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Responsible Ownership Quiz

Responsible Ownership Quiz

Everything your horse needs for a happy, healthy life.
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    Horses need shelter for protection from weather - sun, wind, rain. Where does your horse seek shelter?
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    How much exercise does your horse get each day?
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    Horses are born to move. They need daily exercise in order to stay healthy. Horses that are turned out all day get some exercise just walking around the pasture foraging for grass. Regular exercise helps the digestive system and combats illnesses like colic.
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    How much water do you provide per day?
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    Horses should be fed according to their body type
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    The term, "Eat like a horse," probably came about because horses are in a constant state of hunger. If you have a horse, you already know, they don't have a stop switch. Their massive, muscular bodies require about 1% to 3% of their body weight in forage (hay, grass, pulps) to deliver enough fat, carbs and proteins to keep them fit. That's about half a standard square bale of hay!
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    The Henneke Scoring System estimates a horse’s body condition based on the appearance of the neck, withers (where the neck ends and the back begins), shoulder, ribs, loin, and tailhead. For more information, go to https://swingindhorserescue.com/horse-tips/body-condition-scoring/
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    If you have more than one type of fencing, select the photo that reflects the majority.
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    Whether your horse goes barefoot or wears shoes, regular visits with the farrier are essential.
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    Just like human fingernails and toenails, a horse’s hooves are constantly growing. Horses in the wild move across the landscape enough to trim their own feet, but domesticated horses' hoof growth outpaces their activity. An out-of-balance hoof can damage the bones and tendons that form the horse's very foundation, leading to lameness and, ultimately, death.
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    The veterinarian is one of your horse's best friends! New horse owners especially should have a veterinarian see their horse at least once a year for a wellness exam and vaccines. More experienced owners may be comfortable giving vaccines themselves.
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    Freeloaders: Horses can spread intestinal parasites, which may lead to weight loss (with a pot belly), a dull coat, itchy bottom, tummy discomfort, colic and diarrhea. The most common equine worms are large and small strongyles (redworms), roundworms, and pinworms. Horses also get stomach bots from the larvae of the bot fly. Each type of parasite responds to a different de-wormer, making worming just another expensive necessity for horse owners.
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    Pick the statement that best matches your equine dental practices
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    When horses lived in the wild, their constant grazing adequately wore down their constantly-growing teeth. But now that domesticated horses' diets have shifted from 100-percent foraging to chomping on grains, their teeth grow spikes and points that need to be filed down  and evened out regularly. Experts recommend horses see an equine dental specialist, who will likely recommend floating their teeth annually. Floating a horse's teeth consists of filing down jagged edges that can cause pain and interfere with eating.
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    Congratulations! You mastered the Owners' Challenge with a perfect score of 100%.
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    No one is a perfect owner, and everyone has opinions as to what's best for your horse. The most important thing a horse owner can do is be willing to learn and grow. We hope our guidelines give you some food for thought to improve your horse's health and well being.
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    You have some areas where you could make improvements to provide the highest quality care for your horse. We hope our guidelines will give you some food for thought to be the best owner you can be!
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    Take a look at our guidelines and see what you can do to be an even better owner for your horse.
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    Submit your results for more!
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