Health
Name 3 types of colic.
What are Sand, Gas, Impaction Displacement, Spasmodic
This coat pattern is characterized by white hairs evenly mixed throughout the body while the head and legs remain darker.
What is a roan?
This type of blanket is commonly used to wick moisture and prevent chilling.
What is a cooler?
This bone forms the point of the shoulder.
What is scapula?
This legume forage contains more protein and calcium than most grass hays?
What is alfalfa?
Common bacterial infection of the hoof
What is thrush?
What are stockings?
What are snaffle bits?
This powerful muscle group is located over the horse's rump.
What are gluteal muscles?
What is good quality hay?
TPR
What is Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
Unlike a Tobiano, this Pinto pattern usually does not cross the topline and often produces an irregular facial marking.
Estrus(heat) cycles in mares are how long.
What is 23 days?
These muscles are primarily responsible for chewing.
What are the masseter muscles?
Horses are classified as these because microbial digestion takes place primarily in the cecum and large colon
What are hind-gut fermenters?
The average heart rate range for healthy adult horses.
What is 28-44 bpm?
This Appaloosa coat pattern consists of a white blanket over the hips with dark spots inside the white area.
What is a blanket?
Desired angle for the horse's shoulder.
What is 40-55 degrees? (45 is the answer that will probably be on tests)
The average adult horse has this many bones in its skeleton.
What is 205?
This vitamin is commonly associated with muscle function and may need supplementation in horses that have limited access to fresh pasture
What is Vitamin E?
A horse with this condition may have a cresty neck, abnormal fat deposits, and an increased risk of developing laminitis due to insulin dysregulation
What is EMS?
This horse has a bay base color and two dilution/cream genes that lighten all hairs to nearly white. The mane and tail are darker than their bodies.
What is a perlino?
This genetic disease is most prevalent in the Arabian breed, and foals affected are unable to develop their own active immunity
What is SCID?
The coffin bone is also known by this anatomical name.
What is the third phalanx? (P3)
Name the 4 fat-soluble vitamins
What are A, D, E and K.