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What medication can be given to a horse orally or intravenously (IV) for colic?
What is banamine
An excessive growth of granular tissue is called?
What is Proud Flesh
A splint in the quarter area of the hoof wall is referred to as?
Quarter Crack
A bad habit that may affect a horse’s usefulness, dependability, or health is referred to as a ______________?
What is a Vice
The first part of the digestive system is ________________
What is the Mouth
Bran mash, a one common warm meal for a horse, has no calcium but high levels of what nutrient?
What is Phosphorus
This trace nutrient is essential component of the hemoglobin of red blood cells, what is it?
What is Iron
What disorder is caused by damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve and results in lack of muscular control of the vocal cords?
What is Roaring
Another term for a pain-relieving medication?
What is Analgesic
A split in the front part of the hoof wall is referred to as?
Toe Crack
The habit of force-swallowing gulps of air while grasping an object with it’s incisors and pulling its neck back in a rigid arch as it swallows air.
What is Cribbing
Another term for chewing?
What is Mastication
A deficiency in calcium, phosphorous, or Vitamin D causes young, growing animals to have weak deformed bones which is called?
What is Rickets
Name this trace nutrient that is a component of thyroxine, a product of the thyroid gland, and helps control the metabolic rate.
What is Iodine
While Bute is a good analgesic for pain and swelling, what is one of the most common side effects?
What is stomach ulcers
Type of wound has multiple surface scratches that do not penetrate the skin?
What is an Abrasion
A separation of the hoof wall near the toe is referred to as?
Seedy Toe
Term used to describe horses eating their grain without adequate chewing
What is Bolting Grain
The Fat Soluble Vitamins are ___?
Vitamin K A D E
Name this mineral that is essential for strong bones and teeth and required for many body processes as an enzyme activator?
What is Magnesium
Deficiency of this mineral will cause nervousness, muscle tremors, ataxia, & convulsions.
What is Magnesium
Type of medication is used to treat parasites or worms?
What is Anthelmintic
This is a clean wound that is caused by a very sharp object such as glass, or knife.
What is an incision
Ossification of the lateral cartilages resulting from the injuries that cause calcium to accumulate and harden are called what?
Side Bone
This habit involves the horse continually pawing at the floor, digging holes that need repair or the possibility of a leg injury.
What is Pawing
Saliva is produced by 3 pairs of glands. What are they?
Parotid, Submaxillary, Sublingual
A deficiency in this mineral will cause white muscle disease.
What is Selenium
A deficiency in this mineral is noted for hair loss, scaly skin, poor wound healing, as well as reproductive, skeletal and behavioral abnormalities.
What is Zinc
A blood stream infection is referred to as ________________.
Type of wound penetrates the full thickness of the skin and is caused by a less sharp object, resulting in both cutting and tearing of the skin?
What is a Puncture
A bone enlargement surrounding the bones of the pastern, which can encircle the pastern bone forming a ring is referred to as?
Ring Bone
This habit results from nervousness and excessive energy as the horse constantly paces or circles around the stall
What is Stall Walking
The esophagus in a mature horse is approximately how many inches long?
what is 50-60 inches long
A deficiency in this causes delayed estrus, reduced fertility, spontaneous abortion, and skeletal abnormalities in newborn.
What is Manganese
This micromineral is used to make Vitamin B12
What is Cobalt
This riderless horse, with boots reversed in the stirrups as symbol of a fallen hero, during JFK funeral procession was named ___________?
What is Black Jack
This type of wound is caused by the tearing of the skin to cause a loose skin flap.
What is an avulsion
An extension backward of the flexor tendon, caused by tearing or stretching due to stress or faulty confirmation such as weak pasterns or too long toes is referred to as?
Bowed Tendons
What is the habit that may reflect poor vision, or immaturity and lack of experience or response to fear.
What is Shying
What are the 2 main functions of the mouth for the start of digestion?
What is:
Chewing
Wetting food with Saliva
This Vitamin is easily found in good quality hay. Performance horses that compete or race need more of it. (The more energy burned, the more they need)
What is Vitamin B
This micronutrient is involved in bone and tooth development in other species, but it’s dietary necessity has not been established in horses.
What is Flourine
Name 5 items for your horse emergency kit:
What is: Vet wrap, quilted wraps, scissors, Banamine, Iodine, disposable diapers, nonstick pads, cotton wraps, triple antibiotic
The 2 primary steps in wound management?
What is:
1-Stop Hemorrhage (pressure bandage)
2-Keep in Clean (running water)
An enlargement of the ligament, tendon sheath, and skin below the point of the hock caused by injury or faulty conformation (cow hocks or sickle) may cause lameness
Curb
This habit is described by a horse standing in place while it weaves its head back and forth as it rocks side to side.
What is Weaving
Necessary for optimum function of the small intestine?
What is Good Parasite Control
Name the two nutrients that cooperate together and need to be supplemented if the horse is unable to graze green grass?
What is:
Selenium
Vitamin E
Where is Vitamin K synthesized?
What is the Intestines
The 3 foundation stallions of the Thoroughbred are named ______?
Who are: Darley Arabian
The Byerly Turk
Godolphin Arabian
The 5 classifications for wounds?
What is: Abrasion, Incision, Laceration, Puncture, Avulsion
One of the most common defects of the front limbs and usually occurs in young horses, almost always before the age of 6 years of age is known as?
Splints
This habit could be considered a vice, or a sign of fungus, lice or worms.
What is Tail Rubbing
Up to what age is the sugar, Lactose, which is found in milk, tolerable in horses, before it will start to cause diarrhea?
Up to 3 years
A deficiency of this mineral will cause hair pigment loss, anemia, bone disease, swollen joints, and deformed thin bones.
What is Copper
Plants carry this substance, which the body converts to Vitamin A.
What is Carotene