SMBQ 2133 - Week 2 - Perception

Horses have relatively poor accommodation as they have a weak?

• retina
• pupil
• ciliary muscle
• sclera

Horses have a ____________ color vision

• Monochromatic
• Trichromatic
• Bichromatic
• Dichromatic

Monocular vision is

• where eyes are positioned at the side of their heads
• vision in which both eyes are used together
• vision in which one eye is used separately
• vision in which both eyes are used separately

Horses have superior night vision ability compare to human due to the fact that they have:

• higher cones:rods ratio
• higher rods:cones ratio
• higher ciliary muscle capabilities
• lower ciliary muscle capabilities

Which statement is INCORRECT about horses auditory @ hearing system?

• Horses ear can rotate almost 180 degree
• Horses sound ranges are from 14 Hz to 25 kHz
• Horses can see better than hear
• Additional auditory sound detection is teeth & hoof

Which statement is INCORRECT about flehmen response

• It help horse to trap pheromone scents in the VNOs
• Colt show more sign of flehmen response compare to filly
• Help stallion to identify estrous & non estrous mare
• During flehmen, horses will rolls its lower lip back

Which statement is INCORRECT about horses gustation @ taste system?

• Its help early bonding between mare & foal
• Its provide nutritional information
• Horses prefer more bitter taste compare to sweet taste
• Its help to discriminate among different foods

Which statement is INCORRECT about horses touch?

• Horses can feel a fly land on their body
• 1^st tool of communication between humans & horses
• Mouth & muzzle are the most sensitive part of a horse
• Horse prefer to be slapped compare to scratch

This is a sign of

• a calm horses
• an aggressive horses
• a hungry horses
• fearful

Which statement is INCORRECT about physical clues of a bored horse?

• Head down
• Dilated eyes
• Slack muzzle
• Disengaged legs/feet