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18 Cards in this Set
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What is cardinal rule when approaching any animal, especially a horse?
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Do NOT startle the animal
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What is a horse's natural instinct?
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Run - flight or fight response
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How do you approach a horse?
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left side "near" side at a 45 degree angle, talking softly and calmly
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How do you correctly hold a lead rope?
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the attached portion to halter in your right hand and the remaining rope elongation loop in your left hand.
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What is used for equipment restraint
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halter - nylon, rope, lether
chain lead/shank twitch stocks/stanchion hobbles chemical muzzle and neck cradle |
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what is the least to the most severe chain shank
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under chin
over nose over upper gingivae |
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name the four twitches
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hand
chain/rope humane ear |
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why use a twitch
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sends endorphin's out into body numbing sensation last approximate 15 minutes
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What are the two most current chemical restraints and how do you administer them
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Detomidine and Xylazine
IM or IV |
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How much slack do you give a horse when tying them up?
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24 - 30 inches and NEVER LEAVE THEM ALONE
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What piece of restraint equipment is most commonly used on horses?
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Halter
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When applying a chain twitch to a horse, you should?
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Place it on the upper lip and tighten with intermittent pressure
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From which side should you always approach a horse?
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Left
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If the veterinarian is examining a horse's left front leg, which side should the restrainer be standing on?
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Left - SAME SIDE
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When restraining a foal for treatment or diagnostic procedure, you should?
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Keep the mare nearby, within sight of the foal.
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When disturbed by attempts at physical restraint, a horse's initial response is usually to
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Run
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The key to controlling a horse during restraint is controlling the head. If you want the horse's hind end to move right, which way should you move the head?
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Left - BACKING UP TRAILER...
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What are a horse's visual blind spots?
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Directly behind them, directly in front of the tip of their nose, directly between the eyes, area directly above the head and between ears
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