Exam#1
Name a rare breed that we mentioned in class
What is Canadian, Lipizzaner, or Rocky Mountain
The term used for the condition where a horse cannot sweat
What is anhidrosis?
The proper term for dewormer
What is an anthelmintic?
"asthma" in horses, where irritants to the respiratory tract cause an allergic reaction
What is RAO/ heaves/ COPD?
The average amount of manure produced by one horse in 24 hours
What is 50 lbs of manure?
The legendary horse of Alexander the Great
Who was Bucephalus?
Gymnastics on horseback
What is vaulting?
Excess cortisol and shaggy hair coat
What is Cushing's?
Also known as "tying-up,". It is a chronic muscle disease in horses triggered by exercise that causes painful muscle contractions and cell damage.
What is RER or Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis?
An exam performed to evaluate a horse's health and ability to perform in a particular career.
What is a pre-purchase exam?
A group known for their use of chariots.
Who were the Hittites?
The proper name for the bones of the hock
What are the tarsals?
Interaction of genes
What is epistasis?
The digital cushion and laminae are the same thing.
What is False?
Increased body size
Progression of 3 or 4 toes to one digit
Shift to grazing dentition
Elongation of the skull
What are the 4 general trends of the evolution of the horse?
Hind right -> Front right -> Hind left -> Front left
OR
Hind left -> Front left -> Hind right -> Front right
What is the correct footfall pattern of the walk?
A major component of the stay apparatus.
What is the suspensory ligament?
Disease of the distal sesamoid bone
What is navicular?
Attaches bone to bone.
What are ligaments?
Pace; running walk; rocking horse canter; rack; fox trot; paso
What are ambling gaits?
Deep "cup" in the incisors that typically disappears by 7 - 13 years of age
What is the infundibulum?
The "calf muscle" of the horse
What is the gastrocnemius muscle?
Ossification of the lateral cartilage
What is sidebone?
BPM: 30 to 40
Respiration: 8 to 16
Temp: 99 to 101
What are normal healthy vitals?
Horses and ponies are dressed as for racing in silks, pulling sulkies, but are judged rather than raced
What are roadster events?