2015 JUNIOR BEHAVIOR EASY 1017 (easy) ES56/HIH1220-1 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 (fear) 1020 (easy) TH121/HIH1220-2 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/HIH1220-2 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) HIH1240-7 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
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
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) HIH1220-2 Q: What is a barn sour horse? A: One that doesn't want to leave the barn 1048 (easy) HIH1220-1 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) HIH1220-1 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
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) HIH1220-2 Q: Horses have a very strong desire for the company of what? A: Other horses 1055 (easy) HIH1220-1 Q: A horse cannot see directly below what part of its body? A: Head 1056 (easy) HIH1220-2 Q: Which sense of the horse is better, sight or hearing? A: Hearing 1057 (easy) HIH1220-1 Q: To judge distance, the horse uses which type of vision? A: Binocular 1058 (easy) HIH1220-1 Q: What must the horse do to see faraway objects? A: Lower its head 1059 (easy) HIH1220-1 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
1064 (easy) HIH1220-1 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) HIH1220-1 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
1075 (easy) HIH1220-1 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) HIH1120-1 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 JUNIOR BONUS 1138 (bonus) HIH425-5-6 Name 3 stable vices Cribbing, weaving, stall walking, tail/mane chewing (accept other reasonable answers) 1139 (bonus) HIH1220-2/ES65 Q: Name 3 sensitive places on a horse. A: Eyes, ears, nose, mouth, feet, legs, neck, shoulders, withers, belly, ribs, flank 1140 (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) 1141 (bonus) TH182-83CCS various, HIHvarious Q: Name 3 vices that are dangerous to man. A: Biting, nipping, kicking, striking, charging, crowding, rearing, bucking, shying, bolting (running away), halter pulling
1142 (bonus) FCH376-77/H1-9; 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 1143 (bonus) HIH710-8 Q: What are 3 ways to avoid aggressive behavior when group feeding horses? A: Use separate feeders, ensure open space, space feeder far apart, use extra feeders 1144 (bonus) ES58-60/HIH1220-1 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 1145 (bonus) FCH153 HH/HS/CCS BOOKS/HIHvarious 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