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11th Grade
10/19/2011

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Caveletti
Definition
A series of jumps or poles laid on the ground used to teach horses to work obstables or jumps
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Counter Canter
Definition
Purposely putting your horse in the wrong lead for the direction he is going
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Roof of the mouth
Definition
On a curb bit where does the high rounded part of the bit put pressure?
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Biting
Definition
Feeding a horse by hand using sugar or carrots may promote what undesirable vice?
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Chestnuts
Definition
Fingerprints are used to identify humans, what are used to identify horses in much the same manner?
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Under the eyes and the muzzle
Definition
What the two places on a horse where tactile hairs are located?
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Deglutition
Definition
What is the term used to describe swallowing?
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75%
Definition
A horse may be leased by a family to be used in the 4-H program. What percent of the time should the horse be managed by the 4-H member?
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Back cinch
Definition
When using two cinches on a saddle which cinch should be unbuckled first when unsaddling?
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Head Shy
Definition
What is the term used to describe a horse that is sensitive about the head, one that jerks away when touched?
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Welsh Pony
Definition
What breed of horse commonly used by children originated in the coutry of Wales?
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Thrush
Definition
A foul odor and blackish discharge of the frog are characteristics of what disease?
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Cavy
Definition
What is the term for a collection of horses?
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Measured from the ground to the center of the jump
Definition
Where is the height for obstables measured in the Hunter Equitation Over Fences class?
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2 seconds
Definition
What is the penalty for dropping a whip or bat in pole bending?
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America
Definition
Where did the quarter horse originate?
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Within three shades of an untarnished US gold coin
Definition
The palomino is approximately the color of what?
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The group of animals nearest the implement
Definition
Where is the wheel team located in a draft horse hitch?
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Canine teeth or tushes
Definition
The teeth that appear in the interdental space of the male horse at 5 years of age are called?
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Color of hair is faded out around the mouth
Definition
What does the term mealy mouthed refer to?
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Syndicated
Definition
What is it called when ownership of a horse is divided by selling shares?
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Dystocia
Definition
What is the medical term for the foaling process?
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Crest
Definition
The top part of a horse's neck where the mane grows is called what?
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Dun (Buckskin) Gray Palomino Pinto Roan
Definition
What are the five major variations in coat colors?
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Legs
Definition
A horse has sweat glands over its entire body, except where?
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34
Definition
How many bones are located in the skull?
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Vitamin A
Definition
Carotene in green grass results in what vitamin?
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Ewe Necked
Definition
What term is used to describe when the upper part of the horse's neck is concave or dished in?
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January 1st
Definition
When do all horses become a year older?
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Cues
Definition
What single term describes the rider's commands and pressures used to control the horse while riding?
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Hackney Pony
Definition
What breed of pony is sometimes called the "Prince of Ponies"?
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A Broodmare
Definition
A mare kept for breeding or reproduction purposes
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Cryptorchid, ridgling or monochid
Definition
A male horse that has retained one or both testicles in his body cavity
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50
Definition
In a 4-H juding placing class, what would a perfect score be?
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Frog
Definition
What is the elastic, wedge shaped mass that occupies the area between the bars of the foot?
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Average Earning Index
Definition
In relation to thoroughbred performance measuring, what does AEI stand for?
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25%
Definition
An impure black stallion with a recessive chestnut gene was bred to an impure black mare have a recessive chestnut gene. What % of the ofspring will be chestnut?
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A mechanical device that leads a horse around in a circle at a walk
Definition
What is a hot walker?
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The toe is being dubbed
Definition
When the toe of the hoof is rasped perpendicular to the ground what is being done?
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Sucking lice and biting lice
Definition
Name two types of lice that infest the horse?
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Epimeletic behavior
Definition
What is the giving of care and attention between a mare and foal called?
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Never wrap them around your hands, wrist, and body or tie them to you.
Definition
Which safety precaution should be used in regards to the lead strap, halter shank, or reins when leading your horse?
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Breaking horses and for training
Definition
What is the backamore used for most often?
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100.5 Degrees
Definition
What is the normal temperature of the horse?
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Hunter Equitation Over Fences
Definition
In which 4-H event is it required that all participants wear properly secrued ASTM/SEI approved headgear?
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Suffolk
Definition
Which draft breed is exclusively chestnut in color?
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Atlas
Definition
What is the first vertebrae or the one closest to the head called?
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Noseband
Definition
What is a more common name for a cavesson?
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60-65%
Definition
What percent of the horse's weight is carried on the front legs?
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Chromosomes
Definition
What is the term for long, slender, threadlike structures that are paired and contain genetic material?
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Gymkhana
Definition
What is the term for games on horseback?
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6
Definition
How many poles are there in 4-H pole bending patterns?
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The mosquito
Definition
What is the common insect that is very annoying to horse and is often responsible for spreading sleeping sickness?
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2 1/2-3 hours a day
Definition
How many hours a day does a horse sleep?
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Vitamin E
Definition
What vitamin increases conception rates and quality of semen?
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