Health Care
Two types of bedding
What is drainage and absorbent
Why should we have a good conditioning schedule
To prevent injury
The narrowest part of the of the seat
What is the twist
Two ways to shoe a pony
What is hot and cold shoeing
This should be checked daily
What is fencing
A blood-borne viral disease
What is Equine Infectious Anemia
350 meters per mintue is what gait
working canter
The space between the panels underneath the seat
What is the channel
Name two reasons to shoe your pony
What is protection, traction, soundness and improving gate
This helps keep your pony from sweating to much
What is a trace clip
These parasites are large and can cause weight loss
What is Tapeworms
Most iniuries occur from
Poor conditioning
Lack of knowledge about pace
A martingale with a solid triangle piece of leather sewn into a V
What is a Bib martingale
Used to remove nails
What is pincers
This boot is designed to prevent overextension of the fetlock joint
What is the support or sport medicine boot
Three toxic plants in this area
What is Horse Nettle, Red Maple and Black Walnut
Three factors to consider before you begin
Rider fitness
Age/ability of horse
Body score
The terrain needed to condition
This bit has small rings attached at the top for the cheekpieces, the bit is suspended in the mouth, and puts pressure on the bars
What is the Baucher snaffle
A new shoe is made, or a ready-made shoe is modified
What is forging
A fungal infection that produces round, painless crusts
What is ringworm
Name two communicable and two noncommunicable diseases
What is Strangles, Influenza, Rhino, EE, WNV, Potomac Horse fever, Rabies, and EIA
Non- Tetanus and Botulism
Four terms inportant to conditioning
Long, slow, distance
interval training
Progressive loading
Peaking
Name the five different types of stirrups
What is the peacock, bent, ridge, flexible and breakaway
Shoes made for traction
What is rim or fullered shoe
A metabolic disorder that affects the horse's muscles
What is Equine Rhabdomyolysis (tying up)