Anatomy
Horses lack this organ
Gallbladder
American horse breed known for its colorful spotted pattern
Appaloosa
Test used to detect EIA antibodies
Coggin's Test
True or false: horses cannot vomit
True
Walk
Horses are measured in this unit
Hands
Hot-blooded breed of horse is best described as a horse with a small build, long arching neck, high tail carriage, chiseled head, and a dished face
Arabian
Disease caused by a spore-forming toxin-producing bacterium found commonly in the soil named Clostridium tetani
Tetanus (aka lockjaw)
Procedure used to remove sharp points from a horse's teeth
Floating
In natural conditions, horses demonstrate few vices. In stalls and stabling, this factor/condition promotes the development of these vices
Boredom
This part of the horse's intestine is especially highly developed due its important role
Cecum
This horse breed originated in Vermont
Morgan
Monday Morning Disease is also known as
Azoturia, tying up
Male horse under 4 years
Colt
Classification of shoeing used to describe the application of a horseshoe to support or protect a weak portion of the hoof to help prevent pain
Therapeutic Shoeing
Triangular, rubbery structure on the underside of the hoof
Frog
Body color that is reddish or copper-red. The mane and tail are usually the same color as the body but may be flaxen.
Sorrel
In the conformational defect bench knee or offset knee, this bone is set too far to the outside of the knee
Cannon bone (3rd metatarsal)
Term for a young female horse under 4 years old
Filly
Name a stereotypic behavior of the horse
Cribbing, weaving, box-walking
Term for the area between the fetlock and the hoof
Ergot
Horse breed with the fewest bones, missing a rib and lumbar vertebrae (and sometimes a tailbone)
Arabian
This group of parasites are the most significant and common of all of the equine parasites
Strongyles (blood worms)
Tallest horse breed
Shire
Minimum recommended size for a foaling stall
14x14 ft