Routine Care of Horses

Question 1

daily care

Answer 1

feed, water, evaluate: eyes, legs, and nose

Question 2

parasites

Answer 2

parasite examples: roundworm, strongyles, pin worms, stomach bots, tapeworm

Question 3

anthelmintics

Answer 3

dewormer

Question 4

FEC

Answer 4

Fecal Egg Count – to treat horses for parasites on an individual basis

Question 5

Floating

Answer 5

process of grinding the teeth down to remove sharp edges

Question 6

what can happen is floating is not performed?

Answer 6

can cause ulcers or quidding

Question 7

quidding

Answer 7

balls of forage falling from the horses mouth, often due to the horse not having its teeth floated

Question 8

farrier

Answer 8

person who takes care of horse feet

Question 9

regular care of hooves

Answer 9

-trims
-shoes – not always needed

Question 10

vaccine considerations

Answer 10

-risk of disease
-consequences of disease
-anticipated effectiveness of selected products
-potential adverse reactions to vaccine
-cost of vaccine vs cost of disease

Question 11

core vaccine definition

Answer 11

for contagious, commonly found, and severe diseases

Question 12

core vaccine example

Answer 12

-eastern/western equine encephalomyelitis
-rabies
-tetanus
-west nile virus

Question 13

risk based vaccine examples

Answer 13

-equine herpesvirus
-equine influenza
-strangles

Question 14

coggins test

Answer 14

test for equine infectious anemia
-blood born infectious disease
-spread by biting flies

Question 15

treatment for coggins

Answer 15

NO treatment
-euthanasia
-quarantine for experiment purposes