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There are many smart equine people out there. There are many shelter experts but are YOU a shelter Champion? come find out by taking a couple of minutes to fill out this quiz that will test you out on shelters, fenci, waters, and some extra tid bits on heart rate, cappilary re-fill rates and much more!

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What is the normal Temperature range for an Adult horse?
- 99-101 degrees F
- 99.5-101 Degrees F
- 100-103 degrees F
- 98-101 degrees F
what is the normal temperature range for a weanling foal?
- 99-101 degrees F
- 99-101.6 degrees F
- 99.5-101 degrees F
- 99.3-106 degrees F
what is the normal temperature range for foals 2 weeks old or less?
- 99-101 degrees F
- 99.5-101.6 degrees F
- 100-103 degrees F
- 99.3-106 degrees F
What is the normal heart rate for an Adult horse?
- 40-60 beats per minute
- 28-44 beats per minute
- 25-39 beats per minute
- 70-100 beats per minute
What is the normal heart rate for wealing foals?
- 80-110 beats/minute
- 28-99 beats/minute
- 40-60 beats/minute
- 28-44 beat/minute
What is the average heart rate for foals 2 weeks old or less?
- 80-110 beats/minute
- 28-44 beats/minute
- 100-108 beats/minute
- 40-60 beats/minute
What is the average respiratory rate of an adult horse?
- 20-34 breaths/min
- 8-20 breaths/min
- 12-24 breaths/min
- 48-50 breath/min
What is the average respiratory rate of a weanling foal?
- 12-32 breaths/min
- 28-44 beats per minute
- 12-24 breaths/min
- 32-40 breaths/min
What is the normal respiratory rate for foals 2 weeks and younger?
- 12-32 breaths/min
- 32-44 breaths/min
- 8-20 breaths/min
- 12-24 breaths/min
what is the normal Capillary Refill Time of an adult horse?
- 1 - 2 seconds
- less than a second
- 2 - 4 seconds
- 3 seconds
What is the normal capillary refill time of weanling foals?
- 1 - 2 seconds
- 3 seconds
- 2 - 4 seconds
- less than a second
what is the normal capillary refill time of foals 2 weeks and younger?
- 1 second
- 2 - 4 seconds
- 1 - 2 seconds
- 4 seconds
What is an advantage to a run-in shed (three sided stalls)?
- less expensive to build and maintain than other types of shelters, easy to clean, allow the horse to get some exercise and can be used by more than one animal
- You don't have to take your horse out and turn them out everyday before you ride
- you don't have to muck out their stall since they can just walk outside
- When it rains you don't have to go outside and put your horse in a stall
What is a disadvantage of a run-in shed (three sided stall)?
- You have to learn where the sun sets and rises so you can provide the most amount of protection
- Does not provide complete protection for the horse
- The horse could over heat during the summer
- The horse will not be warm enough during the raining season
Give one advantage of a tie stall:
- Very easy to put up and you can move them to a new area when they become dirty
- They have no advantage since they are so flimsy and horses escape easily
- require less space than regular stalls and less bedding material. When used only at feeding time, they serve a good purpose.
- If kept clean they are just as soon as a 'normal' stall.
Give one disadvantage of tie stalls
- You have to clean the stall everyday
- You can't leave the horse alone for very long because they are always escaping
- The stall can get tangled up in the horses legs
- the horse must always wear a halter which sometimes causes skin irritations; horses tend to become bored and can develop bad habits; they cannot move around or lie down; and a nervous horse may get very upset being restrained
Give an advantage to box stalls:
- The horse is easyer to catch since he has no where to run to
- the horse can be kept warmer, resulting in shorter hair coats. He can move around, lie down, and, in general, rest better. The amount of feed can be regulated. In case of injury or illness the horse can be confined and given better care. The horse is e
- When a horse is hurt you can restrict their movement
- There are too many to list
GIve a disadvantage of a box stall:
- daily need for cleaning, the expense of construction and maintenance, and the necessity for exercising the horse daily. Occasionally, a horse may cast himself (be unable to get up) in a box stall
- You can only make the stall out of wood.
- They are very expensive to build and must be cleaned on a daily basis
- Horses that kick and crib will destroy their stall very quickly
Which of the following materials can be used as flooring in shelters?
- Concrete
- Planks
- Rubber Matting
- Clay
- all of the above
Why is rubber matting a good flooring choice?
- It's easy on the horses joints and makes flooring less slippery
- It's easier to clean the horses stall and is much more comfortable than harder flooring
- It provides cushion for the horse, it is durable, very easy to clean, and can be placed over concrete, clay or other sub-flooring
- It does not absorbe odars like straw and shavings
Clay is firm, safe, and easy on the horse’s feet and joints. Replacement is necessary on an occasional basis because the floor surface will become hollowed and uneven due to routine cleaning, pawing and normal wear.
- True
- False
Concrete floors are sanitary and easy to maintain, but they are hard, and often abrasive and slippery. Additional bedding is needed to compensate for the concrete’s lack of “give”.
- Flase
- True
Which of the following is a disadvantage of plank floors
- Can obsorbe urine and manure so it needs to be replaced often.
- They are very slippery if you put your horse back home wet after a bathe
- There are no disadvantages.
- Are harder than rubber matts in stalls and can be rather uncomfortable
Giive a disadvantage to straw bedding:
- Many horses will eat straw bedding, and it is not a suitable choice for horses on a restricted diet
- It does not absorbe as much urine as shavings when used as bedding
- You have to clean your stall daily.
- It does not keep the stall as clean as shavings
straw absorbs about 2½ times its weight in urine.
- true
- false
HOw tall should pasture fenceing be?
- at least 5 feet high
- at least 6 feet high
- at least 4 feet high
- depends on the horses height
Name an advantage to wood fenceing
- they are attractive, less expensive than some fences, and reasonably safe for the horse.
- If a horse runs into the fence it will have more give than any other fence
- The horse is less likly to challenge the fence
Name a disadvantage to wood fenceing
- If a horse kicks the fence it will snap easily
- Wood fences cost a lot to keep re-painting and nailing into place when broken
- they are expensive to maintain, horses often chew on them, they can break and splinter, and eventually deteriorate with age
name an advantage to a chain link fence:
- Horses can not get into fights with the horses next to them
- permanent and virtually no maintenance, horses cannot reach or kick through it
- They can not bite anyone walking by or feeding them.
Name a disadvantage to chain link fences:
- the initial expense and the possibility of a shoe becoming caught in the fences. Also when the fence is bent it is difficult to straighten.
- IF the fence is broke it can cause a cut or other serious injury
- You can not add hot wire to the fence
Name an advantage to a cable fence:
- Are easy to build and maintain for years.
- Can hold any and all horses if needed.
- low cost, good strength and fairly safe.
Name a disadvantage to a cable fence
- the horse can kick through and become caught in the cables
- You can not add hot wire because the fence isn't visible to horses
- It can't hold stallions or larger breed horses.
What is a cable fence?
- should have a top board or pipe to give better visibility and depth perception to frightened or rambunctious horses
- Just three ropes tied off on t-posts at different heights
- a purly hot wire fence with three different levels
name an advantage to a smooth wire fence:
- Because the wire is smooth the horse is less likly to get caught in the fenceing and less likely to challenge the fence.
- inexpensive and gives a certain amount of protection
- It is easy to add hot wire to the fenceing if needed.
Name a disadvantage to smooth wire fence:
- This fence is extremely hard to assemble and hard to keep the horses enclosed.
- lack of visibility, lack of strength, can be kicked through, the shoe can catch on it, it is not durable
- endless list of problems
Square Wire or hog wire, while usable has its share of disadvantages. It lacks strength, the shoe can catch in it, it is easily bent, and a foal can put a foot or limb through it
- true
- false
What is no climb horse fenceing
- it's the same as chain link fencing
- wire with rectangles of 2“ wide by 4” long. It was developed for stable use
- It's similar to chicken wire fenceing
Name an advantage of no climb fenceing:
- The horse wont get a shoe caught since you have to lift the wire fenceingabout a foot off of the ground.
- strong, durable, comes in different heights, easily strung and maintained, visible, the horses cannot kick or bite through, holds its shape better and shoes cannot get caught in it as easily as in other wires
- There are endless pros
name a disadvantage to no climb fencing:
- expense
- Horses shoes are always getting caught
- Canbreak off easily when kicked and cause lacerations.
Name an advantage to pipe fenceing
- Horses will not crib or wind suck since the metal gets hot in the sun and cold in the winter
- It holds horses in better than all other fences
- low maintenance, no nails used in construction and horses do not eat metal as a rule
Name a disadvantage to pipe fencing
- initial cost, proper spacing to avoid a horse catching his leg between non-flexible pipe rails.
- The pipe fenceing can burn a horse during hotter seasons
- Horses can jump over the tops of the fences when spooked horse frightened.
what is the MINIMUM amount of times that a horses water should be cleaned per week?
- at least once
- twice
- you don't have to
- four time
name an advantage to water troughs:
- They hold more water you do not have to re-fill them very often
- a plentiful supply, less frequent filling, easy accessibility.
- Multipule horses can drink from it at once.
Name a disadvantage of water troughs:
- You have to clean them and re fill them daily.
- difficult to clean, possibility of spreading disease, potential breeding ground for mosquitoes
- Can carry a lot of dangerous diseases and be a breeding ground for water worms
Name an advantage to water buckets:
- easy cleaning, inexpensive
- easy to clean and re-fill.
- Only needs to be re-filled once a week.
name a disadvantage to water buckets:
- need for frequent filling
- Can get dirty very easily
- Has to be cleaned and re-filled often.
name an advantage to Individual Automatic Watering Devices
- time saving, assure a constant water source for the horse
- You never have to re-fill or clean the water
- Horses have a constant course of water and he can drink as much as he wants
name a disadvantage Individual Automatic Watering Devices`
- You can not clean it since water is always floowing
- the owner does not know how much the horse is drinking and some horses will not take a good full drink from them. Horses can damage the float controls if they are left unprotected
- The automatic watering devices usually break after a year of use.

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