Horse Health

What is a horse's correct temperature?

• 37^oC
• 38^oC
• 37.5^oC - 38.5^oC
• It depends on the horse

What is the horse's resting respiration rate?

• 36-42 beats per minute
• 8-12 breaths per minute
• it depends on the horse's fitness
• 12-18 breaths per minute

What is the horse's pulse rate at rest?

• 8-12 breaths per minute
• 36-42 beats per minute
• 48-52 beats per minute
• 28-32 beats per minute

In what order should you take the horse's TPR in?

• Pulse, Respiration, Temperature
• Temperature, Respiration, Pulse
• It doesn't matter
• Respiration, Temperature, Pulse

What are the signs that a horse is ill?

• Greets you happily at the door
• Shiny, smooth coat
• Coughing
• Lying down

Which of the following is not a horse ailment?

• Strangles
• Poll Evil
• Distemper
• Azoturia

Which of these parasites do not affect horses?

• Ticks
• Mites
• Fleas
• Lice

Which of the following is not an internal parasite of the horse?

• Large Strongyles
• Ascarids
• Bots
• Fluke

Which of the following is not a sign of laminitis?

• Tripping over
• Heat in the feet
• A "rocked back" stance
• Bounding digital pulse

Which is not a sign of colic?

• Sweating
• Eating faeces
• Frequent lying down and rolling
• Looking at the belly