Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| 1. | The
number of horses in the United States reached the lowest point and has been increasing since
_______.
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| 2. | The
American Saddlebred Horse originated in ____________________. a. | Virginia | c. | Kentucky | b. | New Hampshire | d. | Ohio | | | | |
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| 3. | Paint
horses have two different color patterns: Tobiano and ____________. a. | Bay | c. | Grullo | b. | Dun | d. | Overo | | | | |
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| 4. | The
Appaloosa was developed with selective breeding by the ____________. a. | Sioux | c. | Nez
Perce | b. | Apache | d. | Seminole | | | | |
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| 5. | When
a stallion (male horse) is crossed on a jennet, the resulting offspring is called a
____________. a. | Mule | c. | Hinny | b. | Jack | d. | Shire | | | | |
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| 6. | A
__________ is a male horse that has been castrated. a. | Colt | c. | Gelding | b. | Stud | d. | Thoroughbred | | | | |
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| 7. | A
horse color that is a mixture of chestnut and white hair is called __________. a. | Gray | c. | Bay | b. | Piebald | d. | Strawberry roan | | | | |
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| 8. | ____________ is deposits of bone that occur on the upper, inside part of the cannon
bone. a. | Sidebone | c. | Splints | b. | Ringbone | d. | Quittor | | | | |
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| 9. | A
bacterial disease in the frog of the foot that is caused by filth, and may result in lameness is
________________. a. | Bog
spavin | c. | Curb | b. | Thrush | d. | Sweeney | | | | |
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| 10. | ______________ is a behavior in which a horse bites on wood or some part of the feed
manger or stall. a. | Roaring | c. | Cribbing | b. | Heaves | d. | Periodic ophthalmic | | | | |
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| 11. | A
condition where the upper jaw overshoots the lower jaw is _______________. a. | Poll
evil | c. | Blemish | b. | Roman nose | d. | Parrot mouth | | | | |
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| 12. | The
____________ is a fast, two-beat lateral gait, where the front and hind feet on the same side, leave
and strike the ground at the same time. a. | Trot | c. | Rack | b. | Pace | d. | Amble | | | | |
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| 13. | The
horse's left side is called the _____________. a. | Off side | c. | Lead side | b. | Near
side | d. | Grooming
side | | | | |
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| 14. | The
foal must nurse shortly after birth to obtain the ______________ milk. a. | Meconium | c. | Selenium | b. | Colostrum | d. | Dehydrated | | | | |
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| 15. | A
____________ is a person who works on horses' feet. a. | Jockey | c. | Farrier | b. | Hazier | d. | Heeler | | | | |
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| 16. | _____________ is training the horse, by working it in a circle, at the end of a 25- to
30-foot line. a. | Longeing | c. | Neck-reining | b. | Ground driving | d. | Single-reining | | | | |
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| 17. | _________________ is a nutritional disorder that causes swelling of the sensitive
laminae in one or more feet. a. | Founder | c. | Azoturia | b. | Encephalomyelitis | d. | Vesicular stomatitis | | | | |
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| 18. | _________________ is caused by bacteria that usually enter the body through a puncture
wound. The horse becomes nervous, stiff, followed by muscle spasms and
paralysis. a. | Fescue
foot | c. | Tetanus | b. | Distemper | d. | Colic | | | | |
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| 19. | The
________________ lays eggs on the horse's front legs. a. | Common bot
fly | c. | Horn
fly | b. | Deer
fly | d. | Stable
fly | | | | |
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| 20. | ____________________ cause irritation in the anal region and cause the horse to rub
the rear quarters to relieve itching, resulting in hair loss from the tail. a. | Ascarids | c. | Large
strongyles | b. | Pinworms | d. | Small strongyles | | | | |
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