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Cards In This Set
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What four part of the digest tract make up the foregut?
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Mouth esophgus stomach and small intestine
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What is another name for the knee bones
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Carpals ( carpus bones)
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What is the ideal slope of the shoulder?
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45-50 degress
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Describe base wide conformation?
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The horses feet are wider at the ground than at the origin at the chest
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How many bones do horses have?
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205
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Name the four componemts of the horses topline
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Withers back loin croup
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What is the term fot the point of the frog towards the toe
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Apex. HBM
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What is the horses counterpart to the human knee
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Stifle
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How many pair of ribs does a horse have
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18 pairs
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How many teeth does a YOUNG horse have
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24
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What kind of vision does a horse use to judge distance
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Binocular
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Name the artery that carries oxygen poor blood from the heart to the lungs
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Pulmonary artery
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What portion of the hoof should never bear wieght
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Sole
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How often does a horse shed
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Twice a year
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What is forging and when does it most commonly occur?
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A gait defect in which a hind foot contacts a front foot on the same side it is commonly heard when a horse is trotting
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