174-1 BEGINNING HORSE MANAGEMENT 1ST YR

Type the letter of your answer in the numbered box that matches the number of the question on your test. The numbered box is ABOVE the question.

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Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Put your answer in the numbered box ABOVE the question.

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1. A frightened horse is always dangerous.

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2. A horse can see objects best that are in front of him.

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3. Salt should be offered free choice at all times.

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4. You should stand next to the horse to put the halter on.

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5. Horses should be fed at regular times every day.

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6. It is OK to walk under the neck of a tied up horse.

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7. Eating too much grain can hurt a horse.

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8. Grass hay has more protein than legume hay.

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9. In showmanship class, the conformation of the horse is judged.

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10. It is OK to tie a horse by the bridle reins.

Fill in the blank with the correct word(s). Put the letter of your answer in the numbered box ABOVE the question.

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11. The best cues using the riding aids are ______.

A. so slight that they cannot be easily seen by people watching
B. jerking the reins to stop and kicking hard to go
C. jerking the reins and kicking hard at the same time

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12. In Western Showmanship class, horses and ponies are shown in a _______.

A. bridle
B. halter
C. saddle and bridle

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13. In hunter showmanship class, horses and ponies are shown in a ____.

A. bridle
B. halter
C. saddle and bridle

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14. Easy-Gaited horses are ridden in the ______ style of riding.

A. hunt seat or western
B. saddle seat or western
C. hunt seat or saddle seat

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15. ______ is the most concentrated energy supplier among horse feeds.
A. Hay A. Hay
B. Oats
C. Corn

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16-19. The 4 basic aids that are used to cue a horse are the _____.
                      Choose 4.
A. hands
B. whip
C. legs
D. spurs
E. voice
F. seat

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20. One handed neck reining is used in the _____ seat style of riding.

A. western
B. forward
C. saddle

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21. Riders _____ to the trot in the hunt seat style of riding.

A. sit still
B. post
C. stand in the stirrups

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22. A horse's feed should be measured by _____.

A. weight
B. volume
C. cost

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23. Most horses drink _____ gallons of water daily.

A. 5-10
B. 12-20
C. 25-30

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24. Young growing horses need _____ protein than mature grown-up horses.

A. more
B. the same
C. less

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25. A horse that does not eat his feed is often showing the first symptom
of ______.

A. boredom
B. laziness
C. illness

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26. A can of corn has _____ energy than a can of oats.

A. less
B. the same
C. more

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27. In a growing horse, bones and tendons are not mature until age ____.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5

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28. There are ______ basic seats or styles of riding.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5

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29. A horse should be tied up using a ______.

A. square knot
B. quick-release knot
C. clove-hitch knot

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30. Stirrups should be adjusted to reach the rider's _____ when the rider sits in the saddle with the feet hanging free.

A. ankle bone
B. heel
C. ball of the foot

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31. Most horses consume (eat) about _____ % of their body weight in dry feed each day.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 5

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32. In the _____ style of riding, the horse is shown “up in the bridle” the neck arched and head set.

A. western
B. forward or hunt seat
C. saddle seat

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33. If a western horse is _____ years old or older, it must be ridden one-handed in a curb bit.

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6

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34-36. Choose 3 feed items that a horse should be allowed to have as
                    much as it wants (free-choice).

A. Grass forage
B. Corn
C. Trace mineralized salt
D. Vitamins
E. Mineral supplement
F. Water

Match the following: Put the letter of your answer in the numbered box ABOVE the question.
A. types of legume hay
B. feeds that are relatively high in nutrients and low in fiber
C. provides roughage in the diet
D. grass and other plants

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37. concentrates

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38. hay and pasture

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39. forages

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40. alfalfa and clover

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