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Hippology Exam 2013 Flashcards

1
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Gastric ulcers affect which organ?

A

Stomach

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2
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What is the most common cause of colic?

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Parasites

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3
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Aristides and Eclipse are famous horses from what breed?

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Thoroughbreds

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4
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What does the term enteritis refer to?

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Inflammation of the small intestine

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Types of colic include:

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Spasmodic, impaction, incareration and gas

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atlanto-occipital malformation is affects which breed of horse?

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Arabians

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7
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What type of shavings can be toxic if ingested by the horse?

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Black Walnut

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8
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What is the term that refers to inflammation of the colon?

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Colitis

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9
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Signs of colic include all of the following:

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distended abdomen, rolling and kicking, anorexia

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10
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Where did the Clydesdale originate?

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Scotland

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What is the term for a feed that is accessible to only the foal and not the dam?

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Creep Feeder

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12
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What is the correct order of the 3 parts of the small intestine?

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Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum

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13
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What contagious equine disease causes high fever, purulent nasal discharge, and enlargement of the submandibular lymph nodes?

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Distemper

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14
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Foals with this condition typically die by 5 months of age, it primarily affects Arabians.

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Combined immunodeficiency

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All of the following are important environmental conditions to consider when housing horses:

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temperature, humidity, ventilation

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16
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What is the primary function of the cecum?

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Reabsorb nutrients

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17
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What are the main symptoms of sleeping sickness?

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Stiffness, loss of appetite, depression, paralysis of lips and bladder

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18
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The hereditary condition Hyperkalemic peridoic paralysis (HYPP) has been traced back to what quarter horse stallion?

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Impressive

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19
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How long should new horses be kept in isolation before being introduced to the herd?

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21 days

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20
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A foal receiving colostrum is an example of what kind of immunity?

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Passive immunity

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21
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What disease does the coggins test screen for?

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Equine Infectious Anemia

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22
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What condition are Belgian horses commonly afflicted with?

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Aniridia

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23
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True or False: If manure is kept near the barn, it should be kept where it can heat to kill parasite eggs and larvae.

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True

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24
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Which organ produces the ova in the mare?

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Ovary

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25
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Which insect is the primary vector that spreads West Nile Virus?

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Mosquito

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26
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What is the term for a lesser quality of sugar mule?

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Cotton Mule

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27
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What are the main symptoms of rabies in horses?

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Facial paralysis, lameness, fractious attitiude

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28
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This coat color is a very light yellow coat on unpigmented skin with either blue or pink eyes.

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Cremello

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29
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What body system is the larynx part of?

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Respiratory

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30
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What is azoturia commonly known as?

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Monday morning disease

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31
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This coat color is born with the same proportion of white hairs that will grow in with each coat.

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Roan

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32
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What are the rings that line the trachea composed of?

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Cartilage

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33
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Symptoms of this virus range from mucous discharge, inflamed conjunctiva, abortion, to staggering, loss of coordination, and paralysis

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Rhinopneumonitis

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34
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This pony originated on the west coast of Ireland.

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Connemara

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35
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A roaring horse would make noise during what part of the breathing cycle?

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Inspiration

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36
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Big head disease is caused by what?

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Low levels of calcium and excessive phosphorus

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37
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The Lipizzan horse is commonly assoicated with the superb riding school located where?

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Vienna

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38
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What does the term lordosis refer to in the horse?

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A horse with an excessive sway back

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39
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What does a deficiency of iodine cause?

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Goiter

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40
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What was the Hackney horse bred for?

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Carriage horse

41
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What would a “daisy cutter” be prone to?

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Stumbling

42
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What causes white muscle disease?

A

Selenium deficiency

43
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This coat color appears mousy gray or smoke colored.

A

Grullo

44
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When a horse “scalps” himself what two legs are affected?

A

Forefoot toe and hindfoot hairline

45
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Define the dun coat color.

A

Varying dominant coat color with a shade of yellow.

46
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Winding commonly affects base wide horses this traveling defect is commonly known as

A

Rope walking

47
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How much feed should the average horse consume daily per 100 pounds of body weight?

A

2 pounds

48
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True or False: The chestnut coat color should have a flaxen mane and tail.

A

False.

49
Q

The art of riding the horse and understanding its needs.

A

Horsemanship

50
Q

The left side of the horse.

A

Near side.

51
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The right side of the horse.

A

Far side

52
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Equipment and clothing used in showing

A

appointments

53
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The art of riding horseback

A

equitation

54
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A western saddle with a cinch hung from the center

A

Center fire

55
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The back of the saddle

A

Cantle

56
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A special knot on a hackamore

A

Fiadore

57
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A noseband on the bridle

A

Cavesson

58
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A hackamore lead rope

A

Mecate

59
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A light vehicle used in racing

A

Sulky

60
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A curb bit used on heavy harness horses and ponies

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Liverpool bit

61
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Attachment to the bridle to focus the horses vision forward

A

Blinkers

62
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Used on trotting horses who carry check reins

A

Bar Bit

63
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Buggy for fine harness horses

A

Viceroy

64
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The term “cat-hammed” refers to what part of the horses body

A

Thighs and legs

65
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What is the gestation period of the horse

A

11 months

66
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Most foundation quarter horses can be traced back to the stallion Janus, what breed was he?

A

Thoroughbred

67
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A horse who has a short steep croup is commonly called what

A

goose-rumped

68
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A healthly foal should be standing and nursing in what time frame?

A

2 hours

69
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What country is the Jutland breed from

A

Denmark

70
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What is the term for a concave neck with a depression before the withers and a thick underline

A

Ewe neck

71
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What type of bedding should be used for the birth of a foal?

A

Straw

72
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Why should straw be used for the birth of a foal?

A

Shavings stick to the foals nostrils and can be inhaled.

73
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Dan Patch was a famous breed of what horse?

A

Standardbred

74
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Define the position of a stargazer

A

The horse holds its head awkwardly high

75
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Parturition (birth) is composed of how many stages

A

3

76
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Justin Morgan was the founding sire of what breed

A

Morgan

77
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Which vertebrae are ususally affected in a horse with wobblers?

A

C3-C4

78
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Prolonged labor with no parts of the foal visible, one foreleg, or the head with no forelimbs presenting are all considered signs of what?

A

Dystocia

79
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Which lists the correct vertebral column of the horse?

A 
Cervical (neck)= 7
Thoracic = 18
Lumbar = 6
Sacral = 5
Coccygeal (tail) = 18
80
Q

How many inches does a healthy hoof grow per month?

A

1/4 to 3/4 inch

81
Q

How many pairs of the horses ribs are true ribs?

A

8

82
Q

The term olecreanon refers to what?

A

Point of elbow

83
Q

How would you trim a splayfooted horse to correct this defect?

A

trim the outer half of the foot

84
Q

What is the formal name for the cannon bone on the right front leg?

A

Metacarpus

85
Q

Which shoe helps prevent horses from hurting themselves when they brush while traveling?

A

Featheredged shoe

86
Q

What would a farrier use a pair of nippers for?

A

to trim the wall of the hoof

87
Q

The patella is also known as the

A

kneecap

88
Q

What is an avulsion

A

wound characterized by tearing of skin causing a loose flap

89
Q

What is the name of the first cervical vertebrae?

A

Atlas

90
Q

What are the minimum vaccines that should be given to a horse?

A

EEE, WEE, tetnus and rabies

91
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What breed is known to have one less lumbar (back) vertebra compared to the others?

A

Arabian

92
Q

What is the normal pulse rate of the horse

A

50-70 bpm

93
Q

Which 3 bones compose the pelivc girdle in the horse?

A

pubis, ilium, ischium

94
Q

What does CRT stand for and what is the normal range for this value?

A

Capillary refill time: 1-3 seconds

95
Q

The thorax cavity is enclosed by what structures?

A

Rib cage and diaphragm

96
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True or false: the strenum is also known as the breastbone

A

True

97
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What are borborygmus and what would they sound like in the event of an impaction?

A

Gut sounds, decreased

98
Q

How many beats does the canter have?

A

3

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