Horse Science Chapter 1 - Behavior and Nature

Match the following

• Sensitive around the head

• Haw

• A collection of horses

• Cavy

• Third eyelid, removes objects from eye

• Cribbing

• Biting/Setting teeth against an object

• Headshy

Match the following

• Refuses to leave the group

• Pointing

• Standing with front leg extended, lame

• Herd Bound

• A bad habit, cribbing

• Vice

Horses originally started as a war machine during WWII and has evolved into an animal that is used for recreation and a stress reliever

• True

• False

What items have created a horse that has great versatility and greater performance that any other animal?

• Anatomical Structure

• Speed and Endurance

• Fear of Being Hurt

• All of the Above

How many years ago did the horse originate?

• 20 million

• 46 million

• 58 million

• 63 million

Where is the horse's original home?

• Mongolian region of Asia

• Austrailian Outback

• American Great Plains

• African Jungle

What is the first form of the horse that only stood about 12 inches high with 4 toes on the front and 3 on the back feet. Survived well in forested swampy areas with a short neck and even teeth

• Mesohippus

• Equus

• Eohippus

• None of these

What was the 2nd form of the horse that only has 3 toes on each foot and stands 24 inches tall? It developed teeth suitable for grazing.

• Mesohippus

• Equus

• Eohippus

• None of these

What is the third and final form of the horse that became extinct in America during the Ice Age but escaped to Asia over the land bridge to Siberia? This was the first horse that was domesticated and that occured in Asia.

• Equus

• Mesohippus

• Eohippus

• None of these

Who brought the horse back to America in the 1500's?

• English

• Portuguese

• Germans

• Spanish