Extra One-On-One and Open Questions
2008 Horse Bowl
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1.Q.What was the horse’s greatest contribution to human history?
A.Use as a tool of warfare
S.Evans p. 6100/2
2.Q.What is the name of the first “true horse”?
A.Equus
S.Evans p. 4100/3
200
3.Q.What horse is the foundation sire for the Tennessee Walking
Horse?
A.Black Allan (Allan F-1)
S.Evans p. 38200/3
4.Q.(Two Part) What breed was developed from the crossing of
Welsh ponies and Tennessee Walking Horses?
A.American Walking Pony
S.Evans p. 66200/4
5.Q.What breed was developed and used as pack ponies for the lead industry in England?
A.Dales pony
S.HIH 169-2200/3
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6.Q.The Silver Dapple color is common in Shetland ponies.
This color pattern is also found in the Australian pony
but is referred to as what color in this breed?
A.Taffy
S.Evans p. 489300/4
7.Q.In this type of spotted coat pattern the white rises from the
bottom side of the horse and the legs are white with clearly
defined edges between the colored and white areas. There is
extensive white on the face. What is this pattern?
A.Splashed white
S.Evans p. 492300/3
8.Q.A white marking on the forehead is known as a star.
What term refers to the occurrence of a few white
hairs in the center of the forehead?
A.Flame
S.DET p. 109, 254300/4
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9.Q.A spavin refers to various diseases of what joint?
A.Hock
S.Lewis p. 404410/2
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10.Q.What type of joint is an enarthrosis?
A.Ball and socket joint (ex. hip)
S.Evans p. 688, DET p. 91410/3
11.Q.What is the main artery in the thoracic limbs of
the horse?
A.Axillary artery
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12.Q.(Two Part) Glands in the fundus of the stomach
produce what two enzymes?
A.Pepsin and Hydrochloric acid
S.Kainer plate 51430/3
13.Q.What is the general term for a muscle that straightens
or extends a joint?
A.Extensor muscle
S.Evans p. 104410/2
14.Q.What would be the result of an improperly insertedstomach
tube that strikes the ethmoid bone?
A.Severe bleeding
S.Evans p. 107400/4
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15.Q.Pulmonary hemorrhage is a common problem during
what type of strenuous activity in horses?
A.Racing (“bleeders”, EIPH, Exercise Induced Pulmonary
Hemorrhage)
S.Evans p. 111, DET p. 89450/3
16.Q.What is the correct term for the red blood cells that
contain hemoglobin and transport oxygen in the blood?
A.Erythrocytes
S.Evans p. 117, DET p. 99440/4
17.Q.What is micturition?
A.Urination
S.Evans p. 119470/4
18.Q.What endocrine gland secretes the hormone responsible
for maintaining calcium and phosphorus levels?
A.Parathyroid
S.Evans p. 127490/3
19.Q.What is the largest organ in the body?
A.The skin
S.Kainer plate 5460/3
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20.Q.(Two Part) Name two of the structures found in the
umbilical cord.
A.Arteries (two), vein and urachus
S.Kainer plate 72500/4
21.Q.What term describes when the stallion raises and lowers his
tail several times after ejaculation has occurred?
A.Tail flagging
S.Evans p. 387520/4
22.Q.During diestrus in the mare, the corpus luteum is formed
and secretes what hormone?
A.Progesterone510/4
S.Evans p. 323
23.Q.What is the term for the pieces of amorphous material
found in the allantoic fluid during pregnancy?
A.Hippomanes
S.Evans p. 342500/3
24.Q.When a foal is in the transverse ventral presentation for
delivery, what part of the foal’s body is lodged against
the pelvis of the mare and preventing the foal’s delivery?
A.The foal’s back 500/5
S.Evans p. 424
2008 Horse Bowl
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25.Q.What unsoundness is a chronic, purulent and inflammatory
swelling of the lateral cartilages and results in the formation
of subcoronary abscesses?
A.Quittor
S.Evans p. 167620/4
26.Q.What is the four-beat gait of the American Saddlebred
horse that is similar but slower than the rack?
A.Slow gait (also accept stepping pace)
S.DET p. 249, Evans p. 178640/2
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27.Q.Anemia is the primary symptom of what type of
mineral deficiency in the horse?
A.Iron deficiency
S.Evans p. 233750/3
28.Q.A horse with chronic renal failure would require a
diet that has less of certain nutrients. Name one of
these nutrients.
A.Protein, calcium and phosphorus
S.Lewis p. 296700/4
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29.Q.What type of parasite usually only occurs in horses that
are grazed in pastures with donkeys?
A.Lungworms
S.Lewis p. 159835/3
30.Q.What is the common name for Equine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis?
A.Potomac Fever
S.Lewis p. 174835/4
31.Q.What organism is the cause of the disease EPM (Equine Protozoal Encephalomyelitis)?
A.Sarcocystis neuroma
S.HIH 670-1820/5
32.Q.What is gonitis?
A.Inflammation of the stifle joint
S.DET p. 123810/3
33.Q.Cirrhosis is a chronic disease that affects which organ?
A.Liver
S.Lewis p. 385830/2
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34.Q.What is corprophagy?
A.Eating feces
S.Lewis p. 386910/3
35.Q.(Two Part) What are the two main types of stable vices?
A.Oral and escape
S.Lewis p. 370930/3
36.Q.What does the Latin expression “caveat emptor” refer to?
A.Let the buyer beware
S.DET p. 52940/3
37.Q.How many pounds of manure can a 1000 lb. horse generate
in one day?
A.45-50 pounds
S.HIH 360-2920/2
38.Q.In a ranch operation, what is the purpose of a boundary rider?
A.To ride the fences of the property and repair any problems
S.DET p. 36920/4
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39.Q.At what number of horses in a herd does manual loading
and land application of manure become labor intensive
and impractical?
A.More than 25 horses
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40.Q.What is the minimal width of a gate that will be used to
get equipment in and out of a pasture?
A.At least 12 feet wide
S.Evans p. 771920/3
41.Q.How many acres of pasture are required to meet the
energy needs of a 1000 pound horse with little or
no grain supplement?
A.2-3 acres
S.HIH 730-1920/2
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42.Q.(Two Part) What breed of horse would participate in the
All American Futurity race held at Ruidoso Downs and
how old would this horse be?
A.Two year old Quarter Horse
S.DET p. 61040/4
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43.Q.In foxhunting, what does the term “gone to ground”
indicate?
A.The fox has taken refuge in the ground, drain or other shelter
S.DET p. 1221080/2
44.Q.What is a jumping obstacle called when the wall or fence is
set down in a ditch so as not to obstruct the horse’s view?
A.Ha-ha
S.DET p. 1151075/3
45.Q.In what class is the rider penalized for cueing the horse with
the reins?
A.Cutting class
S.DET p. 761070/3