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56 Cards in this Set
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EEE |
Eastern equine encephalitis |
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EI |
Equine infuenza |
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EIA |
Equine infectious anemia |
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EPM |
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis |
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EVA |
Equine viral arteritis |
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EVR |
Equine viral rhinopneumonitis |
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KBH |
Kicked by horse |
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LA |
Large animal |
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TEME/TME |
Transmissible gastroenteritis |
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VEE |
Venezuelan equine encephalitis |
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VS |
Vesicular stomatitis |
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WEE |
Western equine encephalitis |
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bars |
v-shaped depression on the distal surface of the hoof |
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frog |
v-shaped pad of soft horn between the bars on the sole of the hoof |
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heel bulb |
swollen part of the hoof wall and adjacent soft tissue at the back of the hoof |
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hoof |
hard, horny covering of the digit of ungulates (hooved animals) |
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hoof wall |
hard, horny covering of the hoof |
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lamina |
sensitive tissue that attaches the hoof wall to the underlying foot structures |
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quarter |
medial and lateral aspects of the hoof |
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sole |
palmar and plantar surfaces of the hoof |
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toe |
cranial aspect of the hoof |
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white line |
the fusion between the wall and the sole of the hoof |
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barrel |
the trunk of the horse; determined largely by the chest's capacity |
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chest |
part of the body between the neck and abdomen; also called the thorax |
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chestnuts |
flattened, oval masses or horny tissue on the medial surface near the knee and hock |
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corners |
common name for the third incisors |
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coronary band |
junction between the skin and the horny tissue of the hoof |
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crest |
root of the mane |
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croup |
muscular area around and above the base of the tail |
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cutters |
common name for the second incisors |
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dock |
solid portion of the tail |
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ergot |
small mass of horny tissue in a small bunch of hair on the palmar and plantar aspects of the fetlock |
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forelock |
cranial aspect of the mane hanging down between the ears and onto the forehead |
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gaskin |
muscular portion of the hindleg between the hock and stifle |
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heart girth |
greatest circumference of the chest behind the withers, shoulders, and elbows |
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loin |
lumbar region of the bck between the thorax and pelvis |
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mane |
region of long, course hair at the dorsal border of the neck and terminating at the poll |
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muzzle |
skin, muscles, and fascia of the upper and lower lip and including the nasal bones |
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nippers |
common name for the central incisors |
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paralumbar fossa |
hollow of the flank between the transverse process of the lumbar vertebae, the last rib, and the thigh muscles |
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poll |
top of the head aka the occiput |
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tail head |
base of the tail that connects to the trunk of the body |
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teat |
nipple of the mammary gland |
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udder |
mammary gland |
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withers |
region of the backline where the neck meets the thorax and where the dorsal margins of the scapula lie just below the skin |
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wolf teeth |
first upper premolars that are usually shed when the horse matures |
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beat |
time when the foot touches the ground |
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canter |
galloping at an easy pace. this stride involves a 3-beat rhythm in which 2 diagonal legs are paired |
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gallop |
fastest gait of a horse in which all 4 limbs are off the ground at one point. involves a 4 bat rhythm, also known as a run |
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jog |
slow trot |
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lame |
unable to walk; deviation from the normal gait |
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pace |
fast, 2 beat rhythm similar to a trot except that the front and rear limbs on each side move in unison instead |
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stride |
a single, coordinated movement of all 4 legs until they return to their normal position |
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trot |
2 beat rhythm in which diaginal limbs take off at the same time |
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walk |
slow, 4 beat rhythm in which all 4 limbs take off at separate times |
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hand |
4 inches, 10.16 cm |
