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LESSON 1

True-False Questions

1. What is the normal temperature for the horse?

2. What is the normal pulse?

3. What is the normal respiration rate?

4. How often should the horse be de-wormed?

5. TRUE FALSE Your horse needs a tetanus booster every five years

6. What are wolf teeth?

7. How many teeth does a mature stallion have?

8. Why does the horse need to have his teeth floated?

9. Is it ok to give your horse as much food as they want to have?

10. TRUE FALSE Horses must be get supplements for perfect health.

11. Feed at different times to get horses used to unusual schedule.

12.How many hours must a horse be under lights per day for the desired results?

13. TRUE FALSE Keeping your horse under lights for 6 months a year is all that is needed for a short hair coat.

14. TRUE FALSE Sweating off hair with heavy blankets works the best.

15. What are caps?

16. How often should a horse’s teeth be floated if he is 3 years old?

17. TRUE FALSE Good quality feed, good conditioning, de-worming and grooming are all factors for a good hair coat.

18. TRUE FALSE Incandescent lights are the type used to fool the horse into keeping a short hair coat.

19. TRUE FALSE The normal respiration for a horse at rest is 36.

20. TRUE FALSE A horse’s temperature will elevate slightly in the afternoon.

NARRATIVE REPORT

1.Provide your horse’s health chart.

2. Give your horse’s normal temperature, pulse and respiration.

3.What is your horse’s height and weight?

4. What is your horse’s age?

5.What breed is your horse?

6. What are your events and competition goals?

7. Give a time frame for your first show.

8. Provide a feed chart. List all feed and why it was chosen.

9. Provide a work schedule for one week.

10. When was your horse’s teeth checked and what treatment was given.

11. Does your horse have wolf teeth?

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