INT. 4-H HORSE SHOW TEST
July 20, 2009
NAME: ________________________________NUMBER ______________ SCORE: _____________
NOTE: Circle the correct answer for True/False and Multiple Choice questions. Fill in the blanks otherwise. .
1. T F
Approach a horse from its left and from the front. HH51
2. T F
The closer you stand to a horse, the less likely you will be kicked. HH51
3. T F
Always walk around your horse; never walk under the rope tie nor step over it. HH52
4. T F
When using a double rigged saddle, remember to tighten the rear cinch first, front cinch last.
HH53
5. T F
Leg protection is allowed in western reining. RB16
6. T F
Foals usually have a lower temperature than mature horses. HS51
7. T F
External parasites are easier to control than internal parasites. HS52
8. T F
Dusts are effective in treating mange. HS54
9. T F
All ticks attach to the host and feed on blood. HS55
10. T F
The ascarid primarily affects young horses. HS55
11. T F
It is good to alternate deworming products based on their chemical composition. HS59
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
12. _____ Those characteristics commonly accepted as ideal for a particular breed: HH56
a. Breed Standard b. Grade
c. Family
d. Breed Type
13. _____ Written record of the ancestory of an animal: HH56
a. Stud Book
b. Pedigree
c. Performance Registry
d. Breed type
14. _____ Which breed is known as a breed of blacks and grays? HH59
a. Clydesdale
b. Donkey
c. Morgan
d. Percheron
15. _____ Where did the Welsh Pony originate? HH58
a. Untied States
b. Scotland
c. France
d. Wales
16. _____ Normal pulse rate for an idle mature horse is in the range of _________ beats per minute. HS51
a. 25 – 30
b. 30 -45
c. 45 – 60
d. 60 – 75
17. _____ Which two flies do not bite? HS 52
a. Stable & House b. House & Face
c. Face & Horn
d. Horn & Stable
18. _____ A substance capable of destryong or eliminating parasitic worms: HS56
a. Antibiotic
b. Embolism
c. Anthelminitc
d. Analgesic
19. _____ The throat or chin botfly: HS56
a. Gasterophilus Intestinalis
c. Gasterophilus Hemorrhoidalis
b. Gasterophilus Nasalis
d. Gasterophilus Setaria
FILL IN THE BLANK:
20. On long rides, dismount and lead for ______________ minutes each hour. HH53
21. Ride with your weight on the _________________ of your feet so you can free your feet from the
stirrups if your horse should fall. HH53
22. The ________________ is the owner of the dam at the time of breeding. HH56
23. __________________ is the female parent or mother. HH56
24. Appaloosas come in a variety of coat color patterns, mottled skin, vertically striped hooves and white
____________________ around the eye. HH57
25. _________________is a horse breeding establishment or farm. HH58
26. The Thoroughbred exceeds other breeds at racing distances of 6 ______________ to 1 ½ miles. HH59
27. To show in the two handed training classes a horse must be ___________ year(s) old or younger. RB19
28. _________________ colic is caused by large quantities of gas and fluid produced by the bacteria in the
digestive tract. HS50
29. Identify this internal parasite _______________________________________________. HS58
30. . . . . . . . . . my _________________________ to greater loyalty . . . . . . . .