Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| 1. | How
many hands is a horse that stands 65" at the withers?
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| 2. | What
breeds were used to develop the Morab breed? a. | Morgan, Saddlebred, Appaloosa | c. | Shetland, Arabian | b. | Quarter Horse,
Hackney, Arabian | d. | Arabian,
Morgan | | | | |
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| 3. | What
is a splay footed horse most likely to do? a. | move front feet inward in large
arcs | c. | move front feet
in a paddling motion | b. | move front feet outward in large
arcs | d. | move front feet
in a straight line | | | | |
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| 4. | How
old is a horse when the 1st permanent incisors have erupted? a. | 1 2
years | c. | 3
years | b. | 2 2 years | d. | 4 2 years | | | | |
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| 5. | Which
of the following is NOT an Appaloosa color pattern? a. | overo | c. | leopard | b. | blanket | d. | speckled body | | | | |
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| 6. | Which
of the following is part of the horse's integumentary system? a. | ovary | c. | skin | b. | ductless gland | d. | kidney | | | | |
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| 7. | Which
of the following is the correct order of regions of the horses spinal column? a. | cervical,
lumbar, thoracic, cardiac, coccygeal | b. | cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral,
coccygeal | c. | cranial, cardiac, sacral, lumbar,
coccygeal | d. | scapular, thoracic, coccygeal, lumbar,
sacral | | |
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| 8. | Which
is the largest tissue mass in the horse's body? a. | bone | c. | blood | b. | skin | d. | muscle | | | | |
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| 9. | If a
light horse weighs 1200 pounds, what is the weight of the heart? a. | 3.3# | c. | 11.3# | b. | 6.0# | d. | 14.6# | | | | |
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| 10. | Which
breed of horse is as high at the withers as it is long in the body? a. | Thoroughbred | c. | Standardbed | b. | Quarter Horse | d. | Percheron | | | | |
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| 11. | Which
is the correct sequence of foreleg elements? a. | arm, knee, ergot, cannon, pastern, foot,
hoof | b. | chestnut, ergot,
forearm, knee fetlock, pastern, toe | c. | arm, forearm, ergot, knee, cannon, pastern,
foot | d. | arm, forearm,
knee, cannon, fetlock, pastern, hoof | | |
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| 12. | Where
would navicular disease be located? a. | knee | c. | foot | b. | stifle | d. | hock | | | | |
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| 13. | In
what breed is crossfiring most likely to occur? a. | Paso Fino | c. | Thoroughbred | b. | Standardbred | d. | Holsteiner | | | | |
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| 14. | What
is the primary site of net water absorption in the horse? a. | rumen | c. | small
intestines | b. | cecum | d. | stomach | | | | |
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| 15. | Which
horse described below would you NOT purchase because it possesses a major unsoundness that affects
the horses's usefulness? One with: a. | parrot mouth, a bowed tendon, quarter cracks, and
osselets | b. | a thoroughpin, splints, ewe neck and
thrush | c. | scratches, gravel, a sway back and pig
eyed | d. | wind puffs,
smooth mouthed, capped hocks and goose rumped | e. | rain rot, sickle
hocked, capped elbow, and mutton withered | | |
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| 16. | A ton
of mixed grass legume hay costs $95 per ton. Each bale weight 55 pounds. What is the
coast per bale? a. | $0.95 | c. | $2.60 | b. | $1.75 | d. | $3.25 | | | | |
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| 17. | A one
ton batch of 12% grain mix is requested. You have available cracked corn at 8% protein and
soybean meal at 40% protein. How many pounds of corn and SBM will make up the
batch? a. | 125# SBM, 875#
corn | c. | 775# SBM, 1225#
corn | b. | 250# SBM, 1750#
corn | d. | 1225# SBM, 775#
corn | | | | |
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| 18. | What
are the expected frequencies of foals form the mating of two parents with the following 2 alleles at
a single locus Ee X Ee a. | 3 EE, 2 Ee, 3 ee | c. | 2 EE, 2 ee | b. | 3 EE, 3 Ee, 2 ee | d. | all EE | | | | |
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| 19. | What
health problem would all of the following be likely to cause? Parasites, overfeeding, moldy
feed, twisted intestines. a. | heaves | c. | colic | b. | azoturia | d. | founder | | | | |
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| 20. | Which
of the following would NOT be used to reduce internal parasite infestation? a. | administer
anthelminitcs | c. | house horses in
tie stalls | b. | reduce horse numbers on
pastures | d. | irrigate
pastures | | | | |
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