188 TRAIL RIDING

188 tRAIL RIDING

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Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE?

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1. You must use western tack on a competitive trail ride.

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2. An endurance ride is over a predetermined well-marked trail with a controlled time and pace.

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3. In a competitive trail ride, riders are rated on their stabling or accommodations for their horse.

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4. Generally, a long-backed horse can carry more weight than a short-coupled horse.

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5. Every horse should have a halter and lead rope even on short trail rides.

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6. A horsemanship judge may consider how considerate and safe you work around your horse and
among other horses.

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7. You should let a horse drink fresh water along the trail.

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8. It takes 30 days of feeding fat for the muscle cells to use it most efficiently for energy

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9. A blood evaluation is a good indicator of a horse's health.

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10. Good manners are important in any good trail horse.

Fill in the blank with the correct word(s).

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11. Horses are inspected and rated on their condition _____ a competitive trail ride.

A. before
B. after
C. before, during and after

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12. Going ____ hills is very difficult for some horses.

A. up
B. down
C. sideways on

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13. A rule of thumb is that it takes ____ miles of training for every mile of a competitive ride.

A. 5
B. 10
C. 20

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14.   Generally a horse should not be asked to carry more than _____% of its body weight.

A. 20
B. 35
C. 50

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15. If the temperature and humidity totals ____ or more, it stresses the horse and workouts should be lightened or eliminated.
A. 100
B. 125
C. 150

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16. If the horse's skin takes longer than ____ seconds to return to normal after a pinch test, severe dehydration is indicated.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4

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17. A horse's normal temperature is ____;

A. 98-100
B. 99-101
C. 101-103

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18. Normally, an at-rest temperature of ____ degrees or higher indicates illness.

A. 100
B. 102
C. 104

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19. The horse's pulse rate may be taken ________.

A. under the horse's jaw
B. on the inside of the knee
C. both A and B

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20. A normal resting respiration rate is ____ breaths per minute.

A. 8 - 16
B. 20 - 24
C. 30 - 40

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21. Pulse rate in a well-conditioned horse rarely exceeds ____ beats per minute.

A. 20 - 30
B. 40 - 50
C. 60 - 70

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22. Any horse with a heart rate of more than ____ needs to be rested.

A. 50
B. 100
C. 150

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23. If the horse's respiration rate exceeds the pulse rate, he has been ______.

A. well conditioned
B. at rest
C. stressed or exhausted

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24. The two major nutritional concerns for the competitive or endurance trail rider are _____.

A. feeding enough protein and vitamins
B. feeding enough energy and sufficient electrolytes
C. feeding enough protein and sufficient electrolytes

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25. From the last 1/2 mile marker at the end of a competitive trail ride, you must proceed at a ____ or faster.

A. walk
B. trot
C. canter

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26. Thumps is    _____.

A. a type of interference where the hooves hit each other
B. a viral disease
C. a jerky respiratory motion seen in an exhausted horse

Indicate whether the following would cause the horse to be
penalized (P) or
eliminated (E)
from a Competitive Trail Ride.

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27. lameness at the pre-ride exam

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28. lameness that occurs during the ride

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29. elevated temperature and cough

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30. abuse of the horse

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31. not maintaining a proper pace as determined by the horsemanship judge

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32. dyspnea due to allergies

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33. finishing the ride more than 1 hour passed the announced total ride time

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34. finishing the ride more than 30 minutes early

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35. not presenting a conditioning record at registration

Are the following
allowed (A) or
not allowed (N)
on a Competitive Trail Ride?

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36. ointments on open wounds

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37. liniments

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protective leg gear

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39. electrolytes

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40. prescription medication

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