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QUIZ 4
1. Your history of a horse needs to include what kinds of information?
A) History of past injuries and medical problems as well as the current problem.
B) The age, breed and gender of the horse.
C) Any medications the horse may be receiving.
D) All of the above.
4. Movement problems and soreness that come on gradually will:
A) Heal faster than a sudden, obvious injury.
B) Be more likely to produce compensations in other areas of the body.
C) Probably involve some kind of precipitating factor that stands out in the owner’s mind.
5. Complete the following statement. “After recovering from a serious injury that required veterinary treatment and the vet has given an okay to resume riding and training.....”
A) The horse will have no difficulty quickly performing up to its previous standard of performance.
B) Very likely the horse will never again perform up to its previous standard.
C) The horse, with appropriate massage to loosen and rebalance its muscle structure, has the best change of regaining it previous performance level.
6. You have done two massages on a horse and there has been no improvement. The horse actually seems to be somewhat worse rather than better. Your assessment of the situation would be:
A) It’s just going to take more time for the massages to be effective.
B) Massage is most probably not appropriate for the problem.
C) The horse needs more massages, more frequently.
7. Which of the following statements best describes the difference between massage and muscle relaxants for releasing sore muscles and body tension?
A) There is no difference, both work the same way.
B) Muscle relaxants relax the entire muscular system of the body, massage releases muscles selectively.
C) Muscle relaxants are more effective than massage in providing immediate relief from acute muscle spasms.
D) B and C, but not A.
9. When viewing a horse standing still, stresses and imbalances in its body can be deduced from which of the following?
A) The way the various parts of the body connect and flow from one to another.
B) The position and carriage of the horse’s tail.
C) The way the various muscles have developed.
D) All of the above.
11. Tight, over-contracted back muscles will:
A) Make it easier to sit the horse’s trot
B) Be accompanied by weak abdominal muscles.
C) Simplify getting a good saddle fit.
12. Which statement about bony abnormalities in the legs is the most accurate?
A) Those around a joint are the ones most likely to cause movement problems.
B) All lumps and bumps on the legs are going to present movement problems.
14. Which statement about evaluating a horse as it is moving is not true?
A) Will confirm much of what you saw when the horse was standing still.
B) Will probably cause you to completely revise your assessment of the horse.
C) Will add important pieces to the over-all picture of the horse’s problems.
16. Which is the least effective method for seeing the over-all movement of a horse?
A) Watching the horse move away from and towards you in a straight line.
B) In a round pen.
C) On a longe line.
17. Which of the following is a poor way of evaluating a horse’s movement?
A) Seeing the horse ridden.
B) Longeing a horse that has long, built-up feet.
C) Longeing gaited horses.
D) All of the above
18. In which of the following situations would you decide not to ask to have the horse longed?
A) The horse is obviously uncomfortable in movement.
B) The horse has some excess energy and wants to buck.
C) The horse is racing around, out of control, and you’re concerned about its safety.
D) A and C.
20. Which important things that can be seen when the horse is moving are not visible when the horse is standing still?
A) The correctness of gaits.
B) How the joints work.
C) The flow of the body.
D) All of the above.
22. Which statement about the trot is not true?
A) The trot will give the best information about the horse’s balance, movement and stiffness.
B) It is not a major concern if the diagonal legs of the horse don’t come forward at exactly the same time.
C) Some gait abnormalities in the trot are man-made.
D) The speed involved in the trot will make gait abnormalities more obvious than they were in the walk.
23. Which of the following statements about the working of the hip joint in the trot are true?
A) A correctly moving hip joint has four phases to its motion—up, forward, down, back.
B) Any restriction in the hip joint will restrict movement in all of the other joints of the hind leg.
C) Some styles of riding do not utilize the full rotational capacity of the hip joint.
D) All of the above are true.
24. At the trot, tightness in the external obliques can:
A) Interfere with poll flexion.
B) Restrict the horse’s breathing.
C) Affect tail carriage.
25. Which of the following statements about the canter are true?
A) It allows a good diagonal stretch for the horse’s body that is not available in the walk and trot.
B) Flexion of the lumbar/sacral joint is as important for a good canter as is good movement of the hip and stifle joints.
C) As the inside hind leg comes forward it pulls the pelvis down, stretching the loins and the hamstring muscles.
D) All of the above are true.
26. Which statement is not true about a four-beat canter?
A) There is a break-up of the diagonal pair of legs that form the second beat of the canter.
B) It is a frequent consequence of slowing down the canter too much.
C) It is a common phenomenon and should not be considered a gait abnormality.
29. Which completes the following statement most correctly? Small muscle stresses and imbalances……….
A) are part of everyday life for a horse; it’s not necessary to be concerned.
B) can become major problems if left un-addressed.
C) are always related to poor training techniques.
30. A quick way to evaluate a horse, whether standing or moving, is to notice…..
A) What looks out of place, different or “odd.”
B) Areas that don’t seem to work or harmonize with the other parts.
C) Things that interrupt the flow of the movement or the over-all outline of the horse.
D) All of the above.