2015 SENIOR BEHAVIOR (easy) ES56/HIH Q: Which type of vision is a horse using when he looks at something head on?

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1 2015 SENIOR BEHAVIOR EASY 1017 (easy) ES56/HIH Q: Which type of vision is a horse using when he looks at something head on? A: Binocular 1018 (easy) TH677/FCH152/HIH735-1 Q: How is a pecking order established in a herd of horses? A: Through aggression 1019 (easy) FCH376/HH/CCS/HIH various Q: Eyelids wide open, flared nostrils, snorting, tail tucked between legs, balking, shying, & a whinny of distress are all signs of what? A: Fright 1020 (easy) TH121/HIH Q: Horses have very good hearing. What do they do with their ears to help localize the source of the sounds they hear? A: Turn ears toward the direction of the sound 1021 (easy) ES64/HIH Q: Give a reason why horses may react to sounds that people can't hear. A: Horses can hear sounds that people can't; horses can move their ears & hear in almost any direction 1022 (easy) H1-9 Q: How does a horse show its dominant position within a herd? A: Pinning ears, baring teeth, biting, turning rear toward other horse, kicking or threatening to kick, aggression 1023 (easy) H1-9 Q: How does a horse show that it's willing to cooperate with the trainer? A: Lowers head, licks/chewing motions (Accept any reasonable answer) 1024 (easy) HIH Q: In problem solving intelligence tests, does the horse place high, medium, or low? A: Low 1025 (easy) HIH1220-1/HS5/TH124/ES Q: Name 2 areas where a horse does not see anything. A: Directly in front, directly behind, over its head/neck/back, under head/directly downward 1026 (easy) HIH320-1 Q: What is a horse's primary defense? A: Flight (running away) 1027 (easy) HS5 Q: As far as behavior is concerned, what is the most important feature of the head? A: Eye

2 1028 (easy) H1-9 Q: What is the term for the way horses use their bodies to show other horses or people how they feel? A: Body language 1029 (easy) HS5/TH124 Q: The horse can see anything behind him that's not narrower than his what? A: Body 1030 (easy) HIH320-1 Q: In natural conditions, horses demonstrate few vices. What is it about stalls & stabling that promotes the development of these vices? A: Boredom 1031 (easy) HS4/TH183 Q: What is a cribber? A: A horse that chews on manger or other object & sucks air 1032 (easy) TH183/HS4 Q: What is cribbing? A: Biting or setting teeth against an object while sucking air 1033 (easy) HIH320-1 Q: The horse's first reaction to strange & frightening objects it to what? A: Panic and/or run away 1034 (easy) TH137/H1-8,9 Q: How do you read your horse's intentions as you approach it? A: By watching its head & ears 1035 (easy) HS4 Q: What does herd bound mean? A: A horse who refuses to leave a group of other horses 1036 (easy) HS54 Q: Why should you never punish your horse when you're angry? A: Your punishment will be too severe 1037 (easy) HH54 Q: Why is it important when you have to punish a horse, that you do it immediately? A: He won't understand why he's being punished if you wait 1038 (easy) HH4 Q: Describe head shy. A: Horse that's sensitive about the head or jerks away when touched on the head 1039 (easy) HIH320-1 Q: What prompts the horse's immediate instinct to kick or run? A: Fear

3 1040 (easy) HH4 Q: How soon should you punish a misbehaving horse? A: Immediately or within 3 seconds 1041 (easy) HH51 Q: What does the horse's instinct tell it to do when afraid? A: Kick or run 1042 (easy) TH182/HS4 Q: What is the definition of a vice? A: A bad or annoying habit OR an acquired habit that's annoying or that may interfere with the usefulness of the horse 1043 (easy) H1-9/TH137 Q: What does it mean if a horse has its ears pinned back? A: Anger or aggression 1044 (easy) H1-9/TH137 Q: What does it mean if a horse has its ears pricked forward? A: Interest or suspicion 1045 (easy) HH54 Q: What does a nervous handler cause? A: A nervous horse 1046 (easy) HH54 Q: Teasing a horse may cause it to do what? A: Develop dangerous habits 1047 (easy) HIH Q: What is a barn sour horse? A: One that doesn't want to leave the barn 1048 (easy) HIH Q: At what distance must an object be from the front of the horse for it to see the object? A: Four feet 1049 (easy) HIH Q: What is the ability to see separate objects with each eye at the same time? A: Monocular vision 1050 (easy) H1-9 Q: When the dominant horse in a group makes a threat, less aggressive horses will do what? A: Retreat or get away 1051 (easy) HH54 Q: There are few vicious horses. What may cause a horse to become vicious? A: Abuse

4 1052 (easy) HH52 Q: What practice may prevent a horse from becoming a halter puller? A: Untying the lead rope before taking the halter off 1053 (easy) HIH425-6 Q: Describe the stable vice called weaving. A: Horse moves head/upper body from side to side OR rocks side to side or back & forth 1054 (easy) HIH Q: Horses have a very strong desire for the company of what? A: Other horses 1055 (easy) HIH Q: A horse cannot see directly below what part of its body? A: Head 1056 (easy) HIH Q: Which sense of the horse is better, sight or hearing? A: Hearing 1057 (easy) HIH Q: To judge distance, the horse uses which type of vision? A: Binocular 1058 (easy) HIH Q: What must the horse do to see faraway objects? A: Lower its head 1059 (easy) HIH Q: What must the horse do to see close objects? A: Raise its head 1060 (easy) HIH320-1 Q: Under natural conditions, horses do not spend long periods of time in what general type of area? A: Enclosed 1061 (easy) HS4/TH182 Q: What is the general term for a bad habit that may affect a horse's health, usefulness, or dependability? A: Vice 1062 (easy) HIH710-8/TH183 Q: What term describes the habit horses have of eating too fast? A: Bolting their feed 1063 (easy) BEG112 Q: How does a healthy foal normally sleep? A: On its side

5 1064 (easy) HIH Q: What is the term for the type of vision where the horse sees the same scene with both eyes? A: Binocular 1065 (easy) H1-23/FCH153 Q: What sound acts as a warning signal between horses? A: Snort 1066 (easy) TH183/HH/HIH/CCS books Q: Name 2 vices that are quickly & often copied by other horses. A: Cribbing, weaving, wood chewing, pawing 1067 (easy) HIH Q: What is monocular vision? A: Ability to see separate objects with each eye at the same time 1068 (easy) HS5 Q: The modern horse must depend on man for his what? A: Safety (also accept food, water, shelter, or other reasonable answers) 1069 (easy) HS7 Q: Why shouldn't you punish a horse for shying? A: Because with its power of association, it would blame the object for the punishment & might develop the habit of shying at every strange object 1070 (easy) H3-34 Q: What is the soft, welcoming noise made by a content horse? A: Nicker 1071 (easy) H1-9 Q: When a horse lowers its head, licks, & makes chewing motions it's showing what? A: Cooperation OR submission 1072 (easy) HH4 Q: What do you call a horse that refuses to leave a group of other horses? A: Herd bound 1073 (easy) HH4 Q: Which vice is characterized by biting or setting the teeth against the fence or some other object while sucking air? A: Cribbing 1074 (easy) H1-9 Q: What does the term "body language" mean? A: The way horses use their bodies to show other horses or people how they feel

6 1075 (easy) HIH Q: A horse has a hard time focusing clearly on objects, but they are very good at detecting what? A: Movement 1076 (easy) HIH1220-2/FCH152 Q: What is the term for a horse that's being disobedient by repeatedly turning back towards the barn as its being ridden away? A: Barn sour 1077 (easy) HIH320-1/FCH376 Q: The horse has two choices in response to fear. What are they? A: Fight or flight 1078 (easy) HIH Q: Why do horses want to stay together & not leave other horses? A: Herd instinct (a group can protect themselves from predators much better than a single horse) 1079 (easy) HS4/TH182 Q: An acquired habit that's annoying or that may interfere with the horse's usefulness is called what? A: Vice 1080 (easy) HS34 Q: What is the name of the vice where the horse constantly paces or circles around its stall? A: Stall walking MEDIUM 1081 (medium) HS15 Q: What has been a prime feature of the horse's ability to survive? A: Monocular vision OR its ability to see objects on either side at the same time 1082 (medium) TH182 Q: When a horse kicks with a forward & sideward motion, it is called what? A: Cow kick 1083 (medium) FCH385 Q: A horse that objects to being cinched up is referred to as being what? A: Cinchbound, girthbound, cold-backed, or cinchy (only need to give one) 1084 (medium) TH678 Q: What is the proper term for the "boss mare" or most dominant horse in a herd? A: Alpha 1085 (medium) TH182 Q: What behavior is often displayed when two strange horses stand nose to nose? A: Striking, grunting, or squealing (do not need to give all)

7 1086 (medium) FCH385 Q: What is a cinchbound horse? A: One that objects to being cinched up 1087 (medium) TH182 Q: Describe a cow kick. A: When the horse kicks forward & sideward 1088 (medium) HS5 Q: Why may a horse shy at unfamiliar objects? A: Faulty vision 1089 (medium) FCH401 Q: What term describes the habit of horses that roll their food into balls rather than chew it & then drop it on the ground? A: Quidding 1090 (medium) HIH Q: 2 part question: Describe where the object is that a horse is focusing on when he a) raises his head & b) lowers his head A: Raises - focusing on nearby object; lowers - focusing on faraway object 1091 (medium) FCH371 Q: in general, what is the most effective way to stop a vice before it becomes a habit? A: Determine & remove the cause 1092 (medium) FCH401 Q: What type of behavior would be exhibited by a gelding that is described as a rig or proud-cut horse? A: Stallion-like behavior 1093 (medium) TH182 Q: When is a horse most apt to strike? A: When in nose-to-nose contact with another horse 1094 (medium) DET211 Q: What is indicated by the behavioral term pica? A: A horse that eats unnatural substances such as bones, wood, hair, etc (medium) FCH374 Q: A strap buckled around the neck in a way that will compress the larynx when the head is flexed is a common remedy for what vice? A: Cribbing 1096 (medium) FCH376 Q: If a horse is afraid of something & is unable to run away from the source of fear, what two options does he have? A: Fight or submission

8 1097 (medium) HIH Q: Explain the difference between monocular & binocular vision. A: Monocular - sees a different object with each eye; Binocular - looks at the same object with both eyes 1098 (medium) FCH392 Q: What is head nodding? A: Vice where the horse rhythmically nods its head either up & down or back & forth 1099 (medium) FCH390 Q: In reference to a horse's behavior, what does freezing mean? A: Horse refuses to move (becomes stiff or immobile) 1100 (medium) FCH382 Q: Explain the difference between bolting & shying. A: Bolting - horse goes forward; shying - horse goes to the side 1101 (medium) TH182 Q: What is the term for the action when a horse lashes out with a front leg when mad? A: Striking 1102 (medium) FCH375 Q: What general age horse is usually involved in tail chewing? A: Foals or young horses 1103 (medium) DET41 Q. What movement is being described? The horse leaps into the air, keeping his back arched and lands with his forelegs stiff and his head held low. A. Bucking 1104 (medium) ES64 Q: What is the tactile sense? A: Sense of touch 1105 (medium) TH183 Q: In reference to vices, what is the term used when a horse consciously squeezes the handler against the stall wall? A: Crowding 1106 (medium) DET71 Q: If a horse has the ability needed to work cattle, the horse is said to possess what? A: Cow sense or "cow" 1107 (medium) FCH372 Q: What is the most important thing for you to provide your horse in order to prevent him from stall kicking, cribbing, & wood chewing? A: Regular exercise (also accept plenty of forage)

9 1108 (medium) HIH405-3 Q: What is a horse doing when he is "quidding"? A: Dropping partially chewed feed from his mouth 1109 (medium) FCH382 Q: 2 part question: In reference to vices, what is weaving & where is it commonly seen? A: Rocking body from side to side while standing still; Seen in stall or along fence line 1110 (medium) TH183 Q: Charging is seen most commonly is what sex of horse? A: Stallion 1111 (medium) TH183 Q: The placement of several large, round rocks in a horse's feed tub helps to decrease the incidence of what vice? A: Bolting feed 1112 (medium) DET71 Q: What does it mean if a horse is said to have "a lot of cow"? A: Horse has mental abilities needed to work cattle 1113 (medium) FCH399 Q: When used in regard to horses, this term indicates dominance hierarchy or order of dominance. What is it? A: Pecking order 1114 (medium) DET189 Q: What is the loud, prolonged call of a horse? A: Neigh 1115 (medium) FCH382/DET34 Q: In reference to actions of the horse, what are 2 ways the term "bolting" can be used? A: Gulping food rapidly; charging forward or running off 1116 (medium) HIH Q: What survival advantage does the horse have because of its monocular vision? A: Monocular vision allows horse to detect predators from either side without turning its head (particularly important while grazing) 1117 (medium) FCH408 Q: Name a vice associated with head nodding. A: Weaving 1118 (medium) DET179 Q. What is the menace reflex? A. When the horse automatically closes the eye when a hand is moved toward the eye 1119 (medium) FCH375/DET68 Q: What is a horse doing when it's engaging in coprophagy? A: Eating feces

10 1120 (medium) FCH153/DET253 Q: What sound does a horse make in response to anger? A: Squeal 1121 (medium) FCH389/TH387 Q: The curling of the upper lip - common behavior by stallions when teasing mares - is called what? A: Flehmen reflex 1122 (medium) TH673 Q: What is ingestive behavior? A: Eating or drinking HARD 1123 (hard) DET109 Q: Describe the Flehmen response. A: Horse raises his head & curls his upper lip back 1124 (hard) TH676 Q: Horses in a group are likely to run simply because another horse is running. If the running is not in response to fright, what type of behavior is it? A: Mimicry or allelomimetic behavior 1125 (hard) TH676 Q: In herds, the mimicking of another horse's actions is called what? A: Mimicry or allelomimetic behavior 1126 (hard) FCH370 Q: 2 part question: What is an escape vice? Give 2 examples. A. Vice demonstrated when a horse is unhappy in a certain place & would like to escape; examples: pawing, pacing, trying to jump out of stall or paddock, weaving, head nodding 1127 (hard) FCH372,407 Q: What is the name for the oral vice in which a horse sticks its tongue out the side of the mouth? A: Tongue displacement 1128 (hard) TH673 Q: What is the term for the type of behavior when horses huddle together during inclement weather? A: Contactual behavior 1129 (hard) HIH1240 Q: How is behavior shaped? A: By reinforcing each successive step in the desired direction

11 1130 (hard) TH387 Q: 2 part question: What is the common name for the olfactory reflex & describe it? A: Flehmen; when the horse smells something & then extends its neck or raises his head upwards while curling the upper lip back 1131 (hard) HIH710-5 Q: What is the common negative behavioral consequence for failing to provide your horse with adequate roughage? A: Horse will develop vices such as wood chewing or eating bedding 1132 (hard) TH675 Q: What is the proper name for the behavior that involves giving of care & attention between mare & foal? A: Epimeletic 1133 (hard) FCH248 Q: Abnormal maternal aggression towards the foal is commonly caused by what? A: Painful udder 1134 (hard) HIH220-4 Q: What makes it possible for a horse to have more forward & rear vision than other animals? A: Large, wide-set eyes 1135 (hard) DET97 Q: What is epimeletic behavior? A: Giving of care & attention between 2 horses 1136 (hard) ES58 Q: What is the range of a horse's binocular vision? A: About 65 degrees directly in front of its head BONUS 1137 (bonus) FCH153 Q: Give 3 physical signs that a horse is afraid. A: Eyelids wide open/showing white of eye, snorting, whinny of distress, nostrils flared, tail tucked between legs, flight, raised/flinging head 1138 (bonus) ES58-60 Q: Name 3 of the horse s blind spots. A: Directly in front of horse's head, directly behind the horse, under head/neck, over head/neck/back 1139 (bonus) HIH710-8 Q: What are 2 ways to avoid aggressive behavior when group feeding horses? A: Use separate feeders, ensure open space, space feeder far apart, use extra feeders 1140 (bonus) TH182 Q: Name the 3 classifications of vices. A: Dangerous to man, dangerous to horse, nuisance (also accept oral and escape)

12 1141 (bonus) TH Q: Give 3 examples of oral vices in horses. A: Cribbing, windsucking, wood chewing, tail or mane chewing, eating feces or bedding 1142 (bonus) ES61 Q: Name 3 things the horse uses its sense of smell for. A: Locate food, ensure quality of food or water, identify other horses, identify people, identify objects, smell potential predators or other dangers, identify marked territory of other horses or herds, initiate sexual or breeding behavior 1143 (bonus) FCH403 Q: Name 3 stimuli that trigger the response of shivering. A: Cold, fear, excitement, illness, pain, fever 1144 (bonus) HIH220-4 Q: What 3 things determine the front & rear vision of the horse? A: Size of eye, position of eye, width of head, width of body 1145 (bonus) HIH1220-2/ES65 Q: Name 4 sensitive places on a horse. A: Eyes, ears, nose, muzzle, mouth, feet, legs, neck, shoulders, withers, belly, ribs, flank 1146 (bonus) TH37/H1-9 Q: Name 3 things that will tell the mood of a horse. A: Showing white around the eyes, position of the ears, nostrils flaring, mouth/bearing teeth, ears, tense muscles, tail swishing/wringing, licking, chewing (accept any reasonable answer) 1147 (bonus) TH Q: Name 3 vices that are dangerous to man. A: Biting, nipping, kicking, striking, charging, crowding, rearing, bucking, shying, bolting (running away), halter pulling 1148 (bonus) TH Q: Name 3 vices that are dangerous to the horse. A: Cribbing/ aerophagia g, wood chewing/lignophagia, mane/tail chewing, geophagia/eating dirt, coprophagia/eating manure, bolting food, fighting, shying, halter pulling 1149 (bonus) TH184 Q: Name 3 nuisance vices. A: Weaving, stall walking, head nodding, tongue displacement, pawing, mane/tail rubbing 1150 (bonus) TH182 Q: Name 3 fight or flight vices of the horse. A: Lunging, bolting, aggression, biting, nipping, kicking, striking, exaggerated alarm reaction, balking, snapping, shying, startle reaction, crowding, rearing, charging 1151 (bonus) FCH Q: Aggression is one of the most common behavioral problems in horses. Name 3 aggressive behaviors. A: Lunging, biting, kicking, crowding, striking, snapping, rearing, baring teeth, pinned ears, swishing tail