Dmva Champs Quiz #3 - Teeth

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This quiz on horses teeth covers a lot of material from the C and B-A manual, as well as other online sources.

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1.

Two stable vices that can hurt a pony’s teeth are:
- A.
  
  Pawing and weaving
- B.
  
  Wood chewing and pawing
- C.
  
  Stall kicking and wood chewing
- D.
  
  Cribbing and wood chewing
2.

Horses, like humans, have two sets of teeth.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

All horses (should) have at least 36 permanent teeth but can have up to ____ depending on the gender and other factors.
4.

Oh boy, what's going on here? Answer: this horse is getting his teeth __________.
5.

What is this space called? It's where the bit goes and is between the inscisors and pre-molars.
- A.
  
  Bit space
- B.
  
  Interdental space
- C.
  
  Galvaynes space
- D.
  
  The cups
6.

what is this arrow pointing at?
- A.
  
  Dental star
- B.
  
  Tusk
- C.
  
  Pulp mark
- D.
  
  Galvayne's Groove
7.

This horse has a conformation defect in it's mouth. What is it called?
- A.
  
  Parrot Mouth
- B.
  
  Hoof and Mouth
- C.
  
  Bucktoothed
- D.
  
  Sawtoothed
8.

This drawing is showing what problem that can be cured by floating?
- A.
  
  Wave
- B.
  
  Wolf
- C.
  
  Spike
- D.
  
  Hook
9.

This picture shows a horse's 'cups'. When a horse has reached a certain age all of the cups disappear and it is called 'smoothed mouthed'. At approximately what age does this occur?
- A.
  
  5
- B.
  
  11
- C.
  
  21
- D.
  
  30
10.

This picture shows the 'dental star'. What is another name for the dental star?
- A.
  
  Pulp mark
- B.
  
  Galvayne's Groove
- C.
  
  Incisor
- D.
  
  Angle of incidence
11.

As a horse ages, the shape of the teeth go from _____ to ______ to ______.
- A.
  
  Triangular to round to triangular
- B.
  
  Oval to round to triangular
- C.
  
  Round to oval to triangular
- D.
  
  Rectangular to oval to triangular
12.

Check the major ways to estimate the age of a horse by the appearance of their teeth
- A.
  
  Whether they have permanent teeth
- B.
  
  Color of the teeth
- C.
  
  If the cups have disappeared
- D.
  
  Angle of incidence (how far the teeth slant forward)
- E.
  
  How many wolf teeth they have
- F.
  
  Shape of the teeth