Anatomy
This bone runs between the knee and fetlock in the front leg.
What is the cannon bone?
This nutrient provides the main energy source in grains.
What are carbohydrates?
The gestation length for a horse is approximately this many months.
What is 11 months?
This is the normal resting heart rate range for a horse.
What is 28–44 beats per minute?
This training method applies pressure and releases it when the horse responds correctly.
What is pressure and release?
This structure on the bottom of the hoof helps absorb shock.
What is the frog?
This nutrient is essential for muscle development.
What is protein?
A female horse under four years old is called this.
What is a filly?
This respiratory disease is commonly called “heaves.”
What is recurrent airway obstruction?
This Western saddle horn was originally used for this ranch activity.
What is roping cattle?
This joint in the front leg is equivalent to the human wrist.
What is the knee
This vitamin is produced when horses are exposed to sunlight.
What is Vitamin D?
The first milk produced by a mare after foaling is called this.
What is colostrum?
This painful hoof disease is commonly called founder.
What is laminitis?
This bit has long shanks and uses leverage for control.
What is a curb bit?
This part of the horse lies between the last rib and the hip.
What are the loins?
This digestive process in horses occurs primarily in the cecum and large colon.
What is hindgut fermentation?
A male horse that has been castrated is called this.
What is a gelding?
This bacterial disease causes muscle stiffness and lockjaw.
What is tetanus?
This piece of equipment prevents the saddle from sliding forward on steep terrain.
What is a breast collar?
What structure connects muscle to bone?
What is a tendon?
This disease can occur when horses eat too much grain too quickly.
What is colic?
The scientific term for giving birth in horses is this.
What is foaling?
This disease is spread by mosquitoes and affects the nervous system.
What is West Nile Virus?
This training device consists of side reins attached to a surcingle while lunging.
What is a lunging rig?