Terms

Question 1

generic name for heavy European horse breeds descended from
the Forest Horse

Answer 1

Coldblood

Question 2

term describing Arabians and Thoroughbreds; known for their
speed and endurance; temperament is considered difficult by some

Answer 2

Hotblood

Question 3

breeds that are a cross between hotbloods and other horses

Answer 3

warmblood

Question 4

refers to horses less than 14.2 hands tall

Answer 4

pony

Question 5

female horse four years or over

Answer 5

mare

Question 6

female horse of breeding age

Answer 6

brood mare

Question 7

a non pregnant horse

Answer 7

barren

Question 8

colt, gelding or filly up to a year old

Answer 8

foal

Question 9

male foal

Answer 9

colt

Question 10

female foal

Answer 10

filly

Question 11

a breeding farm for horses; a stallion

Answer 11

stud

Question 12

an uncastrated male horse 4 years or more

Answer 12

stallion

Question 13

a male horse castrated before sexual maturity

Answer 13

gelding

Question 14

a male horse castrated after sexual maturity

Answer 14

stag

Question 15

process of training a horse to be ridden for work

Answer 15

breaking

Question 16

a rubbery pad on the underside of the hoof

Answer 16

frog

Question 17

the circumference of the body measured from behind the withers
around the barrel or chest

Answer 17

Girth

Question 18

measurement used to determine the height of the horse

Answer 18

hand

Question 19

the gear used in equipping a horse, including saddle, briddle, etc.

Answer 19

tack

Question 20

Give at least 3 equestrian activity

Answer 20

Rodeos
Fox Hunting
Dressage

Question 21

circumference around the horse directly behind the front legs and
over the withers; use to estimate weight;

Answer 21

Heartgirth

Question 22

– between the loin and the tail; highest point in the hind quarter

Answer 22

croup

Question 23

area below the loin between the last rib and the thigh

Answer 23

flank

Question 24

use to determine body length

Answer 24

buttock

Question 25

joint at the end of the thigh

Answer 25

stifle

Question 26

between the stifle and the hock

Answer 26

gaskin

Question 27

joint between gaskin and cannon bone

Answer 27

hock

Question 28

bone between the knee and fetlock

Answer 28

cannon

Question 29

from the fetlock to the top of the hoof; shock absorber

Answer 29

pastern

Question 30

band around the top of the hoof where the hoof wall grows

Answer 30

coronet

Question 31

horny wall and sole of the foot

Answer 31

hoof

Question 32

joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

Answer 32

FETLOCK

Question 33

bony prominence lying against the chest at the beginning of the forearm

Answer 33

* Elbow

Question 34

horny growths on the inside of the horses legs

Answer 34

Chesnuts

Question 35

joint on the front leg

Answer 35

knee

Question 36

extends from the elbow to the knee

Answer 36

Forearm

Question 37

muscles around and attached to the humerus bone

Answer 37

arm

Question 38

muscle mass between the forelegs

Answer 38

chest

Question 39

where the windpipe, esophagus and blood vessels traverse from the head to the body

Answer 39

throat latch

Question 40

side of the horse’s face between upper and lower jaw

Answer 40

cheek

Question 41

includes chin, mouth and nostrils

Answer 41

muzzle

Question 42

space between the horse’s eyes from the top of the head at the ears down to the top of the nose

Answer 42

forehead

Question 43

considered as a protective shield covering the sensitive internal hoof tissues

Answer 43

wall

Question 44

terminology for dental incisors. two middle incisors

Answer 44

centrals

Question 45

the tooth on either side

Answer 45

laterals

Question 46

teeth on the outside of laterals

Answer 46

corners

Question 47

for decidious tooth, eruption of centrals

Answer 47

6 days

Question 48

for decidious tooth, eruption of laterals

Answer 48

6 weeks

Question 49

for decidious tooth, eruption of corners

Answer 49

6 months

Question 50

for permanent tooth, eruption of centrals

Answer 50

2 1/2 years

Question 51

for permanent, tooth, eruption of laterals

Answer 51

3 1/2

Question 52

for permanent tooth, eruption of corners

Answer 52

4 1/2

Question 53

for permanent tooth, eruption of canines/ tushes

Answer 53

4-4 1/2

Question 54

disapperance of the **lower centrals **in the permanent incisors indicate that the horse indicates how many years does the horse is

Answer 54

7 years

Question 55

disapperance of the **lower laterals**in the permanent incisors indicate that the horse indicates how many years does the horse is

Answer 55

8 years

Question 56

disapperance of the **lower corners**in the permanent incisors indicate that the horse indicates how many years does the horse is

Answer 56

9 years

Question 57

disapperance of the **upper centrals **in the permanent incisors indicate that the horse indicates how many years does the horse is

Answer 57

10 years

Question 58

disapperance of the **upper corners** in the permanent incisors indicate that the horse indicates how many years does the horse is

Answer 58

11 years

Question 59

smooth mouth

Answer 59

12 years

Question 60

disapperance of the **enamel rings on the laterals** indicates what age

Answer 60

13 years

Question 61

disapperance of the **enamel rings on the centrals** indicates what age

Answer 61

14 years

Question 62

disapperance of the **enamel rings on the corners** indicates what age

Answer 62

15 years

Question 63

seen anterior to the enamel rings as a dark line from 9-years onwards.

Answer 63

dental star

Question 64

most accurate method of estimating the horses weight

Answer 64

Weigh bridge or livestock weighing scales

Question 65

formula in estimating the weight in kg

Answer 65

girth (cm)^3 x length &(cm)/ 11880 cm^3/kg

Question 66

formula in estimating the weight of foals under 6 weeks

Answer 66

hg(cm)- 63.7/ 0.38