2010 State FFA CDE Horse Evaluation & Selection
Team Problem
1. The science that refers to the gross and microscopic parts of horses and other
equids is known as:
a. Anatomy
b. Conformation
c. Soundness
d. Physiology
2. What digestive structure does the horse not have?
a. Gallbladder
b. Liver
c. Pancreas
d. Small intestine
3. Where does the mare ovulate from?
a. Cervix
b. Uterus
c. Oviduct
d. Ovulation Fossa
4. A bony enlargement surrounding the bones of the pastern is called?
a. Bone Spavin
b. Splint
c. Curb
d. Ring Bone
5. Horses have how many incisors in the upper jaw?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
6. Where is the primary site of fiber digestion?
a. Large Intestine
b. Small Intestine
c. Stomach
d. Pancreas
7. Bones are held together by what?
a. Synovial Fluid
b. Ligaments
c. Tendons
d. Joints
8. A horse has how many pairs of chromosomes?
a. 30
b. 32
c. 34
d. 36
9. The hormone secreted by the pancreas to control blood sugar levels is what?
a. Glycogen
b. Progesterone
c. Glucose
d. Insulin
10.What is the name of the small boat shaped bone located behind the coffin
joint in the hoof?
a. Navicular Bone
b. Long Pastern
c. Short Pastern
d. Coffin Bone
11.A functional unit of the lung where gas exchange occurs in known as what?
a. Alveoli
b. Bronchi
c. Bronchioles
d. Guttural Pouch
12.The average length of estrus for a horse is?
a. 2-3 days
b. 3-7 days
c. 10-13 days
d. 15-18 days
13.There are about how many bones in the horse’s body?
a. 155
b. 165
c. 175
d. 185
14.A hoof is divided into three parts. They are the toe, heel and which other
part?
a. Hoof Wall
b. Frog
c. Sole
d. Quarter
15.The horse’s heart weighs approximately how many pounds?
a. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14
16.A full grown horse that weighs about 1,000 pounds contains approximately
how many gallons of blood?
a. 9
b. 11
c. 13
d. 15
17.What bone of the horse is the same length throughout their whole life?
a. Coffin
b. Cannon
c. Femur
d. Ulna
18.A horse’s gaskin is located where?
a. Hind Leg
b. Front Leg
c. Between the Ears
d. Top of the Tail head
19.What are the three sections that make up the small intestine?
a. Caecum, Large Colon, Small Colon
b. Duodenum, Oesphageal, Caecum
c. Duodenum, Jejenum, Ilium
d. Caecum, Rectum, Pancreas
20.The horse’s digestive tract is approximately how many feet long?
a. 100
b. 300
c. 200
d. 50
21.Where is Bile produced?
a. Pancreas
b. Gall Bladder
c. Duodenum
d. Liver
22.The large intestine has many changes of direction throughout its length;
these are known as _______ and are vulnerable to blockages (colic).
a. Twists
b. Pivots
c. Bends
d. Flexures
23.Where on the horse would you find the ‘White Line’?
a. On the back
b. Around the muzzle
c. In the mouth
d. In the foot
24.What is the triangular shaped formation in the sole of the horse’s foot that is
used for traction and a ‘secondary heart’?
a. Frog
b. Lizard
c. Turtle
d. Squid
25.How many bones make up the pastern of the horse?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4