Horses

Question 1

what were thoroughbreds bred to do

Answer 1

race

Question 2

when did thoroughbred breeding start

Answer 2

1600s

Question 3

when was the first general studbook for thoroughbreds published

Answer 3

1793, distinguishes as a closed breed

Question 4

what is The Jockey Club

Answer 4

thoroughbred breed registry for Canada, USA and Puerto Rico
founded in 1894

Question 5

3 foundation thoroughbred stallions

Answer 5

Godolphin Arabian, Byerley Turk, Darley Arabian
- paired with 70 royal mares

Question 6

global population of thoroughbreds

Answer 6

500,000

Question 7

what does closed breed mean

Answer 7

only way is to have BOTH parents of same breed

Question 8

low effective numbers for thoroughbreds means

Answer 8

there is inbreeding
all thoroughbreds related to each other by at least 12.5%

Question 9

why do thoroughbreds travel

Answer 9

race, breed, go to new owners

Question 10

thoroughbred races in __ countries

Answer 10

50

Question 11

thoroughbreds race __ races

Answer 11

flat (no jumps)

Question 12

top 5 biggest race purses

Answer 12

• Saudi Cup
• The Everest
• Dubai World Cup
• Prix de l’Arc Triomphe
• Pegasus World Cup

Question 13

thoroughbred breeding

Answer 13

NO AI ALLOWED
only live cover breeding

Question 14

2 dates of thoroughbred birthdays

Answer 14

January 1
August 1 (southern hemisphere)

Question 15

thoroughbreds are __ breeders

Answer 15

seasonal

Question 16

horse gestation

Answer 16

11 months

Question 17

stallions move between ___ and mares __

Answer 17

northern and southern hemispheres
mares move to them

Question 18

thoroughbred foal crops are __ in size

Answer 18

decreasing

Question 19

why is there a mare cap for thoroughbred stallions

Answer 19

to prevent hella inbreeding

Question 20

thoroughbred inbreeding consequences (7)

Answer 20

• not sound
• short competitive life
• low fertility
• spine malformations
• exertional rhabdomyolysis
• pulmonary hemorrhage
• roaring

Question 21

greatest Canadian thoroughbred sire

Answer 21

Northern Dancer

Question 22

what were warmblood sport horses bred for

Answer 22

to perform
- jumping, dressage, eventing

Question 23

warmblood sporthhorses are a breed T/F

Answer 23

false
they are a group of breeds and registries

Question 24

what was crossed to create warmblood sporthhorses

Answer 24

draft type x thoroughbreds x sometimes Arabian
- in Europe

Question 25

open breed

Answer 25

allows addition of horses that have only one parent of the breed, must be approved

Question 26

registration requirements for warmblood sporthhorses

Answer 26

- parentage verification - inspection of conformation and movement

Question 27

registration and breeding approval for warmblood sporthhorses

Answer 27

can be revoked

Question 28

warmblood sporthhorses travel to

Answer 28

compete, go to new owners

Question 29

types of competitions

Answer 29

international, Olympic

Question 30

breeding of warmblood sporthhorses

Answer 30

extensive use of AI and embryo transfer

Question 31

limitations of AI

Answer 31

poor freezability of stallion semen - use fresh, cooled semen. Requires good timing

Question 32

AI can ___ carried by popular stallions

Answer 32

propagate deleterious mutations

Question 33

peak competitive age for warmblood sporthhorses

Answer 33

7-15 years

Question 34

when breeding warmblood sporthhorses, search for __

Answer 34

DNA performance markers

Question 35

where do the best polo ponies and players come from

Answer 35

Argentina

Question 36

what was crossed to create polo ponies

Answer 36

thoroughbred x criollo

Question 37

polo ponies travel to

Answer 37

compete, go to new owners

Question 38

there is a registry for polo ponies T/F

Answer 38

false they do not care if their horse is registered

Question 39

world polo championship restricts total team handicap to

Answer 39

14

Question 40

handicaps range from -2 (__), to +10 (__)

Answer 40

novice, the best

Question 41

women were allowed in world polo championships in

Answer 41

2022

Question 42

world snow polo championship moved from __ to __ in 2022

Answer 42

France to USA

Question 43

international polo competitions

Answer 43

not extensive

Question 44

reproduction in polo ponies

Answer 44

lots of tech AI to cloning

Question 45

many __ __ companies in Argentina

Answer 45

horse cloning to churn out copies of top polo ponies

Question 46

__-__ polo ponies exported from Argentina annually

Answer 46

3,000 - 4,000

Question 47

average price of a polo pony

Answer 47

$25,000 USD

Question 48

effects of moving horses worldwide

Answer 48

spread of disease

Question 49

example of disease spread because of international travel

Answer 49

Equine Influenza Epizootic

Question 50

__ __ outbreaks from contaminated semen

Answer 50

equine arthritis

Question 51

tick borne diseases

Answer 51

Lyme disease, Piroplasmosis, Anaplasmosis

Question 52

horses can be asymptomatic carriers of

Answer 52

herpes virsuses, streptococcus eqi

Question 53

disease can be transferred via contaminated __

Answer 53

embryos

Question 54

what is mare cap for stallions born 2020+

Answer 54

140