks

basically red. The shades vary from light yellow red to a dark red liver color. Normally the mane and tail are the same shade as the body although they can be lighter. This color of the mane and tail is called flaxen. This color of horse is Never accompanied by a black mane and tail.

A true __ horse is born that way and remains this color throughout life. pink skin

Variations of Bay. ___ is a variation of dark bay and is a dingy yellow body color. ____ is a variation of light bay and is a light golden yellow. It is characterized by black mane, tail, legs and may or may not have a dorsal stripe

Mixture of white hairs and hairs of a basic coat color. This horse is either born chestnut, bay or black and these basic coat color hairs are continuously replaced with white hairs so that the older horses have a white hair coat.

Golden color. The mane and tail are white, silver or ivory.

Mixture of white hairs with one or more base colors.

White with bay

white with chestnut

White hairs with black

The ___ horse is born this color and does not change as the horse gets older. The head of the ___ horse tends to be more solid in color.

Name the 4 color patterns of Paint and Pintos

The white crosses over the back and extends downward. (P&P)

Colored horse with white in legs and belly extending upward. (P&P)

Horse with Black coat color and spots. (P&P)

Horse with white and ANY other coat color except Black. (P&P)

5 requirements for being a paint.

___ horses are spotted horses other than stock type. Breeds such as Arabians, Saddlebreds, Hackneys, Shetlands, etc. can be registered in the ___ registry if they have ___.

Must meet three minimum requirements to be registered in the Appaloosa Registry.

What are the 2 basic spotting patterns?

White coat with large dark spots scattered over the body

____of white hair crosses over the horses croup, loin or back. This white ___ usually contains dark spots.

markings are always ___

marking on horses nose, usually found between the nostrils.

found on forehead, can be any shape

White line down the face

White band down the horses face (covers side of nose)

White on underlip

White from forehead to muzzle, extending aroundthe eyes and often including the entire front of the face.

White around the coronary band

White from hoof up to the pastern joint

White from hoof up to the fetlock joint

White starting at the hoof and going halfway between fetlock and carpus

White starting at the hoof and going 3/4 way between fetlock and carpus

 White all the way up to the carpus