Final Exam Review- Equine Science

Worldwide, about ----- breeds of horses exist.

300

The maximum registration height for a miniature horse is ----- inches at the withers.

34

The common measurement of horse height is the hand. A hand is equal to -----.

4 inches

What breed of horse is known as the most versatile horse breed and has the largest equine registry in the world?

American Quarter Horse

What breed of horse was bred by the Nez Perce Indians and has the third largest breed registry in the world?

Appaloosa

A ----- is a group of horses with a common ancestry that breed true to produce common characteristics such as function, conformation, and color.

Breed

The Roman army changed from an infantry-led army to a predominantly --------- led force.

Cavalry

Scientists have traced a line of descent from Eohippus to Equus. These fossils revealed four trends. Which of the following is not correct?

Decrease in the size of the cheek teeth

A horse that stands 14.2 to 17.2 hands high and weighs 1,400 pounds or more

Draft horse

------ is the earliest ancestor of the present-day horse.

Eohippus

Beginning in the 1830s, oxen were a farmer's preferred choice to assist in mowing, reaping, and threshing.

False

Contraction of smooth muscle is voluntary.

False

Horses were first domesticated between 4000 and 2000 B.C. on the steppes north of the Black Sea.

False

Miniature horses are considered a dwarf version of a full-size horse.

False

Revenue derived indirectly from horses includes the actual sale of horses, stud (breeding) fees, races, shows, rodeos, and entertainment.

False

The American Quarter Horse is one example of a color breed.

False

The heart rate slows down when a horse exercises, becomes excited, runs a fever, overheats, or experiences any circumstances when more blood is needed by the tissues.

False

The horse industry directly produces goods and services amounting to $25.3 billion and has total impact of $112.1 billion in the U.S. gross domestic product.

False

The majority of the world's horses, donkeys, and mules are found in the United States.

False

The normal horse at rest breathes at the rate of 12 to 21 times a minute.

False

Veins have rather thick elastic walls and carry the blood from the heart to the tissues of the body.

False

Men who came from ------ and Tennessee to settle Texas were the first of the American cowboys.

Kentucky

A horse that stands 12 to 17.2 hands high and weighs 900 to 1,400 pounds

Light horse

Where is the National Horse Show held?

Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York

About 20 million years ago, ------ appeared. This horse stood about 35 inches, and had teeth that were adapted to the grasses of the plains.

Merychippus

Motion pictures and television produced which individual equine star?

Mr. Ed

A cross between a donkey and a horse is called a -----.

Mule or hinny

The ----- has a gold coat with a white mane and tail and is considered the first color breed registry.

Palomino

Which draft horse breed was one of the trademarks of the Ringling Brothers Circus?

Percheron

Which horse was the first true monodactyl (one-toed animal)?

Pliohippus

A horse that stands 14.2 hands high or less and weighs 500 to 900 pounds

Pony

Which horse is the oldest species of horse still in existence in the wild?

Przewalski's horse

What are the two leading breeds of horses in the United States?

Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred

Through ----------, people learned to develop specific desirable characteristics in a group of horses.

Selective breeding

Types of light horses include riding, racing, -----, driving, all-purpose, and miniature.

Showing

Respectively, -------, -------, and ------- are the leading horse states.

Texas, California, and Florida

What notable event happens every 4 years and includes jumping, dressage, vaulting, and endurance?

The Olympic Games

The Kentucky Derby is limited to what horse breed?

Thoroughbred

A horse usually swallows slightly less than a half-pint of water at each gulp.

True

Cavalries have been an important part of the armies of all major powers. However, due to horses being replaced by armored vehicles, by the 1950s, no horse-mounted cavalry units existed in either theU.S. or british armies.

True

Cryptorchidism is a hereditary disorder.

True

For racing or showing events, the foals birth date is considered to be January 1, regardless of the actual month of birth during the year.

True

Horses were first used as a source of food.

True

Miniature donkeys can be used as companions to foals at weaning time to relieve stress, and to help calm nervous horses or horses recovering from surgery.

True

The bones and joints together compose a complex system of levers and pulleys which, combined with muscular system, give the body the power of motion.

True

The horse industry directly employs more people than railroads, radio and television broadcasting, petroleum and coal products manufacturing, or tobacco product manufacturing.

True

The return of food or water through the nostrils is an almost certain indication that a horse has choked.

True

Today, major events in a rodeo include bareback bronco riding, saddle bronco riding, tie-down roping, bull riding, team roping, and barrel racing.

True

Voluntary muscles can contract for only short periods of time before becoming fatigued and requiring rest.

True

The renaissance era led to an enriched quality of life and -----.

a more prominent role for horses in the transportation of goods and people

A ----- can be described as a heavy, solid, strong horse with a calm temperament.

coldblood

As cities grew, heavy or ----- horses were used to haul cargo, distribute goods produced in urban factories, and pull wagons that advertised a business's product.

draft

Horses that were once domesticated and have become wild are called ------.

feral

As family pets , horse rank

fourth

A 3 -year-old horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes is considered a(n) -------.

triple crown winner

During the 1850s, horses became an essential part of --------.

urban fire protection

One job that is still better suited to horses is ---.

with mounted patrols, since they are the most effective way to handle crowds and riots