Hippology Practice Test Part 6

Eastern National Hippology Contest – 2009 Written Test Exam II Carefully read each of the following questions, and enter the correct answer on your scantron sheet. Do not mark on this page. Make sure you are using the space for Exam II for this set of questions. Please completely fill in the space of your preferred answer with a pencil. The management committee will not hand score questions that the scantron cannot read. Good luck on the exam!! 1. What is the average heart-weight to body-weight ratio of the horse? a. 0.005 b. 0.0094 c. 0.015 d. 0.02 2. The amount of water in a horse’s body accounts for approximately what percent of total body weight? a. 0.87 b. 0.5 c. 0.75 d. 0.66 3. What is the correct formula to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius? a. (F+32) x 5/9 = C b. (C+32) x 5/9 = C c. (F+ 52) x 5/9 = C d. (C+52) x 5/9 = C 4. Name the organ designed to store urine. a. kidney b. liver c. bladder d. ureter 5. A horse that is extremely sickle hocked is prone to what unsoundness of the hock? a. capped hock b. curb c. bone spavin d. stifle lock 6. The best situation to take “normal” vital signs of your horse is: a. At rest b. Right after exercise c. When the weather is below 32F d. When the weather is hot and humid 7. What is the filtrate of the kidney called? a. plasma b. pus c. water d. urine 8. Animals that go into shock will present with: a. Slower capillary refill time b. Faster capillary refill time c. Increased salivation d. Very moist mucosa 9. What type of organs are the eyes, ears, and nose? a. alimentary b. sensory c. digestive d. excretory 10. What is the name of the muscle that underlies the horse's skin and enables it to twitch and shake flies off its body? a. mandible b. flank c. gaskin d. panniculus 11. These are examples of equine bacterial diseases, EXCEPT: a. Salmonellosis b. Strangles c. Histoplasmosis d. Tetanus 12. In horses as well as other mammals, light rays enter the lens of the eye and are focused on what? a. the iris b. the retina c. the cornea d. the pupil 13. What hormone is responsible for the formation of the corpus luteum? a. estrogen b. oxytocin c. progesterone d. luteinizing hormone 14. These are examples of equine protozoal diseases, EXCEPT: a. Leptospirosis b. Potomac Horse Fever c. Piroplasmosis d. EPM 15. What is another term for the skin that covers the horse's body? a. integument b. ligament c. denteyne d. dermatitis 16. The base coat color of a red roan is: a. chestnut b. bay c. palomino d. brown 17. Give the name for the horny growth behind the fetlock joint. a. ergot b. chestnut c. frog d. coffin bone 18. What is the name for the long, individual hairs that often mix with the dense undercoat of the horse, especially under the belly? a. insulating hairs b. surface hairs c. wild hairs d. guard hairs or cat hairs 19. A group of horses possessing specific distinguishable characteristics, such as function, conformation, and color that are not common to other horses would be defined by what term? a. breed b. species c. family d. pod 20. Colic, a general term for abdominal pain, is a major cause of what in horses? a. expense b. lost work c. death d. all choices 21. In what region is the jugular vein located? a. the neck b. the shoulder c. the hind leg d. the abdomen 22. Sleeping sickness is a generic name given to these diseases, EXCEPT: a. EEE b. WEE c. VEE d. EPM 23. Parrot mouth or overshot jaw is a conformation defect involving what bone? a. maxilla b. mandible c. temporal bone d. scapula 24. How much of the horse’s body weight is maintained by the front legs? a. 60-65% b. 45-50% c. 70-75% d. 20-25% 25. Name the term used when the cannon is not centered in the knee as viewed from the front. a. bow-legged b. knock kneed c. bench knee d. over at the knees 26. Ringbone can be classified as high or low. If it involves the pastern joint how is it classified? a. high ringbone b. low ringbone c. sidebone d. osselots 27. Name the condition in which the frog is narrow and shrunken and the heels of the foot are pulled together. a. seedy toe b. thrush c. sheared hoof d. contracted heels 28. Name the general term given to mares that possess the breeding unsoundness of a tipped vulva that causes aspiration of air into the vagina, leading to chronic infection. a. windsuckers b. windjammers c. aeromares d. aerophagia 29. What breeds are allowed to compete in Dressage? a. Trakehner b. Warmblood c. Thoroughbred d. Any 30. What are bony lumps that develop on various bones throughout the body? a. panniculitis b. sarcoids c. sebaceous cysts d. hereditary multiple exostosis 31. What basic saddle is “flat saddle” referring to? a. saddle seat b. hunt saddle c. Australian saddle d. close contact saddle 32. The hackamore bit does not have what? a. leverage b. curb strap/chain c. headstall d. mouthpiece 33. What type of hay is higher in calcium and protein? a. mixed hay b. grass hay c. legume hay d. timothy hay 34. What is the minimum width for a stall door? a. 4 feet b. 5 feet c. 6 feet d. 7 feet 35. Coolers are generally made of what two materials? a. cotton or nylon b. wool or polar fleece c. nylon or wool d. synthetic material or polar fleece 36. How many billets are usually on a forward seat saddle? a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 4 37. A proper fitting stirrup iron should allow how much room on each side of the ball of the foot when placed in the stirrup? a. 1/2 inch b. none c. 1/4 inch d. 1 inch 38. What are closed reins with flexible romel on end to be held in both hands? a. Canadian reins b. Texas reins c. Colorado reins d. California reins 39. How often should a horse be trimmed or shod? a. every 4-6 weeks b. every 6-8 weeks c. every 8-10 weeks d. 3 times/year 40. Which grain should not make up more than 50% of the horses grain mix because of the potential problem of forming a dough-ball in the horse's stomach? a. oats b. wheat c. corn d. barley 41. What is the most commonly used technique for estimating body weight of the horse? a. ultrasound b. body condition scoring c. scale d. heart or girth tape/ weight tape 42. These endoparasites affect generally horses that are less than 1 year of age, as adult horses seem to develop immunity to these parasites as they get older: a. Small strongyles b. Ascarids c. Oxyuris d. Habronema 43. In the horse, what type of teeth are permanent and never shed? a. molars b. incisors c. premolars d. wolf teeth 44. Horses begin to grow their winter coat in response to what stimulus? a. increase in daylight b. decrease in temperature c. decrease in daylight hours d. increase in temperature 45. According to the Horse Industry Handbook, a hay ration for mature horses should contain what percentage crude protein? a. 16-20% b. 4-6% c. 8-12% d. 12-16% 46. Each breed organization has defined the ideal horse for its breed. What do we call the arrangement of muscle, bone and other body tissue used to judge this ideal horse? a. conformation b. confirmation c. structure d. type 47. This disease is transmitted by the bite of an infected animal, as the virus is present in the saliva: a. EPM b. EEE c. Potomac Horse Fever d. Rabies 48. What is the name for the exterior opening to the reproductive canal? a. vagina b. vulva c. rectum d. cervix 49. What is the primary function of FSH in the stallion? a. stimulates spermatogenesis b. stimulate sexual behavior c. stallions don't have FSH d. increase libido 50. In reference to a horse's foot, where would you find a corn? a. in the heel area of the sole b. bulbs of the heels c. on the toe, under the shoe d. in the frog