Certified and Journeymen farrier terms
EXAM Questions with 100% Correct
Answers 2026
abscess - Correct answer-Localized collection of pus surrounded by imflamed
tissue
Ad Libitum - Correct answer-Overintake
alkalied - Correct answer-When a horse gets a toxic dose from Hay or Pastor it's
Mane and tail may fall out in hooves of slough
Anatomy - Correct answer-The separation or dividing into parts for detailed
examination
Anesthetic - Correct answer-Substances that block the passage of nerve impulses
Angular limb deformity's - Correct answer-When viewed from in front of ( X) the
bone column axis is broken
Animation - Correct answer-Snappiness in breakover and the resulting action
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,Ankylosis - Correct answer-Fusing of a joint making it immovable
Annular ligament's - Correct answer-Fiber sheets or bands that pass around the
circumference of a bone or joint and holds a tendon in place they are the Palmer
and plantar proximal digital and distal digital annular ligament
arthritis - Correct answer-Painful inflammation of the joint or joints of the body
A symmetrical limb deformity's - Correct answer-Horse with one front of lamb
sloping-pastern and one straight pastern angular deviations that are not paired
inherited or growth related past or present injury
Avulsion - Correct answer-Tearing away
Axial deformity - Correct answer-The bone column access ( XY or Z View ) is out
of alignment at a joint
Balance - Correct answer-In a balanced foot the forces on the hoof are all equal
with no extra stresses
Bar - Correct answer-The inflection of the hoof wall that lies between the crura the
soul and paracuneal sulcus
Bar shoe - Correct answer-Used for support for protection for an injured hoof or
for lameness
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, Base Narrow - Correct answer-Deviation of the entire Limb outward from the
plumbline created from the point of the shoulder to the ground ; feet are closer
together then the points of the shoulder usually associated with wide chest and
short legs
Bilateral - Correct answer-Pertaining to both sides of the body
Bog Spavin - Correct answer-Large soft swelling on the front and side of the hock
bone resorption - Correct answer-Bone loss accompanies loss of muscle mass
bowlegged - Correct answer-Outward deviation of the knees from each other feet
may swing in or wing out balancing of her frequently will prevent uneven weight
bearing
Bar wedges - Correct answer-Wedges that only cover the back half of the half and
raises the hoof angles
Base wide - Correct answer-Feet are wider apart then points of the shoulder feet
tend to wing in at speeds. narrow chest and long legs may result in Limb
interference
Blemish - Correct answer-A flaw
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EXAM Questions with 100% Correct
Answers 2026
abscess - Correct answer-Localized collection of pus surrounded by imflamed
tissue
Ad Libitum - Correct answer-Overintake
alkalied - Correct answer-When a horse gets a toxic dose from Hay or Pastor it's
Mane and tail may fall out in hooves of slough
Anatomy - Correct answer-The separation or dividing into parts for detailed
examination
Anesthetic - Correct answer-Substances that block the passage of nerve impulses
Angular limb deformity's - Correct answer-When viewed from in front of ( X) the
bone column axis is broken
Animation - Correct answer-Snappiness in breakover and the resulting action
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,Ankylosis - Correct answer-Fusing of a joint making it immovable
Annular ligament's - Correct answer-Fiber sheets or bands that pass around the
circumference of a bone or joint and holds a tendon in place they are the Palmer
and plantar proximal digital and distal digital annular ligament
arthritis - Correct answer-Painful inflammation of the joint or joints of the body
A symmetrical limb deformity's - Correct answer-Horse with one front of lamb
sloping-pastern and one straight pastern angular deviations that are not paired
inherited or growth related past or present injury
Avulsion - Correct answer-Tearing away
Axial deformity - Correct answer-The bone column access ( XY or Z View ) is out
of alignment at a joint
Balance - Correct answer-In a balanced foot the forces on the hoof are all equal
with no extra stresses
Bar - Correct answer-The inflection of the hoof wall that lies between the crura the
soul and paracuneal sulcus
Bar shoe - Correct answer-Used for support for protection for an injured hoof or
for lameness
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, Base Narrow - Correct answer-Deviation of the entire Limb outward from the
plumbline created from the point of the shoulder to the ground ; feet are closer
together then the points of the shoulder usually associated with wide chest and
short legs
Bilateral - Correct answer-Pertaining to both sides of the body
Bog Spavin - Correct answer-Large soft swelling on the front and side of the hock
bone resorption - Correct answer-Bone loss accompanies loss of muscle mass
bowlegged - Correct answer-Outward deviation of the knees from each other feet
may swing in or wing out balancing of her frequently will prevent uneven weight
bearing
Bar wedges - Correct answer-Wedges that only cover the back half of the half and
raises the hoof angles
Base wide - Correct answer-Feet are wider apart then points of the shoulder feet
tend to wing in at speeds. narrow chest and long legs may result in Limb
interference
Blemish - Correct answer-A flaw
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