Unsoundness And Blemishes

Question 1

Unsoundness and blemishes in head

Answer 1

Cataract
Blindness
Moon blindness
Poll evil
Roman nose
Parrot mouth
Undershot jaw
Ewe neck
Fistula of the withers
Sweeney

Question 2

is an opaqueness or cloudiness of the cornea of the eye

Answer 2

cataract

Question 3

Is the partial or complete loss of vision in the eye

Answer 3

blindness

Question 4

is a cloudiness or inflammation of the eye that occurs at repeated intervals. It may result in permanent blindness.

Answer 4

Moon blindness

Question 5

Is an inflammation and swelling of the poll. It often results from bruising.

Answer 5

Poll evil

Question 6

is a faulty conformation.

Answer 6

Roman nose

Question 7

is a condition where the upper jaw overshoots the lower jaw.

Answer 7

Parrot mouth

Question 8

Is a condition in which the upper jaw is shorter than the lower jaw. Neck

Answer 8

undershot jaw

Question 9

is a faulty conformation of the neck. Withers and Shoulders

Answer 9

Ewe neck

Question 10

is an inflammation and swelling in the area of the withers. It often results from
bruising.

Answer 10

Fistula of the withers

Question 11

is a decrease in the size of a muscle or group of muscles, usually in the area of the shoulder

Answer 11

Sweeney

Question 12

unsoundness and blemishes in front legs

Answer 12

shoe boiled or capped elbow
knee sprung
calf-knee
splints
wind-puff
bowed tendons

Question 13

is a swelling at the point of the elbow.

Answer 13

Shoe boil or capped elbow

Question 14

(also called buck-kneed or over in the knee) is a bending forward of the knee. This is a faulty
conformation.

Answer 14

Knee sprung

Question 15

(also called back at the knees) is a condition in which the knees bend backward. This is a faulty
conformation.

Answer 15

Calf-kneed

Question 16

are deposits of bone that occur on the upper, inside part of the cannon bone.

Answer 16

splints

Question 17

is a puff y swelling that occurs on either side of the tendons above the fetlock or knee.

Answer 17

Wind-puff

Question 18

are swellings of the tendons on the back of the leg. Th is may occur on either the front or back legs.

Answer 18

Bowed tendons

Question 19

Blemishes and unsoundness in feet

Answer 19

Ringbone
Sidebone
Quittor
Quarter crack
Navicular disease
Founder
Contracted heel
Thrush
Corns
Scratches

Question 20

is a growth of bone on either or both of the bones of the pastern.

Answer 20

ringbone

Question 21

is a condition in which the lateral cartilage just above the hoof turns to bone.

Answer 21

sidebone

Question 22

Is a decay of the lateral cartilage resulting in an open sore.

Answer 22

quittor

Question 23

is a vertical split in the wall of the hoof.

Answer 23

Quarter cracks

Question 24

is an inflammation of the navicular bone and bursa inside the hoof.

Answer 24

Navicular disease

Question 25

is the inflammation of the sensitive lamina of the hoof. Th e laminae attach the hoof to the fleshy part of the foot.

Answer 25

founder

Question 26

is a condition in which the heel draws in or contracts.

Answer 26

Contracted heel

Question 27

is a disease of the frog of the foot. It is caused by fi lth and may result in lameness.

Answer 27

thrush

Question 28

28. are reddish spots on the horny sole. They are usually caused by bruises or improper shoeing. may result in swelling, a pus discharge, and lameness.

Answer 28

corns

Question 29

is an inflammation of the back surfaces of the fetlocks. Scabs form on the area.

Answer 29

Scratches

Question 30

unsoundness and blemishes in hind legs

Answer 30

stifled stringhalt thoroughpin capped hock bog spavin bone spavin curb cocked ankle blood spavin

Question 31

is a condition in which the patella (cap) of the stifle joint has been displaced.

Answer 31

stifled

Question 32

is a condition in which there is a sudden involuntary flexion of one or both hocks. Th e foot is jerked upward higher than normal.

Answer 32

stringhalt

Question 33

. is a puffy swelling just above the hock.

Answer 33

Thoroughpin

Question 34

is a callus or firm swelling at the point of the hock.

Answer 34

Capped hack

Question 35

Is a large, soft swelling on the inside and front of the hocks.

Answer 35

Bog spavin

Question 36

Is a bony growth on the inside of the hock.

Answer 36

Bone spavin

Question 37

Is a hard swelling on the back surface of the rear cannon, about 4 inches below the point of the hock.

Answer 37

curb

Question 38

is a condition in which the tendons become inflamed and shortened. The fetlock bends forward.

Answer 38

Cocked ankle

Question 39

is a swollen vein over the front and inside of the hock. It does not cause lameness.

Answer 39

Blood spavin

Question 40

unsoundness and blemishes in body

Answer 40

heaves roaring thick wind rupture sway back knocked down hip

Question 41

(asthma, broken wind) (U) is difficulty in breathing. It is caused by lung damage.

Answer 41

Heaves

Question 42

is difficulty in breathing due to a paralysis of the nerve to the muscles of the larynx. There is a whistling or wheezing sound when the horse breathes in.

Answer 42

roaring

Question 43

is difficulty in breathing in or out due to an obstruction in the respiratory tract.

Answer 43

Thick wind

Question 44

. is when any internal organ comes through the wall that contains it.

Answer 44

Rupture (hernia)

Question 45

is a faulty conformation of the back.

Answer 45

Sway back

Question 46

Is a fracture of the external angle of the hipbone. The point of the hip lowers as a result of the fracture.

Answer 46

Knocked down hip