2006 Eastern National 4-H Horse Bowl Round two

Question 1

What structure transfers the horses weight from the bony structure to the hoof wall?

Answer 1

Laminae

Question 2

What is the first structure which light entering the horses eye would pass through?

Answer 2

The cornea

Question 3

At what age do the deciduous 3rd or corner incisors erupt?

Answer 3

6 to 9 months

Question 4

Which portion of the top line is most important in helping hold the saddle without the need to excessively tighten the cinch?

Answer 4

Withers

Question 5

What is the most critical conformational factor in the balance of the horse?

Answer 5

The slope of the shoulders

Question 6

In inches how tall is a 15 hand horse?

Answer 6

60 inches

Question 7

What is the most common cause of corns?

Answer 7

Leaving a short heel ties shoe on to long

Question 8

An accumulation of fluid in the alveoli from an infectious pulmonary problem would be termed what?

Answer 8

Pneumonia

Question 9

Where in the female reproductive tract does fertilization of the ova occur?

Answer 9

Oviduct

Question 10

Does the horse consuming growing forage need to drink any additional water?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

Which parasite of the horse whose adults live primarily in the horses colon and rectum deposit eggs around the rectum and cause irritation?

Answer 11

Pinworms (oxyuris equi)

Question 12

Knobs are found on the end of which farrier tool to allow it to be easily distinguished from nippers?

Answer 12

Pinchers

Question 13

What breed of horse is being described as a horse with a small build, long arched neck, high tail carriage, and a dished face?

Answer 13

The Arabian

Question 14

Mostar plant poisonings occur in horses during what two seasons?

Answer 14

Spring and summer

Question 15

Name two causes of acute laminitis

Answer 15

Colic and infections

Question 16

(Bonus) there are over 150 types of internal parasites of the horse. Name the four most significant different types

Answer 16

Strongyles, pinworms, roundworms, and bots

Question 17

What type of long bone fractures is more common in the young colts?

Answer 17

Physical growth plate fractures

Question 18

Identify the horse color from the following description- body color yellowish gold; mane and tail black; usually black on the lower legs, and usually no dorsal stripe

Answer 18

Buckskin

Question 19

What is the common name for the larval stage of gastrophilus nasalis?

Answer 19

Bot

Question 20

(Two part) there are 64 total chromosomes in each cell of the horse. Of these how many are autosomes and how many are sex chromosomes?

Answer 20

62 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes