Week 9: specialized horse terms

Question 0

_________ is where the top and bottom teeth do not meet

Answer 0

Malocclusion

Question 1

What are the gaits of horses?

Answer 1

walk 
canter
gallop
trot
pace

Question 2

What are the two different types of malocclussion

Answer 2

undershot

overshot

Question 3

_______ is the mark on the labial surface of the equine tooth

Answer 3

Galvayne’s groove

Question 4

What is the galvayne’s groove used to determine

Answer 4

age

and usually appears around 10 years of age

Question 5

______ is the inflammation of the sensitive laminae under the horny wall of the hoof

Answer 5

laminitis

Question 6

laminitis is associated with _______ in horses

Answer 6

flounder

Question 7

______ is the part of the harness that includes the bit, reins, and headstall

Answer 7

bridle

Question 8

_____ is the vice of equine in which an object is grasped between the teeth and pressure is applied

Answer 8

cribbing

Question 9

_____ is a mode of restraint in which a device is twisted on the upper lip or muzzle

Answer 9

twitch

Question 10

______ is an instrument used to file off the sharp edges of equine teeth

Answer 10

float

Question 11

______ is the act of exercising a horse on the end of a long rope, usually

Answer 11

longeing

Question 12

A large breed of working horse

usually < 17 hands

Answer 12

Draft horse

Question 13

breed of horse that is intermediate in size and stature

<14.2 hands

Answer 13

light horse

Question 14

small breed of horse

> 8.2 hands

Answer 14

miniature horse

Question 15

small breed of equine

about 14 hands

Answer 15

pony

Question 16

breed of pony that originated from a cross between a Shetland pony stallion and a Arab/ Appaloosa mare

between 11.5 and 14 hands

Answer 16

pony of America