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You Are Here: Home > Hoofcare > Test Your Hoof Knowledge Test Your Hoof Knowledge Do you really know as much as you think you do about equine hooves? Try our quiz to find out! The quiz consists of 25 multiple choice questions relating to the hoof. Answer each question and then click submit at the bottom of the page. Before you start, you should know that hoofcare experts generally get 20-25 correct answers on this quiz. Average horse owners tend to get 1-5 correct answers. If you're not a hoofcare expert, you can be proud of yourself if you get 10-20 correct answers. The more you know, the better your horse is for it! So, if you score low, purchase some books or attend a clinic to gain more hoof knowledge for your horse's benefit. Here we go... 1. This hoof has... a. Underrun Heels b. Contracted Heels c. Seedy Toe d. Founder e. Abscessing f. White Line Disease g. Coronary Prolapse h. None of the Above 2. Which is NOT a part of hoof anatomy? a. Bar Corium b. Laminae c. Impar Ligament d. Palmar Process e. Lateral Cartilage f. Nuchal Ligament g. Periople h. None of the Above 3. This hoof has... a. Fungus b. Toe too short c. Angle too steep d. Founder Ridges e. White Line Disease f. Underrun Heels g. None of the Above 4. Which is NOT located in the hoof? a. Coffin Bone b. Short Pastern Bone c. Navicular Bone d. Ring Bone e. Splint Bone f. Side Bone g. None of the Above 5. This hoof has had a... a. Resection b. Neurectomy c. Tendonotomy d. Prosection e. Notchotomy f. None of the Above 6. The coffin bone in a front hoof has a frontal angle of... a. a. 43-46 degrees b. 50-55 degrees c. 40-45 degrees d. 48-52 degrees e. 55-60 degrees f. 45-50 degrees g. None of the Above 7. This hoof has... a. Overlaid Bar b. Flaring c. Abscessing d. Infection e. Bulging Coronary Band f. Incorrect Angle g. Uneven Concussion Lines h. None of the Above 8. The coffin bone in a hind hoof has a frontal angle of... a. 43-46 degrees b. 50-60 degrees c. 40-45 degrees d. 48-52 degrees e. 60-65 degrees f. 45-50 degrees g. None of the Above 9. This hoof has... a. Seedy Toe b. White Line Disease c. Tight White Line d. Too Much Concavity e. Contracted Heels f. Coronary Bulging g. Overlaid Bars h. None of the Above 10. The bones in the foot are held together at the joints by... a. Tendons b. Corium c. Laminae d. Lateral Cartilage e. Ligaments f. Periople g. None of the Above 11. This horse displays heel pain. Which of these might be a contributing factor? a. Contracted Heels b. White Line Disease c. Abscessing d. Overlaid Bars e. Toe Callous f. Seedy Toe g. Flaring h. None of the Above 12. The lateral cartilages lie over and act as an extension of the... a. Impar Ligament b. Palmar Processes c. Outer Wall d. Extensor Tendon e. Digital Cushion f. Solar Corium g. None of the Above 13. This foot appears to be... a. Too Long b. Contracted c. Swollen d. Foundering e. Thrushing f. Circumflexing g. Abscessing h. None of the Above 14. The ________ tendon runs along the front of the leg. a. Flexor b. Annular c. Sesamoid d. Thickest e. Extensor f. Suspensory g. None of the Above 15. The heels on this foot are... a. Imbalanced b. Sheared c. Contracted d. Underrun e. Too Short f. Abscessing g. Prolapsing h. None of the Above 16. The ________ tendon runs along the back of the leg. a. Flexor b. Annular c. Sesamoid d. Thickest e. Extensor f. Suspensory g. None of the Above 17. Which is NOT a part of the foot? a. Perioplic corium b. Coronary corium c. Laminar corium d. Suspensory corium e. Frog corium f. Sole corium g. None of the Above 18. What is causing this horse's discomfort? a. White Line Disease b. Navicular Disease c. Cushings Disease d. Arthritis e. Contracted Heels f. Bowed Tendon g. Laminitis h. None of the Above 19. In a healthy horse, the wall is produced at a rate of... a. 1 inch per month b. 2 cm per year c. 1 cm per month d. 5 mm per month e. 1 mm per month f. 2 inches per month g. None of the Above 20. This is a photograph of... a. Sole corium b. Ligaments c. Muscle Fibers d. Lateral Cartilages e. Navicular Bursa f. Frog Corium g. Laminae h. None of the Above 21. In a healthy horse, the solar horn grows at a rate of 1 cm... a. Every month b. Every 3 months c. Every 6 months d. Every 9 months e. Every 12 months f. None of the Above 22. This foot most likely belongs to a... a. Shetland b. Thoroughbred c. Arabian d. Percheron e. Hackney f. Paso Fino g. Saddlebred h. None of the Above 23. Which of the following bones can be found inside the hoof capsule? a. Long Pastern Bone b. Cannon Bone c. Splint Bone d. Navicular Bone e. Sesamoid Bone f. None of the Above 24. This is a picture of a... a. Coffin Bone b. Navicular Bone c. Long Pastern Bone d. Short Pastern Bone e. Cannon Bone f. Splint Bone g. Sesamoid Bone h. None of the Above 25. The digital cushion is made up of... a. Fat b. Connective tissue c. Ligaments d. Cartilage e. Bone f. None of the Above Navigate Our Hoof Care Section: Information— Articles Pictures Test Your Hoof     Knowledge! Services— Consult/Trim Documenting Demos Workshops Hoof Boots Training Rate Sheet 2007 Schedule Resources— Find A Local     Trimmer Printouts Products IL Study Group     (Yahoo Group)

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