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    175 LIGHT HORSE SELECTION

    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.

    Are the following statements true or false?

    1.  The hock is the pivot of action.

    2. The topline of a well proportioned neck should be the same length as the bottom line.

    3.  Ideal shoulders on a horse are long  and straight.

    4.  Narrowness in hind leg placement results in power and smooth gaits.

    5.  Horses with heaves are not placed in a horse show. or are placed last in a judging
                     contest.

    6.  Young horses grow more quickly in the hindquarters than the forequarters and
                     should not be penalized severely for this.

    7.  Horses that stand crooked usually move crooked.
    8.  A hard working horse may have some windpuffs and bog spavins which are causes
                    for elimination from a halter class.

    9.  A foal should be slightly splay-footed in the way he stands.

    10.  The side view of a horse should divide into three equal parts.

    Indicate which 5 considerations are judged in halter classes (H) and which 5 are judged in pleasure classes (P).

    11. structural correctness                            
    12.    manners
    13.    balance
    14.    responsiveness                                      
    15.    muscling                                            

    16.    conformation or suitability of horse to rider

    17.     functional correctness
    18.    type
    19.    way of going
    20.   gait quality                                      
    Fill in the blank with the correct word(s). 
    21.  The best combination for a long fluid stride is a ____.
             
              A.  long shoulder, short arm and short forearm
              B.  short shoulder, long arm and short forearm
              C.  long shoulder, short arm and long forearm
     

    22.  The ____ is known as the coupling.
     
              A.  croup
              B.  loin
              C.  back

    23.  Ponies measure under 14.2 hands which is _____ inches.
     
              A.  52
              B.  56
              C.  58

    24.  Horses should have a ____.
     
              A.  short back and short underline
              B.  long back and short underline
              C.  short back and long underline

    25.  In a 4-H judging class, there are ____ horses.
     
              A.  4
              B.  5
              C.  6

    26.  Height at the croup should be ____ height at the withers.
     
              A.  lower than
              B.  the same as
              C.  higher than

    Indicate whether the following are a blemish (B) or unsoundness (U).

    27.    blindness                 
    28.   windpuffs               
    29.     splints                   
    30.    heaves       
    31.   cryptorchidism
    32.   bowed tendon
    33.   jack spavin
    34-40. Match the following gait trait with the conformation trait that causes it.  
                  A.  stumbling
                  B.  hard concussion of the feet producing a loud pounding gait 
                  C.  wing out or paddle when moving   
                  D.  wing in or dish in when moving
                  E.  forging
                  F.  less agile and heavy in the bridle
                  G.  balance, agility and ability to collect and work off of the hocKS
             

    34. long, trim neck and clean throatlatch
    35. short, heavy neck
    36. short upright shoulders and pasterns, short strides and mutton withers

    37. splay-footed
    38. buck knees and long toes
    39.pigeon-toed

    40.calf kneed
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