Name That Part
The top of the head, just behind the ears
What is the poll?
This V-shaped rubbery pad is on the bottom of the hoof
What is the frog?
One hand equals this many inches
What is 4?
The word colic means pain in this part of the body
What is the belly (abdomen)?
The most important nutrient for a horse
What is water?
We measure a horse's height from the ground to this highest point of the back
What are the withers?
The hoof wall grows down from this band at the top of the hoof
What is the coronary band?
A brown horse with a black mane, tail, and lower legs
What is a bay?
A normal adult horse's temperature range in °F
What is 99 to 101?
This worm makes a horse rub its tail raw
What are pinworms?
This big joint is in the middle of the hind leg
What is the hock?
The farrier nails just outside this thin line between the wall and the sole
What is the white line?
The oldest riding breed, with a dished face and high tail
What is the Arabian?
A normal resting heart rate range for an adult horse
What is 28 to 44 beats per minute?
Filing sharp points so the teeth meet evenly
What is floating?
This hind-leg joint near the belly is like the human knee
What is the stifle?
Most horses need a farrier visit this often
What is every 6 to 8 weeks?
Hind feet sit under the belly because the hock has too much angle
What is sickle-hocked?
Tetanus, rabies, EEE/WEE, and West Nile are this kind of vaccine
What are core vaccines?
This test counts worm eggs per gram of manure
What is a fecal egg count?
The weight tape wraps around this spot, just behind the elbows
What is the heart girth?
Inflammation of the laminae that hold the coffin bone
What is laminitis?
The ideal body condition score range for most horses
What is 4 to 6?
Strangles carriers can hide the bacteria in this pouch
What is the guttural pouch?
Never feed more than this share of body weight in grain at one meal
What is 0.5%?