Horse terms Flashcards

1
Q

a problem delivery is called?

A

dystocia

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2
Q

a horse that eats too much lush grass or a large quantity of grain is at risk for?

A

laminitis

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3
Q

a horse’s hoof has 3 areas when looking at it from the bottom of it. They are called the heels, quarters,and the_____?

A

toe

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4
Q

a horse that interferes when he/she walks is usually?

A

splayfooted

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5
Q

inbreeding is one way used to increase fertility in horses true or false?

A

false

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6
Q

energy requirements for horses descried in terms of

A

digestible energy

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7
Q

a horse affected by heaves____________?

A

has difficulty expelling air from the lungs

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8
Q

if you are working with a horse and they start swishing their tail despite the absence of flies, what would their body language indicate?

A

irritation

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9
Q

where are a horse’s splint bones located?

A

along side the cannon bone

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10
Q

what condition of the foot is destruction of the frog by anaerobic bacteria?

A

thrush

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11
Q

the primary weight-bearing structure of the horse’s hoof is the___?

A

hoof wall

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12
Q

a horse that toes out with its front feet tends to swing its feet inward when its legs are in action true or false?

A

true

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13
Q

Laminitis and navicular disease syndrome are unsoundness’s found in the horse’s

A

foot

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14
Q

a horse that has permanent central incisors but deciduous lateral and corner incisors is most likely

A

3 yrs

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15
Q

the splay footed horse’s front feet deviate from a straight line by swinging to the inside true or false?

A

true

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16
Q

ovulation in mares usually occurs?

A

towards the end of the estrus

17
Q

he gene for black coat color is dominate to the gene for brown true or false?

A

true

18
Q

line breeding is a form of?

A

inbreeding

19
Q

a horse that stands 15 hands tall is?

A

60”

20
Q

a horse is “back at the knee” would be called?

A

buck kneed

21
Q

the horse is most fertile when the length of day light is?

A

longer

22
Q

what color of horse is most likely to develop skin tumors

A

grey

23
Q

most horse’s need their hooves trimmed and their shoes reset(if shod) every ___ weeks?

A

6-8

24
Q

what beat is the trot

A

2 beat diagnal gait

25
Q

foals should be wormed when______ months old

A

2

26
Q

the small bones extending downward along side the cannon bane are called?

A

split bones

27
Q

stallions that are unilateral crypt orchids are?

A

fertaile and should not be used for breeding