WorksheetsHorse Test Questions
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 36mins
A 6 year old gelding weighs 1000 lbs. How much total feed should you plan on feeding each day?
5lbs
10lbs
15lbs
30lbs
Your feed 5 lbs of a 50/50 mix of oats and corn each day. If your oats are 10% protein and your corn is 5%, how many lbs of protein are you feeding each day?
.375lbs
.15lbs
1.5lbs
3.75lbs
Your horse experiences some minor colic and the vet prescribes a medication for pain. Which drug might he prescribe?
Nuflor
Draxxin
Banamine
Panacur
Banamine is typically injected by IM route. What does IM stand for?
Intravenous Medication
Intra-oral Medication
Intramodified
Intramuscular
The top of your horse’s tail is full of broken hairs and sticks out everywhere. What should you suspect is causing the problem?
Dry Skin
Worms
Pasture mate is chewing
Caught tail in the fence
This horseshoe is typically referred to as a ____________ shoe.
Heartbar
Eggbutt
Correction
Support
A mature horse’s resting heart rate is typically_________.
38-40 bpm
20-22 bpm
48-50 bpm
28-40 bpm
Normal body temperature for a horse is ___________.
94-96 degrees
99-101 degrees
103-105 degrees
90-92 degrees
The most abundant ingredient in a feed will be listed ____ in the ingredients list.
First
Last
Can't tell because it's alphabetical
When it comes to parts of the horse, chestnuts are found...
Only in stallions
Behind the frog
On the underline
On the legs
_____ colored horses have white hairs mingled with one or more other hair colors.
Piebald
Skewbald
Roan
Gray
A horse with navicular disease will have pain in their ____
Naval
Hock
Hoof
Lungs
A cantle is....
Another name for lope
Part of the saddle
A sore in the mouth
A type of bit
Which are the probable combinations of the following mating: EE x Ee?
50% EE
50% Ee
25% EE
25% ee
50% Ee
100% EE
100% ee
HERDA is found in what breed of horses?
Thoroughbred
Appaloosa
Shire
Quarter Horse
Which breeds are warmbloods?
Arabian, QH, Paint
Arabian, Morgan, Hackney
Holsteiner, Thoroughbred, Oldenberg
Oldenberg, Trakehner, Hanoverian
Which of the following best describes the modern horse?
non-ruminant, herbivore, odd-toed, warm blooded
non-ruminant, omnivore, even-toed, hot blooded
ruminant, milk giving, hoofed, grazer
ruminant, omnivore, hot blooded, grazer
The ______ is a two-beat, diagonal gait, where the opposite front feet and hind feet (Left front, Right Hind) leave and strike the ground at the same time.
Pace
Lope
Trot
Rack
The gestation length of a mare is
430 days
396 days
330 days
250 days
Fever, depression, elevated heart rate, diarrhea, and death are signs of _____.
Colic
Swamp fever
Sleeping sickness
Founder
Approximately 65–70% of a healthy, mature horse’s weight consists of
bone
water
muscle
internal organs
What does synovial fluid assist with?
the digestion of fiber
the reproductive cycle
the elimination of wastes
the smooth action of joints
What does the palatability of a particular feed refer to?
Shelf life
Oil content
Nutritional value
Acceptability to horses
____ is a condition in which horses do not sweat normally.
Anthrax
Anhydrosis
Azoturia
Colic
________ is not a specific disease, but a disease complex encompassing a wide range of conditions that affect the horse’s digestive tract.
Anthrax
Anhydrosis
Azoturia
Colic
______ is caused by viruses. Symptoms include a high temperature, lack of appetite, and a watery nasal discharge.
Anthrax
Influenza
Azoturia
Colic
__________ is a nutritional disorder that affects the respiratory system. It often occurs when moldy or dusty hay is fed.
Heaves
Anthrax
Azoturia
Colic
__________ is caused by a virus. The horse drools and blisters form in the mouth.
Azoturia
Vesicular Stomatitis
Heaves
Strangles
Which is NOT a common external parasite of horses?
Flies
Fleas
Ticks
Lice
______________ is the art of riding a horse.
Mounting
Western Equitation
Horsemanship
Hunter Under Saddle
Which is NOT a basic aid in controlling the horse?
Sight
Voice
Hands
Legs
________ is a coiled rope.
Bosal
Riata
Reins
Steward
________ is when the rider rises and sits in the saddle.
Posting
Mounting
Demounting
Diagonal
One of the most popular activities involving the use of horses is _____________.
Western Equitation
English Equitation
Trail Riding
Roping
Which is a gymkhana?
Pole Bending
Rescue Race
Keyhole Race
All of the Above
The American Paint horse originated in the United States from the descendants of horses brought to the Americas by who?
Polish
Spanish
English
French
Which breed did not originate in the United States?
POA
Quarter Horse
Pinto
Paso Fino
Which breed of horse is considered a draft breed?
Suffolk
Welsh
Andalusian
American White
Which choice is not a common horse color pattern?
Bay
White
Brown
Chesnut
A disease of the frog of the foot is called?
Coggins
Lameness
Thrush
Stifled
Which is considered the best pasture choice for horses?
Bermuda
Alfalfa
Fescue
Kentucky Bluegrass
Which is not a form of a legume?
Fescue
Alfalfa
Clover
Lespedeza
Which grain is considered to be the best for horses?
Barley
Oats
Corn
Soybean
The national average mare conception rate is?
10-15%
20-35%
50-60%
80-90%
Weaning foals should be done at how many months?
2-3mo
4-6mo
7-9mo
12mo
The Jockey Club is the association for what breed of horse?
Peruvian Paso
Trakehner
Paso Fino
Thoroughbred
Mosquitoes are responsible for the transmission of what equine disease?
Borreliosis
Encephalomyelitis
Influenza
Rhinopneumonitis
A horse that has a body color of yellowish gold, mane and tail may be black, brown, red, yellow, or white mixed, usually has a dorsal stripe, zebra stripes on legs, and transverse stripe over withers is what color?
Dun
Grullo
Buckskin
Roan
A horse is seen rubbing its tail excessively and missing a large about of hair in the tail head region. He likely has what internal parasite?
Roundworms
Strongyles
Pinworm
Bots
What is the normal heart rate of an adult horse?
16bpm
36bpm
56bpm
76bpm
As a horse ages, the shape of the tooth surface changes. A 20 year old horse would have what shape of tooth/table surface?
Round
Flattened
Triangular
Oval
What breed of horse originated from East Prussia in 1732?
Trakehner
Lipizzan
Exmoor Pony
Arabian
What type of hay shouldn't be fed to pregnant mares due to issues including agalactia, retained placentas, and weak foals?
Bermuda
Fescue
Orchard Grass
KY Bluegrass
Approximately how many teeth does a mature horse have?
26
30
36
46
Streptococcus equi is the bacteria responsible for which equine disease?
Colic
Strangles
Heaves
Tetanus
TRUE or FALSE: Chestnut horses do indeed carry either black or bay determining genes, but these cannot be visually expressed in the face of the ee.
True
False
An adult horse weighing 1,000lbs contains approximately how many liters of blood?
25
50
100
150
According to the AQHA Rule book, what faults would encounter a 0 score?
Breaking of Gait
Spurring in front of the cinch
More than 1 finger between the reins
Holding saddle with either hand
How many cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrate does the horse have?
13,15,6
7,18,6
9,14,5
6,15,9
A horse with a long shoulder and forearm will most likely have what kind of stride?
A short, choppy stride
A short, hard hitting gait
A long, ground covering stride
A tendency towards lameness
What is NOT a accessory sex gland of the stallion?
Vesicular
Ampullae
Bulnourehtral
Epididymis
The oribatid mite is the intermediate host to what internal parasite?
Roundworm
Tapeworm
Pin-worm
Stomach Bots
A black horse with a Dun dilution is (aaE-Dn-) result in a what colored horse?
Cremello
Gray
Roan
Grullo
A conformation fault, where the knee is behind the vertical in its leg is what defect?
Bench kneed
Calf kneed
Buck kneed
Knock Kneed
What definitive diagnosis of this disease is determined through a Coggins's Test which detects antibodies to the disease in the horse's serum?
Influenza
Venezuelan Encephalomyelitis
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)
Rhinopneumonitis
TRUE or FALSE: All horses, regardless of housing or work load, require roughage?
True
False
All of the following are considered legumes except for....
Lespedeza
Alfalfa
Timothy
Red Clover
Which part of the digestive system is the main area of nutrient absorption?
Stomach
Small Intestine
Cecum
Large Colon
When walking, a horse that has hooves that move in a wide outward arcs is
Base Wide
Sickle Hocked
Pigeon Toed
Bow Legged
In general, how long can a laceration be present before it can no longer be sutured closed?
30 Minutes
1 hour
6 hours
12 hours
A broodmare should be vaccinated for what disease at 5,7,&9 months of pregnancy?
Influenza
Botulism
Deslorelin
Rhinopneumonitis
Destruction of the frog is caused by anaerobic bacteria is called:
White Line Disease
Thrush
An abscess
Navicular disease
