Equine Fear Free - Module 1
In the fear free curriculum, FAS stands for: - ✔✔Fear, anxiety, and stress
Which client question below gains the most helpful information to implement Fear Free vet care?
- ✔✔What concerns
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Equine Fear Free - Module 1
In the fear free curriculum, FAS stands for: - ✔✔Fear, anxiety, and stress
Which client question below gains the most helpful information to implement Fear Free vet care?
- ✔✔What concerns you about your horse's behavior during vet care?
Considerate approach refers to: - ✔✔The interaction between the horse, veterinary team and
inputs from the environment.
The best definition of Touch Gradient is monitoring FAS while: - ✔✔Maintaining touch contact
with the horse and gradually increasing toward a necessary intensity
Acute stressors cause the body to respond by: - ✔✔Increasing heart rate, increasing respiration
and decreasing immune function
High FAS during vet care is relevant because it can cause: - ✔✔Behavior changes such as poor
response to cues and aggression
Body languages seen in a relaxed horse could include: - ✔✔Lowered head, small pupils, ears out
to the side, tail base hanging and still
Applying positive reinforcement immediately after a behavior will: - ✔✔Increase the likelihood
of that behavior occurring more frequency
An example of using negative reinforcement would be: - ✔✔Removing pressure on the lead rope
when the horse does the desired behavior
Using positive punishment during vet care can: - ✔✔Negatively impact the human-animal bond
Giving a scared horse a food treat can cause the horse to: - ✔✔Feel less fearful if they enjoyed
the treat
An example of a reinforcer to use during vet care, that most horses like is: - ✔✔Food Treats
An example of operant conditioning is: - ✔✔Scratching a horse's withers right after they picked
up their hoof
Which statement below is true about classical counter conditioning (CCC)? - ✔✔CCC changes a
negative emotion to a positive emotion
In learning, theory desensitization refers to: - ✔✔Decreasing reactivity through gradual exposure
while avoiding negative emotions
When using classical conditioning for Fear Free vet care you should focus most on: - ✔✔What
emotion is being displayed through body language
Which statement is most true about horse's sense? - ✔✔Horses have good scenting ability and
can detect pheromones
Given a horse's visual ability it will cause less stress if you approach: - ✔✔From their side
without reaching into their space
A horse's hearing is important to understand because: - ✔✔They hear higher frequencies than
humans, so it can be hard to identify what caused their alert
A horse's skin is very sensitive to feel being touched. The best way to start touch contact in a
Fear Free manner is to: - ✔✔Touch with slow gentle pressure gradually moving from least to
most sensitive area
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