HORSE PRODUCTION EXAM

What is the state with the greatest horse population?

Texas

What is the largest horse industry in Louisiana by number of owners and horses?

Pleasure

Which horse industry has the greatest economic impact?

Racing

What is the most popular horse breed in the US

world? / American Quarter Horse

How many horses are legally slaughtered in the United States?

0 horses

What are hot bloods?

Bloodlines originating from the Middle East for speed and endurance

What are cold bloods?

Bloodlines originating from Europe that are calm and strong

What are warmbloods?

Crossbred horses that include draft and sport/light-horse bloodlines

What breed is a racehorse developed in Europe for middle distance?

Thoroughbred

What breed is a racehorse developed in the US for the quarter mile?

American Quarter Horse

What is a weanling?

A young horse progressing from milk to feed

What is a filly?

A young female horse

What is a colt?

A young male horse

What is the genus and species of the horse?

Equus caballus

What is a mare?

An adult female horse

What is a stallion?

An adult intact male horse

What is a broodmare?

A female horse used for breeding

What is a stud?

A male horse used for breeding

What is the specific term for a mare having her first foal?

Not specified in the lecture

What is a foal?

A newborn or young horse

What is a yearling?

A horse that is a year old

What is a gelding?

A castrated male horse

Which country has the greatest horse population?

United States

What is the Triple Crown?

An annual 3-race Thoroughbred circuit beginning in May in Kentucky

What are the four Louisiana race tracks?

Fair Grounds, Louisiana Downs, Delta Downs, and Evangeline Downs

What are two artificial gaits?

Running walk and rack

What are other examples of artificial gaits?

Slow gait and pace

What are two gaited horse breeds?

Tennessee Walking Horse and American Saddlebred

What are other examples of gaited breeds?

Paso Fino, Standardbred, Racking Horse, and Missouri Fox Trotter

What are the two main color patterns of Paint Horses?

Tobiano and Overo

What breed is known for unique dappling or color patterns on the hindquarters?

Appaloosa

What is a Mustang?

A feral horse managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

What breed originated in the Middle East and has a dished face and high tail setting?

Arabian

What is America's first established horse breed, named for Justin Morgan?

Morgan

What are gaited horses?

Horses trained to perform artificial gaits

What are the five natural gaits listed in the lecture?

Walk, trot, canter, gallop, and back

What breed is commonly used in harness racing?

Standardbred

What breed is associated with beer commercials?

Clydesdale

What breed is a black draft horse with a long flowing mane, tail, and feathers?

Friesian

What are two Warmblood breeds?

Hanoverian and Trakehner

What are other examples of Warmblood breeds?

Holsteiner, Oldenburg, Dutch Warmblood, and Belgian Warmblood

What is a hand?

An equine height measurement equal to 4 inches

How many inches is 15.1 hands?

61 inches

Are dwarf horses and miniature horses the same?

False. Dwarfism is a condition with undesirable conformation and health consequences.

What is the height cutoff for a pony?

Less than 14.2 hands

What is a mule?

The offspring of a female horse and a male donkey

What is a hinny?

The offspring of a male horse and a female donkey

What is a jack?

A male donkey

What is a jenny?

A female donkey

What are two breeds of Iberian horses?

Andalusian and Peruvian Paso

What is the world's largest breed of donkey?

American Mammoth Donkey

What are three forms of horse identification?

Freeze branding, hot iron branding, and lip tattooing

What are other horse identification methods?

Microchipping and markings

What are chestnuts?

Unique structures on a horse, similar to human fingerprints

What is a star?

A small white mark between or above the eyes

What is a snip?

A small white mark on the nose or muzzle

What is a blaze?

A wide white stripe down the face

What is a strip?

A narrow white stripe down the face

What is a bald face?

A very wide white facial marking extending to or past the eyes

What is a sock or half-stocking?

White extending to the middle of the cannon

What is a stocking?

White extending up to the knee

What is a farrier?

Someone who trims and shoes horses

What is the safest place to approach a horse?

The left shoulder

What should you do as you approach a horse?

Get the horse's attention and speak softly

How should you position yourself around a horse to avoid being kicked?

Stay close enough to have one hand on the horse or stay out of kicking range

What knot is used for quickly releasing a tied horse?

Quick-release knot

Did horses become extinct in North America around 9,000 years ago and were reintroduced by the Spanish?

False

Is sorrel a recognized horse color that can occur in Thoroughbreds?

True

Did the industrial age greatly reduce the need for horses?

True

Are Warmbloods primarily associated with the Iberian Peninsula?

False

Is the Louisiana horse-industry history statement in question 67 true?

True, according to the existing answer key; verify with the original lecture

Does the lecture include a section on French horse meat?

True

Is the $5,000 annual horse ownership cost figure stated in the uploaded lecture?

No, it was not visible in the uploaded lecture text

Is a furlong 1

4 mile? / False. One furlong equals 1/8 mile or 220 yards.

Did draft influence contribute to heavier bone characteristics in Quarter Horses?

True

Can Belgian horses commonly be sorrel or chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail?

True

Is artificial insemination used in Thoroughbred racing registration in the same way as in many other breeds?

False. Thoroughbred registration requires natural cover.

Do Warmbloods commonly have breed identification brands?

True

Do Arabian horses have distinctive skeletal and conformational characteristics, including a short back?

True

What type of animal is a horse?

Herbivore

What is a monogastric or non-ruminant animal?

An animal with one or a simple stomach structure

How are horses classified according to their digestive fermentation?

Hindgut fermenters

What is the cecum?

A fermentation vat for digesting grass fiber

What are the three main parts of a horse's diet?

Roughage, concentrate, and supplement

What is roughage?

High-fiber feed such as hay, cubes, and pasture

What percentage of a horse's diet should be roughage at minimum?

At least 50%

What is a concentrate?

Nutrient-dense feed, particularly in energy and protein

What are examples of concentrate feeds?

Sweet feed, pelleted feed, oats, barley, and corn

What is a supplement?

A feed product high in a few nutrients used in small quantities to balance rations or supplement pasture

What should always be provided to horses?

Clean, fresh water

How much water does a horse typically consume per day?

10-15 gallons

How much water may a horse need for maintenance?

3-8 gallons per day

How much water may a horse consume with increased temperature and exercise?

Up to 20 gallons per day

What is the typical daily feed intake of an equine?

1.5-3% of body weight

What percentage of body weight should be long-stem roughage?

At least 1%

How much feed does a 1,000-lb horse eating 2% of body weight consume daily?

20 lb

How much roughage should a 1,000-lb horse consume according to the lecture's example?

10-20 lb daily

What should be done if concentrate exceeds 0.5% of body weight in the ration?

Feed grain in two or more feedings

What is the maximum amount of concentrate to feed at one time?

5 lb

Why should feed be measured by weight instead of volume?

Different feeds have different densities