Flashcards in 2012 eastern nationals Deck (358)
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Question
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What is the name for the famous Thoroughbred horse that was referred to as the original ?Big Red??
A. Man-O-War
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What slang term refers to a racing stable employee who walks a hot horse after a race or workout?
A. Hot walker
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What term refers to the right side of the horse?
Off side or far side
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Q. Which gait is commonly referred to as the ?plantation gait??
A. Running walk
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Q. Healthy horses usually have what body condition score?
A. 4 to 6 (accept anything within that range)
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6. C2 Q. What type of equipment is described as a cross between a cavesson and a figure eight noseband?
A. Flash noseband
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7. C3 Q. What is the result of breeding a donkey and a stallion?
A. Hinny
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8. C4 Q. What current breed was formerly known as the ?Palouse horse??
A. Appaloosa
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9. C1 Q. In general what does the prefix ?hepato? indicate?
A. Condition related to the liver
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10. C2 Q. What is the common term for the behavior referred to as dominance hierarchy?
A. Pecking order
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11. C3 Q. A grain that has been processed by rolling the kernels between corrugated rollers would be described as what type of processing?
A. Crimped or crimping
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12. C4 Q. What type of knot forms the eye of the lariat that the rope passes through to form a loop?
A. Honda
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13. Q. What type of Western saddle is being described? It usually has no horn; its most notable feature is the high ?thigh rolls? located near the front of the saddle and it is often used for trail riding.
A. Australian saddle
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14. Q. The withers, back, coupling and croup are collectively referred to by what conformation term?
A. Top line
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15. Q. Identify two types of teeth that would be present at birth or erupt within the first 2 weeks of life.
A. Deciduous central incisors and premolars (must specify central incisors but do not need to include deciduous in answer)
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16. Q. Identify two general physiological processes in the horse that are affected by the length of daylight.
A. Hair coat; female reproduction (estrous cycles); male reproduction (testosterone production, sperm production)
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17. Q. What term refers to the feces of a foal and is described as a yellow pasty material indicating that the meconium has been passed?
A. Milk feces
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18. Q. What breed of horse is described as a combination of any breeds that are not 100% hot-blood or 100% cold-blood?
A. Warmblood
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19. Q. You are an equine construction specialist and are preparing a site for a new barn. In regards to topography, what would be your recommendation for grading the soil to facilitate proper drainage and prevent erosion?
A. Slope of 2 to 6 percent
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20. Q. The ingestion of which two plants would result in the condition nigropallidal encephalomalacia?
A. Yellow Star Thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) and Russian Knapweed (Centaurea repens)
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21. Q. A spavin is a disease of the hock joint. What are the four different types of spavins?
A. Blind spavin (occult spavin), Bone spavin (true spavin or jack spavin), Blood spavin and Bog spavin
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22. Q. What is the name of the person who looks after the horses on a trail ride?
A. Wrangler
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23. Q. Which current breed of horse was previously known as a Golden Isabella?
A. Palomino
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24. Q. Which internal parasite larvae cause the skin lesions known as ?summer sores??
A. Stomach worms (Habronema)
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25. Q. Describe a four-in-hand hitch.
A. Two pairs with one pair in front of the other
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26. Q. What are the three basic types of forward seat saddles?
A. All purpose, close contact (also accept jumping) and dressage
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27. Q. Identify four general reasons why a horse may refuse a feed.
A. Illness or disease Overfeeding, insufficient water, something is wrong with feed, dental problems, sore tounge or mouth, not familiar with food, horse is stressed
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A. Illness or disease Overfeeding
Insufficient water Something is wrong with the feed
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