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what do you call a mare that has never had a foal
Maiden
which of the following in NOT an appaloosa color pattern
overa
in studying the parts of the horse, the fetlock is found ___
below the knee or hock
the major cause of colic is the presence of __
parasites
How many pairs of chromosomes does an individual horse have?
32
what breed of horse would you want to buy to compete in cutting
Quarter horse
which are found in the front limb of the horse
carpus, metacarpus, radius
in studying the parts of the horse, the chestnuts are found ___
on the leg
the best time to breed mares for the first time is as __ year old
3
The study of Endorinology is the study of _________.
Hormones
What breed of horse would you want to buy to compete in the Kentucky derby
thoroughbred
which breeds are warmbloods
oldenberg, trakehner, hanoverian
The _____ was developed as a harness racing horse
the mare is more likely to conceive if bred in months of ___
april, may, or june
An adult horse that weights 1000 lb, contains about how many liters of blood?
50
what do you add to a horses diet to increase weight gain
calories
how old is a horse when the first permanent incisors have erupted
2 years old
in order to be classified as ponies, they must measure under ___ hands
14-2
a horse usually has all its permenant teeth up and the same height by ___ years of age
Due to a horse's intermediate digestive system, they are classified as:
Non-Ruminant Herbivore
what is the tissue that holds the coffin bone to the hoof wall
Laminae
which of the following is the correct order of regions of the horses spinal column
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral
____ hay has long been considered the standard hay for feeding horses
timothy
about ___ percent of the horses in the united states are used for personal plesure riding
75
A horse's forelimbs bear about what percentage of its weight?
65%