2009 Eastern National 4-H Horse Bowl
Tie-Breaker 1
1.
Q. What term refers to the gait defect in which the horse places one
forefoot directly in front of the other and the horse appears
to be tightrope walking?
A. Winding or rope walking (also accept plaiting)
S. Evans p. 181; DET p. 213
2.
640/3
Q. What is another name for the horse’s sense of touch?
A. The tactile sense
S. ES p. 64
825/4
3. Q. What term describes a hitch with two wheel horses and a single
lead horse?
A. Unicorn hitch
S. DET p. 279
1050/3
4. Q. What organ in the horse is the physiological equivalent of the appendix
in humans, but is critical to the function of the horse’s digestive tract?
A. Cecum
S. ES p. 113
430/3
5. Q. What is the scientific classification of the domestic donkey?
A. Equus asinus
S. ES p. 16
200/3
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