ANSC 1401 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100 % CORRECT ANSWERS

stallion - Answer-sexually mature, male horse (stud) colt - Answer-sexually immature, male horse mare - Answer-sexually mature, female horse (above 4 years) filly - Answer-sexually immature, female horse (less than 2 years) gelding - Answer-male horse castrated (best thing to do for a male) before reaching sexual maturity foal - Answer-a young male or female horse until weaned at 4-6 months of age equine - Answer-refers to horses, species name (between donkeys/horses) jack - Answer-male donkey jennet - Answer-(jenny) female donkey mule - Answer-offspring of a mare mated to a jack; Jack x Mare hinny - Answer-offspring of a jenny mated to a stallion; Stallion x Jennet stud - Answer-place where stallions are housed/breeding operation hand - Answer-unit of measure (4 in.) for height of horseswalk - Answer-4-beat lateral gait 1) left hind 2) left fore 3) right hind 4) right fore trot - Answer-2-beat diagonal gait, all four feet are off the ground= balance gait, riding gait pace - Answer-2-beat lateral gait canter - Answer-(lope, gallop) 3-beat gait (left leg lead) in english entire running walk - Answer-4-beat gait that is faster than the ordinary walk= causing horse to race light horse breeds - Answer-14.2 hands and over, 900-1200+ lb., "hot=blooded (temperament)"; riding breeds; small bones and thin legs american quarter horse - Answer-light horse breed: "fearless champion;" most popular breed of horse; originated in America; American Quarter Horse Association- AQHA; uses: racing, cutting- some are very agile, fastest in the quarter mile; always a solid color; can register 1/2 Quarter horse and 1/2 Thoroughbred AQHA - Answer-largest horse breed association in the world with the most promotional information arabian - Answer-light horse breed: light-muscled and light boned; came from desert areas of the Far East (Egypt); speed, stamina (endurance), dished face (gibber), longer and arched neck, flat croup; variety of colors; uses: endurance and competitive trail rides thoroughbred - Answer-light horse breed:foundation stock for the Quarter Horse, Morgan and Standardbred breeds; uses: racing, hunters, dressage, polo, three-day events morgan - Answer-light horse breed: developed in the New England, Justin Morgan (Thoroughbred X Arabian); 2 types: english pleasure and stock standardbred - Answer-light horse breed: similar in conformation but smaller than the Thoroughbred; originated in America; only breed that recognizes pacers (2-beat lateral gait), "standard for speed in sulky races" a) trot a mile in 2:30 minutes or less b) pace a mile in 2:25 minutes or less; uses: sulky racing in endurance and fitness events