Flashcards in Miscellaneous Deck (21)
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A flabby, limp, relaxed without firm shape or consistency is called what?
Flaccid
(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 108)
2
What is fetid?
Having a rank or disagreeable smell
(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 106)
3
What is hippology?
The study of the horse
(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 140)
4
What is the sound of a donkey called?
Bray
(Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 21)
5
What is the world governing body of equestrian sports?
Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI)
(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 105)
6
Name 3 ways of marking or identifying horses.
Bitted ear, cropped ear, lip tattoo, chestnut "fingerprinting", cold branding or freeze marking, hot branding, color, size, markings
(Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 454)
7
What is the meaning of asphyxiation?
Suffocation
(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 16)
8
What can be done to an orphan foal to make it more acceptable to a nurse mare?
Pour linseed oil or whiskey over the foal to disguise odor
(Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 428)
9
Name 2 types of brands.
Hot brand, freeze brand
(Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 809)
10
Why do horses have hair in their ears?
To prevent dirt & insects from entering the inner ear
(Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 39)
11
What are mild bucking motions called?
Crowhops
(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 74)
12
What is a brand?
A registered mark of identification
(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 37 / Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4)
13
The left side of the horse is also called what?
Near side
(Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 20)
14
What is the name of the branding method that uses extreme cold rather than heat?
Freeze branding
(Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 809)
15
Referring to horses, what is a cavy?
A collection of horses
(Source: Horse Science (National 4-H Council), p. 4 / Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 52)
16
A collection of saddle horses at a roundup from which the ones to be used for the day are chosen is called what?
Remuda
(Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 40 / Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 232)
17
What is one of the oldest methods of identification for horses?
Hot iron branding
(Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 809)
18
What does the term bang-tailed mean?
Having a heavy, coarse tail
(Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7)
19
What is fuzztail running?
The art of herding and catching wild horses
(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 116)
20
When referring to horses, what is a knack?
An old, worn-out, or useless horse
(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 161)
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