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All entries will be marked out of 60 and returned and those that achieve a pass mark of 90% or more will receive a certificate. The pass mark is 90%.
The Equine Digestive System 1) Briefly state what occurs in each of these areas: (8 marks)
1a Briefly state what occurs in the mouth (2 mark) (required)
1b Briefly state what occurs in the stomach (2 mark) (required)
1c Briefly state what occurs in the small intestine (2 mark) (required)
1d Briefly state what occurs in the large intestine (2 mark) (required)
2) For each of the following, please give the reason for their importance in the equine diet: (5 marks)
2a Importance in the equine diet of Protein (1 mark) (required)
2b Importance in the equine diet of Fibre (1 mark) (required)
2c Importance in the equine diet of Simple carbohydrates (sugar) (1 mark) (required)
2d Importance in the equine diet of Oil/Fat (1 mark) (required)
2e Importance in the equine diet of Water (1 mark) (required)
3) What are the muscle waves called that move food along the digestive tract? (1 mark) (required)
4) On average, how big is the stomach of a 16hh horse? (1 mark) (required)
The Equine Diet
5) As a rough guide, what percentage of bodyweight would you feed an overweight horse? (1 mark) (required)
6) Should very sharp or excitable horses be fed a high starch or high fibre diet? (1 mark) (required)
7) Give three advantages of feeding a high fibre diet (3 marks)
7a) Advantage 1 of feeding a high fibre diet (1 mark) (required)
7b) Advantage 2 of feeding a high fibre diet (1 mark) (required)
7c) Advantage 3 of feeding a high fibre diet (1 mark) (required)
8) List the three most commonly used fibre sources in chaff products (3 marks)
8a) Common fibre source 1 (1 mark) (required)
8b) Common fibre source 1 (1 mark) (required)
8c) Common fibre source 1 (1 mark) (required)
9) British haylage is most commonly made from which grass? (1 mark) (required)
10) Give two advantages of feeding bagged forage/haylage over feeding hay (2 marks)
10a) Advantage 1 of feeding bagged forage/haylage (1 mark) (required)
10b) Advantage 2 of feeding bagged forage/haylage (1 mark) (required)
11) What does feeding “ad-lib” mean? (1 mark) (required)
12) What is a “complete feed”? (1 mark) (required)
HorseHage & Mollichaff Products 13) Match each of these horses/ponies to the most suitable diet: ( 4 marks)
Diet 1) Mollichaff Calmer Complete & High Fibre HorseHage
Diet 2) Mollichaff HoofKind Complete & Timothy HorseHage
Diet 3) Mollichaff Veteran
Diet 4) Mollichaff Condition Complete & Ryegrass HorseHage
Horse A: 12.2hh native pony prone to laminitis (1) (required) Select...Diet 1Diet 2Diet 3Diet 4
Horse B: 12-year-old Thoroughbred struggling to maintain weight (1) (required) Select...Diet 1Diet 2Diet 3Diet 4
Horse C: Very sharp Arab x Thoroughbred who holds weight reasonably well (1) (required) Select...Diet 1Diet 2Diet 3Diet 4
Horse D: 28-year-old Irish Sports Horse struggling to eat much hay or haylage (1) (required) Select...Diet 1Diet 2Diet 3Diet 4
14) Name the four varieties of HorseHage (4 marks)
14a) HorseHage Variety 1 (1 mark) (required)
14b) HorseHage Variety 2 (1 mark) (required)
14c) HorseHage Variety 3 (1 mark) (required)
14d) HorseHage Variety 4 (1 mark) (required)
15) For each HorseHage variety, give the type of horse or pony it is most suitable for. Include the variety name in each answer. (4 marks)
15a) HorseHage variety 1 is most suitable for (1 mark) (required)
15b) HorseHage variety 1 is most suitable for (1 mark) (required)
15c) HorseHage variety 1 is most suitable for (1 mark) (required)
15d) HorseHage variety 1 is most suitable for (1 mark) (required)
16) Give three advantages of feeding HorseHage over big bale haylage (3 marks)
16a) Advantage 1 of feeding HorseHage over big bale haylage products (1 mark) (required)
16b) Advantage 2 of feeding HorseHage over big bale haylage products (1 mark) (required)
16c) Advantage 3 of feeding HorseHage over big bale haylage products (1 mark) (required)
17) Every bale of HorseHage comes with a 100% quality guarantee. Is this statement true or false? (1 mark) (required) Select...TrueFalse
18) Is the typical sugar level in HorseHage higher, lower or about the same as that in good quality hay? (1 mark) (required) Select...HigherLowerAbout the same
19) High Fibre HorseHage and Timothy HorseHage can be suitable for horses and ponies prone to laminitis. Is this statement true or false? (1 mark) (required) Select...TrueFalse
20) How many ‘Complete Feeds’ are there in the Mollichaff range? (4 marks) (required)
21) Mollichaff Calmer Complete contains elevated levels of which mineral? (1 mark) (required)
22) Which Mollichaff product is entirely molasses-free? (1 mark) (required)
23) Which Mollichaff products carry the ‘HoofKind logo’ and what does this mean? (4 marks) (required)
24) Name the main ingredients in Mollichaff Condition Complete (3 marks) (required)
25) Mollichaff Veteran is particularly suited to older horses, but what other type of horse can it often be recommended for? (1 mark) (required)
Answers marked out of 60. Pass mark = 90%
