102 Animal Husbandry 
QUESTIONS 
1. How many horses are there in the world? What per cent of these 
are in the United States? How many mules are there and what per cent 
are in the United States? How many horses are in your state? In your 
county? Name the ten leading horse-breeding states. The leading 
mule-breeding states. Name the ten leading horse markets. The lead- 
ing mule markets. 
2. Why is the demand for draft horses increasing while the demand 
for driving horses is decreasing ? 
3. What is meant by heredity, transmission, and inheritance? What 
is the cause of variation? What is the basis of improvement in horse 
breeding? What is meant by selection? What is the unit of selection? 
What is the value of a pedigree and individual merit in selection? What 
is meant by Mendel’s Law? 
4. Why should the horse be groomed in the evening after the day’s 
work is done rather than in the morning before going to work, as is the 
custom ? 
5. Why should the work horse with along, thick coat of hair be clipped ? 
Which has the finer coat, a clipped or an unclipped horse? How do the 
stable and the outdoor blankets affect the hair ? 
6. Why should the colt’s hoof be rasped and leveled up frequently ? 
Why should the young hoof not be pared with a knife? What is the func- 
tion of the frog? Should a shoe be fitted to the hoof when hot? 
7. Name the more common diseases of horses and give brief symp- 
toms of each. ; 
8. Why should the colt be trained when young? Can a horse reason ? 
Has the colt a good memory? How are horses taught to obey commands? 
How many commands should the average horse be taught? What is the 
most common cause of viciousness among horses? How can vicious 
habits be overcome? 
9. How many kinds of bridle-bits are you familiar with? When 
should a severe bit be used? How many kinds of collars are you familiar 
with? Which kinds give best results? 
10. Give a method of familiarizing an untrained horse with pressure 
caused by the harness. What parts of the horse are most sensitive to such 
pressure ? 
