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1. What is the normal resting temperature of a horse? 
2. Describe three symptoms of colic.
3. What is the difference between a blemish and an unsoundness?
4. What type and what size shoe does your horse wear?
5. What is the breeding of your horse?  Its age?  Weight?  Height?
6. Describe the difference between a snaffle bit and a curb bit.
7. What is a counter-canter?
8. When choosing hay for your horse, what qualities do you look for?
9. Is a horse a ruminant or non-ruminant animal?
10. How many inches are in a hand?
11. Where is the hobble strap located?
12. What does the term cross-fire refer to?
13. Name four vaccinations your horse should have.
14. What is a Coggins test?
15. Where is a Blevins buckle located?
16. What is "parrot mouth"?
17. Name three types of worms that infect horses.
18. Describe the treatment for thrush.
19. What is a wind gall?  A wind puff?
20. What type of bit do you use and why do you use it?
21. What is the difference between a futurity and a derby?
22. In general, how much does the hoof wall grow in a month?
23. What is the largest gland in the horse's body?
24. Name the basic coat colors found in horses.
25. Which coat color is often associated with a dorsal stripe?
26. What breed of horse was also known as "Steel Dusts"?
27. Where is the croup located?
28. Where is the elbow located?
29. What does the term "Walleye" refer to?
30. Where are the bars located on a horse? (2 locations!)
31. Which neck would more likely belong to an athletic horse - a long, thin one or a short, thick one?
32. How does the length of shoulder affect the movement of a horse?
33. Where are the chestnuts located?
34. Where should a horse shoe nail be driven in?
35. Describe the term "bone spavin".
36. What does the term "bowed tendon" refer to?
37. What is another name for founder?
38. What is a more common term for phenylbutazone?
39. For what purpose would you use a "heart-bar-shoe"?
40. What does the term HYPP refer to?
41. Describe stringhalt.
42. What features on a bit determine how severe the action is?
43. How does a horse contract West Nile Virus?
44. What are the symptoms for West Nile Virus?
45. What measures can you take during hot weather to decrease stress for your horse?
46. Describe the symptoms of strangles.  
47. What is the normal resting pulse for an adult horse?  Where would you take the pulse on a horse?
48. Approximately how many gallons of blood does an adult horse weighing roughly 1000 pounds have?
49. Name four types of worms that commonly infect horses.
50. What measures can be taken to prevent worm infestations in horses?

The number of horsemanship questions is endless.  Any topic related to horses and riding is fair game.  4-H manuals are great aids when it comes to studying for horsemanship questions.

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