Horse Skillathon Questions

Q: What is a horse's normal temperature?

A: 99.5-101.5 F

Q: How many breaths per minute at rest?

A: 8 - 12

Q: What were most quarter horses called until the late 1800s?

A: Steeldusts

Q: What breed experiences Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP)?

A: Quarter horses, American Paint horses, Appaloosas, and Quarter Horse crossbreeds

Q: What is a bit that has long shanks with a loose mouthpiece and a high port?

A: Correction bit

Q: This species of parasite causes summer sores.

A: Habronema

Q: Any birth less than how many days is considered premature in horses?

A: 320 days

Q: A mare that is bred should have a minimum body condition score of what?

A: 7

Q: What is the heart rate of a foal in the first days of life?

A: 70-100 beats per minute

Q: How long does it take for a foal's immune system to become functional and able to produce antibodies?

A: 1-2 weeks

Q: A pregnant mare does not require any additional nutrients through the first how many months of pregnancy?

A: 8 months

Q: Microbes and bacteria in the large intestine break down feedstuffs into what?

A: Carbohydrates

Q: 80-100% of Thoroughbred racehorses that have been training for 2-3 months have what disorder?

A: Ulcers

Q: What type of cinch is the crossbuck pack saddle usually rigged for?

A: Double cinch

Q: Who was the foundation sire of the American Saddlebred?

A: Denmark

Q: This is a tough membrane that covers the bones throughout the body except for at the points of articulation.

A: Periosteum

Q: The forearm of the horse is composed of two bones, the ___ and ____.

A: Radius; ulna

Q: What is the name for a hinge joint?

A: Ginglymus

Q: What is the total range of vision for a horse?

A: 350 degrees

Q: What is the Flehman response?

A: When a horse curls its upper lip and holds its head in the air

Q: Which of breeds are affected by Hemophilia A?

A: Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Arabians, and Standardbreds

Q: What are the ideal energy-producing nutrients?

A: Starch, sugar, fat

Q: Can amino acids be synthesized by the body?

A: Yes

Q: Should amino acids be added to a horse's diet?

A: Yes

Q: What are the macro-minerals?

A: Calcium, chloride, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur

Q: What bones form the withers?

A: Thoracic vertebrae and scapula

Q: Which color dominance statement is correct?

A: Bay is dominant over black

Q: Which feedstuff is most likely to be contaminated with the mycotoxin fumonisin?

A: Corn

Q: Where is the primary site of nutrient absorption in the digestive tract?

A: Small intestine

Q: A farrier tool used to remove the surplus growth of the hoof wall?

A: Nippers

Q: What stimulates a mare to begin her estrous cycles?

A: Lengthening daylight

Q: The atlas and axis are located in which region of the spinal column?

A: Cervical

Q: The chief movements of the shoulder joint are what?

A: Flexion and extension

Q: HYPP is characterized as intermittent attacks of muscle weakness. What causes these muscle tremors, weakness, or convulsions?

A: Potassium leaking out of the muscle cells

Q: How many auditory ossicles are in each temporal bone?

A: 3

Q: In male horses, what are the tubes that carry sperm from the epididymis to the urethra?

A: Vas Deferens

Q: This hormone stimulates the sweating response in horses.

A: Epinephrine

Q: What noseband is not designed to keep a horse's mouth shut?

A: Bosal

Q: What two bones form the pelvic girdle?

A: Ischium and ileum

Q: What is the chief form in which carbohydrates are stored in the body?

A: Glycogen

Q: What is the enzyme in the stomach that breaks down most proteins to polypeptides, aiding in digestion?

A: Pepsin

Q: What is another term for offset knee?

A: Bench-kneed

Q: This disease attacks the central nervous system and can cause lameness, gait abnormalities, head tilting and muscle wasting. The best form of diagnosis is made by checking antibody levels in the cerebral spinal fluid.

A: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis

Q: To what side of the heart does the blood return from the body?

A: Right

Q: Steptococcus equi was first described in 1988 as the bacteria causing what disease?

A: Strangles

Q: What is the tissue outside of the coffin bone that is attached to the horny tissue?

A: Sensitive laminae

Q: How many pairs of chromosomes are responsible for the sex of the foal?

A: 1 pair

Q: Which of these terms refers to a horse that is black with white spots?

A: Piebald

Q: Which of these matings would most likely result in a palomino foal?

A: Chestnut by cremello

Q: Which breed requires that a horse be reasonably shown to be authentic and be inspected prior to being registered?

A: Spanish Mustang

Q: What is the maximum height of a miniature horse?

A: 34 inches

Q: What amino acid is essential for horses?

A: Lysine

Q: Which of these identifies a voluntary type of muscle?

A: Skeletal

Q: Which vitamin is most likely to be toxic when overfed?

A: Vitamin A

Q: What is a common general term for inflammation of the intestine?

A: Enteritis

Q: What term describes the site on the ovary where ovulation occurs?

A: Ovulation fossa 

Q: How long is the estrus cycle?

Q: What is silent heat?

Q: Before how many days of gestation is considered premature birth?

A: 320 days

Q: How long is normal gestation?

Q: Amino acids are considered:

A: building blocks of the body and building blocks of protein

Q: Which vitamins are water-soluble?

A: vitamins B and C

Q: What is a castrated male horse called?

A: gelding

Q: How often should a horse's hooves be trimmed or reshod?

A: 6 weeks

Q: How long is the life cycle of roundworms?

Q: Which gait is a slow, 4-beat, natural gait?

A: walk

Q: How many beats are in the canter?

A: 3

Q: Which bit has short straight shanks and a loose mouthpiece?

A: Tom Thumb

Q: Which bacteria causes strangles?

A: Streptococcis equis

Q: A fetus is considered aborted if it is delivered earlier than how many days of gestation?

A: 300 days

Q: A hoof crack on the side of the hoof is called what?

A: quarter crack