1. You find that your horse has not eaten last night's feed and has shavings on his back. There is no manure in the stall and he is breathing rapidly but is overall very quiet. What do you suspect?
   
   
2. How would you manage a horse that is colicky and rolling?
   
   
3. List 5 conditions that should be called a "medical emergency" (e.g. call a veterinarian right away).
   
   
   
   
   
4. Your horse spooks in the pasture and runs through the gate...when you catch him, he has a large bleeding laceration at the shoulder, involving skin and muscle. What should you do while you wait for the veterinarian?
   
   
5. The gelding in the stall next to your horse has developed "hose-pipe diarrhea" that is squirting all over. What would you suggest to the owner?
   
   
   
6. You are at a cross-country ride and notice that at a break-station, one of the horses is very still and unable to move.... What has probably happened and what would you do?
   
   
   
7. List 4 conditions that cause laminitis:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Your horse gets a fever and an orange- sized swelling on his neck after a flu shot. What should you do?
   
   
9. Which kind of wound needs to be sutured closed (circle all that apply)? A) an eyelid laceration B) a nostril laceration C) a 3 day old coronary band laceration D) a puncture wound to the stifle E) a horse bite wound on the withers.
   
   
   
   
10. A horse is involved in a trailer accident, is extremely excitable and has a broken pastern bone. The vet is on his way.... What can you do for the horse in the meantime?

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