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Hippology Quiz 1
Multiple Choice
1. What type of martingale allows the rider to maintain contact with the bit at all times?
A) Standing martingale
C) False martingale
B) Tie-down
D) Running martingale
2. What order do true flies such as black flies and stable flies belong to?
A) Tabanidae
C) Equidae
B) Diptera
D) Ungulate
3. What viral disease have horse flies been known to transmit?
A) Equine infectious anemia
C) Lethal white syndrome
B) Laminitis
D) Rabies
4. What fly resembles a bee in appearance and deposits eggs onto the host’s body?
A) Horn fly
C) Horse bot fly
B) Stable fly
D) Black fly
5. Which of the following diseases can be transmitted by ticks?
A) Tetanus
C) Equine piroplasmosis
B) White line disease
D) Autoimmune disease
6. Which of the following can contaminate alfalfa hay and cause poisoning in horses?
A) Blister beetles
C) Lady bugs
B) Hornets
D) Horse Flies
7. What is the equine hindgut composed of?
A) Esophagus, stomach, and small ingestions
B) Omasum and abomasum
C) Rumen and reticulum
D) Cecum, large and small colons, and rectum
8. Which of the following can a horse be classified as?
A) Nonruminant herbivore
C) Ruminant herbivore
B) Nonruminat carnivore
D) Ruminant omnivore
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Hippology Quiz 2
9. What makes vomiting virtually impossible for horses?
A) Multiple stomachs
C) Sphincter muscles and sharp stomach angle
B) Fermentation in the cecum
D) Herbivorous nature
10. Please complete the following statement: Horses should be fed __________.
A) According to weight
C) By volume
B) Once day
D) Only concentrates
11. Who developed the commonly used body condition score (BCS) that uses a 1-9 scale?
A) Mark Russell
C) Don Henneke
B) Clinton Anderson
D) Dan Howell
12. Where will an obese horse most likely show signs of fat deposits?
A) On the legs
C) On the stomach and buttock
B) Behind the shoulder, over the ribs, and
D) Along the shoulder, jaw, and legs
along the back and neck
13. Which of the following horses would require the lowest amount of concentrate in a diet?
A) A maintenance gelding
C) A lactating mare
B) A growing stallion
D) A thoroughbred in race training
14. What is the term for a concave neck accompanied by a depression in front of the withers?
A) Cresty neck
C) Bull-necked
B) Ewe-necked
D) Ideal
15. Which of the following would describe a horse that is over at the knee?
A) Buck knee
C) Calf knee
B) Knock knee
D) Bow legged
16. What is a straight upright shoulder commonly associated with?
A) Smooth stride
C) Short rough stride
B) Ideal conformation
D) Good extension
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Hippology Quiz 3
17. What is the average temperature of an adult horse?
A) 96-97 F
C) 97-98 F
B) 99-101 F
D) 101-103 F
18. What is the average respiration rate of an adult horse?
A) 5-10
C) 8-15
B) 12-20
D) 21-30
19. What is the name of the serious viral disease that requires horses in the state of Arkansas to
take a coggins test for?
A) Tetanus
C) Sleeping Sickness
B) Strangles
D) Equine Infectious Anemia
20. What three forms can EIA take?
A) Acute, chronic, or inapparent
B) Invisible, visible, or bold
C) intramuscular, intravenous, or Intradermal
D) Active, neutral, or inactive
21. What virus can also be referred to as sleeping sickness?
A) Equine infectious anemia
C) Strangles
B) Swamp fever
D) Equine encephalomyelitis
22. What equine disease is highly contagious and causes enlarged lymph nodes and a sore throat?
A) Shingles
C) Strangles
B) Sleeping sickness
D) HYPP
23. What neurological disease can be contracted from opossums?
A) Equine infectious anemia
C) Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
B) West nile
D) Potomic horse fever
24. Which of the following is NOT used as an equine dewormer?
A) Phenylbutazone
C) Ivermectin
B) Fenbendazole
D) Praziquantel
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Hippology Quiz 4
25. Which of the following grasses was found to be commonly infected with an endophytic fungus?
A) Fescue
C) Crab grass
B) Red clover
D) Bermuda
26. What is an infection of the frog in which dark, foul-smelling, dead tissue occurs in the central
and collateral grooves?
A) Laminitis
C) Thrush
B) White line disease
D) Navicular disease
27. Horses of what coat color are more commonly prone to melanoma?
A) Cremello
C) Flaxen
B) Grey
D) Perlino
28. What portion of the hoof does an egg bar shoe support?
A) Quarter
C) Toe
B) Heel
D) Wall
29. The coat color grulla is a sub-color of what group?
A) Palomino
C) Dun
B) Buckskin
D) Black
30. What bit material increases salivation?
A) Iron
B) Copper
C) Gold
D) Steel
True/False
1. The investment in disease and parasite prevention is less than the cost of disease treatment.
True____________________________________________________________________
2. There is a vaccine for EIA and infected horses can easily receive treatment.
False; There is no vaccine for EIA and infected horses cannot be easily treated.________
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3. Horses have a worm burden greater than that of dogs and cats.
True____________________________________________________________________
4. Equine dewormers are 100% effective against parasites.
False; No dewormer is 100% effective or protective against parasite infections.________
5. Tall fescue can lead to foaling difficulties in pregnant mares.
True____________________________________________________________________
Matching
Breeds of Horses
1. Trakehner - B
A. Pony
2. Tennessee Walking Horse - D
B. Warmblood
3. Shetland - A
C. Draft
4. Percheron - C
D. Gaited horse
5. American Quarter Horse - E
E. Stock horse
Horse Coat Colors
1. Grey - B
A. Coat has a dorsal stripe
2. Palomino - C
B. Coat color that fades with age
3. Dun - A
C. Dilution of chestnut
4. Tobiano - E
D. Dilution of bay
5. Perlino - D
E. Pinto pattern
Horse Tack and Equipment
1. Latigo – B
A. Western Bridle
2. Cavesson – E (G)
B. Western Saddle
3. Split Reins – A
C. Driving Equipment
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Hippology Quiz 6
4. Traces – C
D. English Saddle
5. Knee Rolls – D
E. English Bridle
6. Cutback Saddle – G (D)
F. Bit
7. Heart Bar – H (J)
G. Saddleseat Equipment
8. Pelham – F (E)
H. Horseshoe
9. Rasp – J
I. Vet Equipment
10. Curry Comb – K
J. Farrier Equipment
11. Skid Boots – L
K. Grooming Equipment
12. Dental Float – I
L. Leg Equipment
Word Bank Matching
American Saddlebred
Arabian
Gypsy Vanner
Hackney
Haflinger
Hanoverian
Peruvian Paso
Tennessee Walker
1. Peruvian Paso
3. Hackney
2. Arabian
4. Hanoverian
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Hippology Quiz 7
5. Haflinger
6. Tennessee Walker
7. Gypsy Vanner
8. American Saddlebred
Latigo
Off Billet
Tapaderos
Romal Reins
Mecate Reins
Running Martingale
Crupper
Breeching
1. Mecate Reins
2. Crupper
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3. Tapaderos
Hippology Quiz 8
4. Off Billet
5. Running Martingale
6. Romal Reins
7. Latigo
8. Breeching