Dermatology
Dentistry
Hoof Problems
Breeds
Miscellaneous
100
These are often taken from an animal and examined under a microscope to see if there is a parasite or fungus on the skin.
What are skin scrapings?
100
These are the horse's front teeth and are used to grasp and nip. There are twelve of these teeth.
What are incisors?
100
This forms when a horse stands in the mud too long or doesn't get its feet cleaned often. It is found when the hoof is cleaned. It is most often around the frog, is white, and smells bad.
What is thrush?
100
This horse is seventeen to nineteen hands tall, with short flat ribs and a long back. It has close together hind legs, but straight from the shoulder front legs. It has a large wide head, often with a white blaze. It is most often sorrel with white legs up to the hocks and knees and feathered feet. It is most famous for pulling the Budweiser wagon.
What is a Clydesdale?
100
This is a test where each joint is flexed to find out which joint the horse is lame in.
What is a flexion test?
200
This is a common skin disease that forms lumps with matted hair. It creates a paintbrush look and forms on the back and withers.
What is rainrot?
200
These are the teeth in the back of the mouth.
What are molars?
200
This occurs when a horse has had to much rich food or has been overworked after a long period of rest. To treat it you must soak your horses foot in hot water with esposm salt.
What is founder?
200
This breed is one of the most common breeds in the United States. It was bred for sprinting short distances, like a quarter of a mile. It has a very large, muscled hind quarter, and is thick boned. It has a wide chest, a short head, and a short back. Today it is used for mostly western riding and trail ridding.
What is a Quarter horse?
200
A horse with tall thoracic vertebrae has this, and should get a saddle with a high saddle horn.
What are high withers?
300
This is an allergic reaction a horse gets. It gives them bumps on their skin and a fever.
What are hives?
300
Because of this, horses need their teeth floated (have their teeth ground down with a machine) once a year.
What are constantly growing teeth?
300
This is often caused by rocks left in the hoof too long. The best way to treat it is by rest.
What is a bruised sole?
300
This pony is one of the smallest ponies around. It is known for its furry coat and large frizzy mane. It is about nine to eleven hands and has short legs, a short back, and a deep girth. They are known to be strong for their size and can be used for virtually anything as long as the rider is not too heavy.
What is a Shetland?
300
This joint in the horse's hind leg is very much like our ankle. It has always been the hardest part of the horse for an artist to draw.
What is the hock?
400
These are the two main layers of the horses skin.
What are the epidermis and the dermis?
400
These teeth are almost always removed from a horses mouth because their position can interfere with the bit.
What are wolf teeth?
400
This is pocket of puss that often forms inside the hoof that must be dug into and allowed to drain.
What is an abscess?
400
This horse came from Spain, and was originally used in war. The horse is almost always a gray and stands at 14.3-15.3 hands tall. The stallions are most well known for the amazing jumps and kicks they do. They are extraordinarily smart and easy to teach dressage to. You have probably seen one of them "dancing".
What is a Lipizzaner?
400
Because this is not equidistant from the retina, the horse has to turn its head and look at an object with both eyes to focus on an object, which is part of why a horse spooks so easily.
What is the cornea?
500
This oily substance helps the horse shed water and makes the coat shine.
What is sebum?
500
Both of these cause the teeth to age faster and often make it harder for the horse to chew. They are also called the bulldog mouth and the parrot mouth.
What are underbites and overbites?
500
This forms in old horse, most often, and pinches the nerve heading to the hoof when the frog is pressed on. The best way to treat this is by corrective shoeing or by getting a nerve block.
What is navicula?
500
This horse is named after the person who bred it. All the horses of this breed came from one stallion. It is compact and lively and most often used for pulling.
What is a Morgan?
500
This joint forms a 47 degree angle with the ground.
What is the pastern/fetlock?
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