Horse, Horses, Horses!

  1. Developed by: Thriewien

Are you a completely mad horse lover? Take my quiz to see how much you know about our four-legged equine friends! Some questions may be harder than others and some may be too easy to be taken seriously! Off you go!

Question 1: First of all, what are male un-castrated horses called?
Gelding
Colt
Mare
Filly
Stallion

Question 2: What is a male castrated horse called?
Stallion
Mare
Gelding
Colt
Filly

Question 3: What colour is a skewbald horse?
Golden coloured
Brown and White
Black and White
Brown with Black markings on legs
Grey

Question 4: What is the most common form of bit used?
Gag
Snaffle
Pelham

Question 5: What would you call a bitless bridle?
A double bridle
A bitless bridle
A Hackamore

Question 6: What do you call the saddle shaped pad that you put on underneath the saddle?
A cushion
A back protector
A numnah
A saddlepad

Question 7: How many gaits does a horse have?
two
five
four
six
three

Question 8: What is the fastest pace?
HALT!
canter
walk
gallop
trot

Question 9: Is there a dressage move called shoulder in?
There is such a move but it isn't a dressage move
Yes
No

Question 10: How many nails are there in a horseshoe?
seven
four
five
eight
six

Question 11: What is it called when a stallion mates with a mare?
mating
foaling
covering

Question 12: How old does a foal have to be to not be referred to as a foal?
six months
A year
three years
two years

Question 13: When are foals usually separated from their mothers?
nine months
a year
three months
six months

Question 14: How many legs does a horse land on when it jumps a fence?
one at a time
two at a time
on all fours

Question 15: Imagine this is the order of a horse's feet
1 2
Left Side Right Side
3 4

What order will the feet fall at in a walk?
1, 2, 3, 4
3, 4, 1, 2
3, 1, 4, 2

Question 16: How about at trot?
1+2 then 3+4
1+3 then 2+4
1 then 2+3 then 4

Question 17: How about when the horse canters with its right leg leading?
3 then 1+4 then 2
4 then 2+3 then 1
3 then 1+2 then 4

Question 18: What is a turn on the fore-hand?
When the horse spins his body around his two front legs
When the horse turns his body around one front leg until he is facing a different direction
When the horse spins on his haunches

Question 19: If a horse lays his ears flat against his head what feeling is he expressing?
Hunger
Happiness
Anger or Fear

Question 20: What does it mean when a horse flicks one or both ears in your direction whilst riding?
Nothing, he always flicks his ears about for no reason
He is listening to your instructions (the ones you give with leg and hand not voice!)
You are annoying him

Question 21: This questions will seem very random but it just popped into my head! Which of these is NOT one of the founding stallions of the Thoroughbred?
Darely Arabian
Farrar Akhal-Teke
Byerely Turk
Godolphin Barb

Question 22: Which of these is not a Native pony breed of Britain?
Welsh
Highland
Shetland
Fjord
Dales

Question 23: Which of these is not a hot-blood?
Barb
Arab
Akhal-Teke
Thoroughbred

Question 24: How tall can a pony be?
15.1
15.2
14.2
14.3

Question 25: Why do we jump cross-poles when e first learn to jump?
Because they encourage you to aim for the centre
Because they are easy for the horse and less likely to scare new riders
Because they are small jumps

Question 26: In show jumping, what is a puissance?
A hedge with a coloured pole over it
A narrow jump
A very high wall
A steep hill
A ditch with a row of poles of it

Question 27: What is it called when a horse kicks its heels up?
Bolting
Bucking
Rearing
Napping

Question 28: How about when a horse runs off with you?
Rearing
Bucking
Bolting
Napping

Question 29: How about when a horse rises up on its hind legs?
Bolting
Rearing
Napping
Bucking

Question 30: What about when you're riding and the horse acts up, trying to stay with the other horses or running to the gate?
Bucking
Napping
Rearing
Bolting

partner: SheKnows

quizzes und tests   quizzen en tests