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Horse, Horses, Horses!

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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!

1

First of all, what are male un-castrated horses called?

Filly
Stallion
Gelding
Mare
Colt

2

What is a male castrated horse called?

Filly
Gelding
Colt
Mare
Stallion

3

What colour is a skewbald horse?

Brown and White
Brown with Black markings on legs
Grey
Golden coloured
Black and White

4

What is the most common form of bit used?

Snaffle
Pelham
Gag

5

What would you call a bitless bridle?

A bitless bridle
A Hackamore
A double bridle

6

What do you call the saddle shaped pad that you put on underneath the saddle?

A back protector
A numnah
A saddlepad
A cushion

7

How many gaits does a horse have?

two
five
four
three
six

8

What is the fastest pace?

gallop
walk
HALT!
trot
canter

9

Is there a dressage move called shoulder in?

No
There is such a move but it isn't a dressage move
Yes

10

How many nails are there in a horseshoe?

six
eight
seven
five
four

11

What is it called when a stallion mates with a mare?

covering
foaling
mating

12

How old does a foal have to be to not be referred to as a foal?

six months
three years
A year
two years

13

When are foals usually separated from their mothers?

six months
nine months
a year
three months

14

How many legs does a horse land on when it jumps a fence?

on all fours
two at a time
one at a time

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?

3, 4, 1, 2
3, 1, 4, 2
1, 2, 3, 4

16

How about at trot?

1+2 then 3+4
1 then 2+3 then 4
1+3 then 2+4

17

How about when the horse canters with its right leg leading?

3 then 1+2 then 4
4 then 2+3 then 1
3 then 1+4 then 2

18

What is a turn on the fore-hand?

When the horse spins on his haunches
When the horse turns his body around one front leg until he is facing a different direction
When the horse spins his body around his two front legs

19

If a horse lays his ears flat against his head what feeling is he expressing?

Anger or Fear
Hunger
Happiness

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
You are annoying him
He is listening to your instructions (the ones you give with leg and hand not voice!)

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?

Godolphin Barb
Farrar Akhal-Teke
Darely Arabian
Byerely Turk

22

Which of these is not a Native pony breed of Britain?

Fjord
Shetland
Highland
Dales
Welsh

23

Which of these is not a hot-blood?

Akhal-Teke
Arab
Thoroughbred
Barb

24

How tall can a pony be?

14.2
14.3
15.1
15.2

25

Why do we jump cross-poles when e first learn to jump?

Because they are easy for the horse and less likely to scare new riders
Because they are small jumps
Because they encourage you to aim for the centre

26

In show jumping, what is a puissance?

A ditch with a row of poles of it
A narrow jump
A steep hill
A very high wall
A hedge with a coloured pole over it

27

What is it called when a horse kicks its heels up?

Bucking
Bolting
Napping
Rearing

28

How about when a horse runs off with you?

Bolting
Napping
Rearing
Bucking

29

How about when a horse rises up on its hind legs?

Napping
Bucking
Rearing
Bolting

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
Rearing
Napping
Bolting

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