4-H and Horse Health
Random Horse Facts
Bridles and other things
Horse Health
Horse Judging
100
What do the 4 H's stand for in 4-H?
Heart, Head, Hands, Health
100
The following is NOT a term used to describe a horse's tail?
Flaxen, Broom, Rat, or Mealy
Mealy
100
Which of the folowing terms is a bitless brile that works by pressure exerted on the underside of the jaw?
Pelham, snaffle, hackamore, or Kimberwicke
Hackamore
100
What do you call the disease of the frog of a horse's foot, which is usually caused by wet or unsanitary conditions?
Thrush
100
If a horse is 3 gaited, which 3 gaits are performed?
Walk, trot, canter
200
What is the 4-H motto?
"To Make the Best Better"
To encourage members to continuously improve and reach their full potential.
200
What are the names of the cells that contain the genetic material that an animal material that an animal inherits from its parents?
Villi and Cilia, DNA and Plasma, Sperm and Egg,or Leukocytes and Lymphocytes.
Sperm and Egg
200
In which class is the exhibitor judged on their ability to show a horse in a halter?
horsemanship, equitation, showmanship, gymkhana
Showmanship
200
What is not a style of equation?
English, saddle seat, hunt seat, or stock seat
English
200
When judging a confirmation class, what criteria refers to how the horse fits together?
Balance
300
True or False:
Is 4-H the largest youth development organization?
True
300
When judging a conformation class, what criteria refers to how the horse "fits together" and also how well it is divisible into 3 equal parts (front, middle, hind)?
Balance
300
A horse has a complete set of permanent incisors at what age?
10 yrs, 5 yrs, 18 months, or 1 year
5 years
300
What is the disease of the frog of the horses foot?
Thrush
300
In a steep shouldered horse, the arm doesn’t extend very far forward during movement. What effect does this have on the horses movement?
Creates a shorter stride
400
The process of gestation of the mare typically take..
180 days, 250 days, 340 days, or 405 days
340 days
400
Which ancestors of the horse was 12 in high and had four toes on each front foot and 3 toes behind?
Eohippus
400
When predicting coat colors, scientist use letter to represent genes. What does the capital letter (B) mean about a gene?
It came from the Sire, it is recessive, it is dominant, or it came from the Dam
It is dominant
400
Name the tendon that is attached to the coffin bone and hoof, which flexes with each step.
Deep flexor
400
What term refers to a decrease in the size of a muscle or group of muscles?
Quittor, Apavin, Fistula, or Atrophy?
Atrophy
500
What is the primary energy nutrient for the horse?
Protein, Minerals, Vitamins or Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates
500
Which of the following pieces of grooming equipment is hard bristled and used to remove excess hair and lose dirt?
Body brush, grooming cloth, sweat scrapper, or dandy brush
dandy brush
500
Progesterolne, Testosterone, Prolactin, and Estrogen are examples of....
Hormones
500
horses tend to be shy at unfamiliar things. This is due to which sense being faulty?
Smell, hearing, sight, or touch
Sight
500
If a horse is called "3 gaited", what 3 gaits does it perform?
Walk, trot, and canter