VTT 254 Equine Safety and Handling; ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
Hospital Procedures Exam with accurate ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
detailed answers ||//|\\||
What 4 environmental factors can affect a horse's behavior? - correct
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answer✔✔experiences, diet, exercise, stress ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What 4 genetics factors can affect a horse's behavior? - correct answer✔✔gender, type,
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breed, family group ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
______ is the primary detector of danger for a horse? - correct answer✔✔Vision
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How many degrees can horses rotate each eye? - correct answer✔✔215 degrees
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With monocular vision, horses have ____ depth perception. - correct answer✔✔poor
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With the use of binocular vision, a horse can rotate their eyes how many degrees? - correct
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answer✔✔60-70 degrees ||//|\\||
By how many times is depth perception improved when a horse uses binocular vision? -
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correct answer✔✔5 times ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What is the range of hearing for horses? - correct answer✔✔14 Hz-25Hz
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What does horses use their sense of smell for? (4) - correct answer✔✔-identify other
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horses
,-identify people and predators ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
-locate water/feed ||//|\\||
-Flehmen response ||//|\\||
What is a unique "organ" that horses have to assist with their sense of smell? - correct
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answer✔✔Jacobsons organ or Vomeronasal organ ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
Where is the Jacobsons organ located? - correct answer✔✔ventrally in the nasal cavity
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along the vomeronasal bone
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What are some sensitive areas of horses? - correct answer✔✔eyes, ears, and nose; withers,
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ribs, flanks and legs
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What does it mean when a horses ears are forward? - correct answer✔✔alert, will not be
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startled
What does it mean when a horses ears are moving back and forth? - correct
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answer✔✔nervous or uncertain, flight response ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What does it mean when a horses ears are pinned back? - correct answer✔✔angry or
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fearful, flight response ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What does it mean when a horses ears are pinned back to the sides? - correct
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answer✔✔concentrating, thinking about job ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What does it mean when a horses tail is wringing or circling? - correct answer✔✔nervous
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, What does it mean when a horses tail is straight down? - correct answer✔✔pain or
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sleeping, fight or flight response ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What does it mean when a horses tail is clamped tight? - correct answer✔✔fear, fight or
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flight response
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What 4 features of the horses are good indicators of mood? - correct answer✔✔legs, lips,
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eyes, and nostrils
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What 3 things are potentially dangerous regarding the front feet in a horse? - correct
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answer✔✔rearing, striking, or lunging ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What is the kicking range of the rear feet of the horse? - correct answer✔✔6-8 feet straight
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behind them ||//|\\||
What is the distance for safe passage behind the horse? - correct answer✔✔10-12 feet
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behind them ||//|\\||
What is another way to pass safely behind the horse? - correct answer✔✔in direct physical
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contact with hand on rump ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What is the best way to determine safety? - correct answer✔✔rely on herd behavior for
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safety
What different ways do horses communicate? - correct answer✔✔ear positions, foot
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stomping, pawing, vocalizations, olfaction, allogrooming, and snapping (in foals) ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
Where is the horses blind spot? - correct answer✔✔directly behind them and directly
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below the nose ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
Hospital Procedures Exam with accurate ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
detailed answers ||//|\\||
What 4 environmental factors can affect a horse's behavior? - correct
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answer✔✔experiences, diet, exercise, stress ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What 4 genetics factors can affect a horse's behavior? - correct answer✔✔gender, type,
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breed, family group ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
______ is the primary detector of danger for a horse? - correct answer✔✔Vision
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How many degrees can horses rotate each eye? - correct answer✔✔215 degrees
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With monocular vision, horses have ____ depth perception. - correct answer✔✔poor
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With the use of binocular vision, a horse can rotate their eyes how many degrees? - correct
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answer✔✔60-70 degrees ||//|\\||
By how many times is depth perception improved when a horse uses binocular vision? -
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correct answer✔✔5 times ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What is the range of hearing for horses? - correct answer✔✔14 Hz-25Hz
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What does horses use their sense of smell for? (4) - correct answer✔✔-identify other
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horses
,-identify people and predators ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
-locate water/feed ||//|\\||
-Flehmen response ||//|\\||
What is a unique "organ" that horses have to assist with their sense of smell? - correct
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answer✔✔Jacobsons organ or Vomeronasal organ ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
Where is the Jacobsons organ located? - correct answer✔✔ventrally in the nasal cavity
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along the vomeronasal bone
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What are some sensitive areas of horses? - correct answer✔✔eyes, ears, and nose; withers,
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ribs, flanks and legs
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What does it mean when a horses ears are forward? - correct answer✔✔alert, will not be
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startled
What does it mean when a horses ears are moving back and forth? - correct
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answer✔✔nervous or uncertain, flight response ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What does it mean when a horses ears are pinned back? - correct answer✔✔angry or
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fearful, flight response ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What does it mean when a horses ears are pinned back to the sides? - correct
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answer✔✔concentrating, thinking about job ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What does it mean when a horses tail is wringing or circling? - correct answer✔✔nervous
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, What does it mean when a horses tail is straight down? - correct answer✔✔pain or
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sleeping, fight or flight response ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What does it mean when a horses tail is clamped tight? - correct answer✔✔fear, fight or
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flight response
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What 4 features of the horses are good indicators of mood? - correct answer✔✔legs, lips,
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eyes, and nostrils
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What 3 things are potentially dangerous regarding the front feet in a horse? - correct
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answer✔✔rearing, striking, or lunging ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What is the kicking range of the rear feet of the horse? - correct answer✔✔6-8 feet straight
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behind them ||//|\\||
What is the distance for safe passage behind the horse? - correct answer✔✔10-12 feet
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behind them ||//|\\||
What is another way to pass safely behind the horse? - correct answer✔✔in direct physical
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contact with hand on rump ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
What is the best way to determine safety? - correct answer✔✔rely on herd behavior for
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safety
What different ways do horses communicate? - correct answer✔✔ear positions, foot
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stomping, pawing, vocalizations, olfaction, allogrooming, and snapping (in foals) ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
Where is the horses blind spot? - correct answer✔✔directly behind them and directly
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below the nose ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||
