Horses R Us 2025 Meeting

Squirmy Wormy

100

The Type of worm pictured is a :

Round Worm

200

Deworming on a set schedule, changing the active ingredient is referred to as:

Rotational Deworming

300

A vet should perform this to test to determine the frequency and type of dewormer necessary:

Fecal Egg Count

400

What does the term shedder refer to in terms of a fecal egg count: 

• The level of eggs in a fecal sample.
• “Low Shedder”: has 200 eggs per gram or less and typically only needs to be dewormed twice a year in the spring and fall.
• “Moderate Shedder”: has between 200-500 eggs per gram and typically needs to be dewormed 4 times a year.
• “High Shedder”: has greater than 500 eggs per gram and typically needs to be dewormed every 2 months.

500

Name whether the type of parasite is internal or external:

Ticks

Ringworm

Ascarids

Pinworms

Mites

Tapeworms

Flies

Ticks= External

Ringworm= External

Ascarids= Internal

Pinworms= Internal

Mites= External

Tapeworms= Internal

Flies= External

Who's Who?

100

This breed's average race length is 3/4 to 2 miles:

Thoroughbred

200

This gaited breed of horse known for its running walk and named after its state of origin is referred to as:

Tennessee Walking Horse

300

A warm-blooded horse is a cross between what two types of horses:

A light & draft cross

400

Name three breeds typically used for saddle seat: 

• American Saddlebreds
• Morgans
• Tennessee Walking Horses
• Arabians
• Friesians
• Hackneys
• Andalusians/Lusitanos

500

Catergorize the following as Pony, Draft, or Light

Suffolk

Clydesdale 

Hackney

Welsh

Morgan

Shire

Arabian

Connemara

Belgian

Thoroughbred

Appaloosa

Quarter Horse

Suffolk Draft

Clydesdal Draft

Hackney Pony

Welsh Pony

Morgan Light

Shire Draft

Arabian Light

Connemara Pony

Belgian Draft

Thoroughbred Light

Appaloosa Light

Quarter Horse Light

Thats Gunna Leave a Mark

100

A gray or roan horse having black or dark specks within a lighter coat is referred to as:

Flea Bitten

200

Name Two Colors Known for their black points: 

Bay, Dun, Buckskin

300

Name 3 types of leg marking:

Cornet, Pastern, Sock, Stocking

400

Name 4 Types of face markings:

Snip, Star, Stripe, Bald Face, Blaze

500

Primitive Markings found on dun horses described as:

Dorsal Stripe, Shoulder Stripe, Tiger striping on legs.

How Its Made

100

What word describes how a horse is put together:

Conformation

200

This shape is used to judge how balanced a horse is built:

Trapezoid

300

The three parts of the horses topline located behind the withers are: 

Back, Loin, Croup

400

Horses build play into how they move. In regards to horses' movement choose two of the following term and define them:

Forging

Overreaching

Trappy

Swing

Forging is a gait abnormality in horses where the toe of the hind foot strikes the heel or bottom of the front foot on the same side 

Over-reaching is a gait fault that results from a timing problem between the movement of the hind limbs and the front limbs of the horse1. It causes the hind feet to strike the back of the front feet or legs when the horse walks, trots, or gallops 

Trappy horse movement refers to a distinctive way in which a horse moves, characterized by rapid and elastic snapping of knees and hocks. When the feet touch the ground, they land flat, with neither toe nor heel touching first, and the feet do not linger

The swing phase in horse movement describes the period when a limb has no contact with the ground

 

500

Lets Race!

Whichever team can name the most parts of the horse correctly on the diagram wins this category. 

See Diagram

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth More Than a Pound of Cure(OPPC)

100

This vaccine given intranasally is used to prevent this disease common in sale barn, named after the effect the disease has on the horse's ability to breath: 

Strangles

200

True of False:

Horses should be vaccinated against Rabies

True

300

Why do vaccines need boosted at least annually especially for horses traveling?

Horses who travel, or at boarding barns where other horses are moving in and out come in contact with horses, we do not know the health / care history on.

Disease can be transferred easily, and immune system can function poorly in stressful situations.  

Vaccines should be given early enough a horse has time to mount an immune response (several days to weeks) and over time become less effective (6 months and longer) and need to be boosted so a horse can mount a strong enough immune response to beat the virus.

400

Identify if the following is caused by Virus, Protozoa, or Bacteria:

EPM

Botulism

Rabies

Tetanus

Influenza

West Nile

Rhinopneumonitis

EPM= Protozoa

Botulism = Bacteria

Rabies= Virus

Tetanus= Bacteria

Influenza = Virus

West Nile= Virus

Rhinopneumonitis - Virus

500

Name three of the six diseases covered by a 6-Way vaccinate:

Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE), Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (WEE), Tetanus,  Influenza and Equine Herpesvirus (“rhinopneumonitis”), West Nile