FFA Horse Judging ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
The five basic colors of horses are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Bay, Black, Brown,
Chestnut, White
Which common face marking has the least white showing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Star
and Stripe
Fescue toxicity is caused by ___, a fungus that grows inside tall fescue - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Acremonium Coenophialum
What is a splay footed horse most likely to do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Move front feet
inward in large arcs
Which hormone is the cause of sexual receptivity in the mare? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Estrogen
How old is a horse when the first permanent incisors have erupted? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 3 years
Horses drink ___ of water a day? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 10-12 gallons
Encephalomyelitis is spread by? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Mosquitos
Where would navicular disease be located? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Between phalanx 2
and phalanx 3
What is the primary site of fiber digestion in the horse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cecum
A horse with a long shoulder and forearm will most likely have: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
A long ground covering stride
, What are the expected frequencies of foals from the mating of two parents with the following
two alleles at a single locus Ee x ee - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2Ee, 2ee
What disease is transmitted by a horse ingesting oppossum feces? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Which is the correct sequence of hind limb elements starting with the ground? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Hoof, Pastern, Fetlock, Cannon, Hock, Stifle
Horny, irregular growth of the horses legs near the fetlocks are called? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Ergots
What is the approximate normal temperature for horses? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 99-
100.8 degrees farhenheit
What is the average length of estrous in the mare? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 21 days
The majority of a horses energy requirements come from? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Fiber
The horses hoof wall grows out of the? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Coronary band
___ is a defect that affects the usefulness of the horse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Unsoundness
If you bred a palamino to a bay, what color is NOT a possible outcome? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Cremello
True/False: Regarding hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, horses should be fed diets low in
potassium to decrease episodes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
and CORRECT Answers
The five basic colors of horses are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Bay, Black, Brown,
Chestnut, White
Which common face marking has the least white showing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Star
and Stripe
Fescue toxicity is caused by ___, a fungus that grows inside tall fescue - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Acremonium Coenophialum
What is a splay footed horse most likely to do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Move front feet
inward in large arcs
Which hormone is the cause of sexual receptivity in the mare? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Estrogen
How old is a horse when the first permanent incisors have erupted? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 3 years
Horses drink ___ of water a day? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 10-12 gallons
Encephalomyelitis is spread by? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Mosquitos
Where would navicular disease be located? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Between phalanx 2
and phalanx 3
What is the primary site of fiber digestion in the horse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cecum
A horse with a long shoulder and forearm will most likely have: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
A long ground covering stride
, What are the expected frequencies of foals from the mating of two parents with the following
two alleles at a single locus Ee x ee - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2Ee, 2ee
What disease is transmitted by a horse ingesting oppossum feces? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Which is the correct sequence of hind limb elements starting with the ground? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Hoof, Pastern, Fetlock, Cannon, Hock, Stifle
Horny, irregular growth of the horses legs near the fetlocks are called? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Ergots
What is the approximate normal temperature for horses? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 99-
100.8 degrees farhenheit
What is the average length of estrous in the mare? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 21 days
The majority of a horses energy requirements come from? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Fiber
The horses hoof wall grows out of the? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Coronary band
___ is a defect that affects the usefulness of the horse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Unsoundness
If you bred a palamino to a bay, what color is NOT a possible outcome? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Cremello
True/False: Regarding hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, horses should be fed diets low in
potassium to decrease episodes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
