Keeping The Performance Horse Healthy & Active Survey

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* 1. For a horse in horse in very heavy work (racing, 5* eventing), which of the following dietary needs increases the most compared to the needs of a horse in light work (light, occasional flat work)?

Protein

Calories

Lysine

Fat soluble vitamins

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* 2. When deciding what to feed pre-exercise you need to consider:

All of the below

Large meals of any composition may decrease plasma volume

Fasting increases the risk of gastric ulceration

Grain based meals result in large insulin peaks that might affect substrate utilization

Small forage meals consumed a few hours pre-exercise have minimal effect during sustained exercise

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* 3. The best way to diagnose a horse with suspected rhabdomyolysis but no muscle soreness is:

Measure AST and CPK at rest

Measure AST and GGT immediately after exercise

Measure CPK 4-6 hours after an exercise test

Measure AST immediately after exercise

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* 4. Elevations in cardiac enzymes (troponin) occurs:

Only with heart failure

Only in horses with cardiac disease – never normal

After strenuous exercise in normal horses

After exercise but must be 4-6 hours post-exercise

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* 5. When fed and trained the same, Arabians and Thoroughbreds during a series of standardized exercise tests:

Have the same run time on an incremental step test

Have similar peak speeds on an incremental step test

Arabians show higher anaerobic capacity on a sprint exercise performance test

Thoroughbreds have lower peak lactates on a sprint exercise performance test

Arabians have a lower respiratory exchange ratio during an endurance exercise test

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* 6. Recovery from strenuous exercise should include:

rest and turnout

normal diet

water and electrolytes

all of the above

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* 7. Thyroid disease in performance horses is:

Very common – should be testing routinely

Uncommon and often overtreated

Diagnosed using a T4 test

Diagnosed using a combined T3 and T4 test

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* 8. When it comes to meal timing, what timeframe is best to offer a horse a concentrate meal, assuming concentrates are part of the regular diet?

3-4 hours before competition

2 hours before competition

1 hour before competition

the night before competition

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* 9. Testing for PPID in performance horses is:

Recommended for all horses younger than 15

Recommended for horses over 15 that are showing signs of muscle loss

Not recommended as performance horses do not have PPID

Best done in the fall

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* 10. Which nutrient source best supports long, endurance-type of work?

Protein

Water

Fat

Carbohydrates

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* 11. When considering antioxidants which is true:

Vitamin E is the main antioxidant found in fluids

Vitamin E is the major lipid-soluble chain breaking antioxidant

Vitamin E helps propagate free radical oxidation

Vitamin C is not an important antioxidant for the lung

Vitamin C the major lipid-soluble chain breaking antioxidant

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* 12. Chronic administration of NSAIDs can lead to:

Right dorsal colitis with high total protein and albumin

Renal compromise with significant elevation of SDMA and creatinine

Elevations in SAA

Renal compromise with normal SDMA but changes in urine protein

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* 13. Low intensity exercise:

May just increase energy digestibility

May increase both protein and energy digestibility

May decrease both protein and energy digestibility

May decrease protein digestibility

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* 14. Which nutrient source best supports sprinting and quick bursts of energy?

Protein

Water

Fat

Carbohydrates

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* 15. Energy requirements of an individual depend largely on:

The amount, duration and frequency they are being exercised

Their actual and desired Body weight and Body Condition

Their individual ability to digest the provided feeds

Their individual metabolic efficiency

All of the above

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Keeping The Performance Horse Healthy & Active

RACE CE Quiz - Performance Horse Wellness

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* 1. For a horse in horse in very heavy work (racing, 5* eventing), which of the following dietary needs increases the most compared to the needs of a horse in light work (light, occasional flat work)?

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* 2. When deciding what to feed pre-exercise you need to consider:

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* 3. The best way to diagnose a horse with suspected rhabdomyolysis but no muscle soreness is:

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* 4. Elevations in cardiac enzymes (troponin) occurs:

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* 5. When fed and trained the same, Arabians and Thoroughbreds during a series of standardized exercise tests:

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* 6. Recovery from strenuous exercise should include:

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* 7. Thyroid disease in performance horses is:

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* 8. When it comes to meal timing, what timeframe is best to offer a horse a concentrate meal, assuming concentrates are part of the regular diet?

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* 9. Testing for PPID in performance horses is:

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* 10. Which nutrient source best supports long, endurance-type of work?

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* 11. When considering antioxidants which is true:

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* 12. Chronic administration of NSAIDs can lead to:

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* 13. Low intensity exercise:

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* 14. Which nutrient source best supports sprinting and quick bursts of energy?

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* 15. Energy requirements of an individual depend largely on:

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* 16. Fill out the following information.