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Where is the National Horse Show held?
Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
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After 1960, horse numbers increased slightly and declined in ____. a. 1985 b. 1995 c. 1975 d. 2005
1995
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A ____ may be defined as a horse’s way of going or the way of moving its legs during progression.
gait
100
What notable event happens every 4 years and includes jumping, dressage, vaulting, and endurance?
The Olympic Games
100
More than half (57 percent) of the world's mules are located in ____. a. India and Mexico b. Mexico and Brazil c. China and Mexico d. Brazil and China
C-China and Mexico
200
A ____ is a group of horses with a common ancestry that breed true to produce common characteristics such as function, conformation, and color.
breed
200
Which state has long been recognized as a horse-breeding region?
Kentucky
200
Horses that graze on ____ soils appear relatively older because of wear on the teeth.
Sandy
200
Any defect that affects serviceability, for example, lameness, blindness, faulty wind, and so on, is considered a(n) ____.
unsoundness
200
Most farriers recommend that you get your horses trimmed or shod every ____ to _____ weeks.
6 to 10
300
A ____ is the distance between imprints of the two front legs or the two back legs.
Step
300
The ____ is a spongy, flexible pad that is also a weight-bearing surface of the hoof.
Frog
300
Depending on the source of information, the U.S. horse population is between ____.
9.2-9.5 million
300
How does moisture help the hoof?
maintain flexibility and prevent cracking
300
Define laminitis.
inflammation of the lamina of the inner hoof wall. metabolic changes that affect lamina
400
____ is the earliest ancestor of the present-day horse.
Eohippus
400
About 20 million years ago, ____ appeared. This horse stood about 35 inches, and had teeth that were adapted to the grasses of the plains.
Merychippus
400
Corrective trimming of young horses up to ____________________ years of age will substantially improve bone structure.
Two
400
A horse’s pasterns should be set at about a(n) ____________________ to 52-degree angle with the ground and the toe at the same angle as the pastern.
45
400
____________________ is a condition resulting from bacterial penetration into the frog and surrounding area.
Thrush
500
Running a horse with shoes that have been left on too long can cause ____________________.
bowed tendons
500
Respectively, ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________ are the leading horse states.
Texas; California; Florida
500
A healthy hoof will grow about ____ inch per month.
1/4-3/8
500
What 6 basic steps does a farrier follow when shoeing a horse? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
1. Picking up and cleaning out horse’s foot 2. Removing old shoes 3. Trimming feet 4. Checking foot levelness 5. Shaping shoe 6. Nailing shoe on
500
Hoof should have the same angle as the horse’s ____.
Pasterns