Balsam Quarter Trivia Collection

What are some signs of mild laminits?

Coronet is warmer than the rest of the body, swelling in the lower legs, hoof test may be painful, favors feet, throbbing

What is the best source of Vitamin D?

Sunlight

What is a martingale stop?

A rubber ring fitted diagonally across the point where the neck strap joins the chest strap. A martingale ring helps keep the chest strap out of the way of the horse's forelegs.

What is a balding girth?

Girth made of leather split into 3 behind the horse's elbow and plaited to give the elbows and forearms maximum room and help prevent chafing.

What is the opposite of diagonal aids?

Lateral aids

What natural process increases water and electrolyte losses?

Sweating

A mare usually comes into season (heat) at regular intervals of how many days?

18-21

A swelling in the hock, due to the presence of an abnormal amount of fluid is called?

Bog Spavin

What term describes straps that fasten to the front legs of a horse to prevent him from straying?

Hobbles

Name the breed of horse which is the world's fastest short distance running horse.

Quarter Horse

True/False Pregnant mares should be removed from fescue pasture during the last 2-3 months or pregnancy.

True

What is watch eye?

Blue eye circled with white

Name the small snaffle bit used in combination with a curb bit.

Bridoon

The first Kentucky Derby was held in _____.

1875

An asterisk in front of a horse's name indicates _____.

that the horse is imported

A horse is considered to have fallen when the _____ and _____ on the same side touch the ground.

Shoulder and hind quarter

Approximatley how many breaths per minute will a mature horse, at rest, take?

8 to 16

How many gallons does the stomach of an 1,100 pound horse hold?

2 to 3

What were the races called in which riders stood with one foot on each of two horses?

Roman races

What tissue on a horse is keratinous connective tissue, which is similar chemically to our finger and toe nails?

Hoof tissue

What is the average pulse of an adult horse?

35-55

The term which pertains to a deviation in leg set when the flexor tendons appear to be too close to the cannon bone just below the knee?

Tied in behind the knee

What book in the Bible pays a noble tribute to the war-horse that begins, "Hast thou given the horse strength?"

Job

Since a horse has one stomach, he is referred to as ______.

Monogastric

Long-reins that attach to the girth and run through the snaffle rings to the rider's hands are known as _____.

Draw reins

What are the two small bones that form the bank of the fetlock joint?

Sesamoids

What is the term used to describe the small, horny growth located on the back of the fetlock joint in most horses?

The ergot.

Taking count of skeletal bones, which has more: the horse or the mouse?

The mouse - 250. The horse - 200.