Famous Horses
What is the name of the horse in Toy Story?
Bullseye
What are the two gaits in standardbred racing?
How and why do horses sleep standing up?
Their knees lock, and they sleep standing up when they may need to run from danger
What unit are horses heights commonly measured in?
Hands
What year was the University established?
1870
Who is the most famous Thoroughbred racehorse ever?
Secretariat
What are the three races of the triple crown?
The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and The Belmont
What is a horse's average gestation period?
340 days or roughly 11 months
What is the standardized birthday for all horse registries?
January 1st
What was the first name of Ohio State
Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College
What quarter horse sire was bought in 1947 with a knee and stifle injury and went on to become a famous sire?
Leo
What is the most famous standardbred race in Ohio?
The Little Brown Jug
What is the typical range of an adult horse's heart rate and breaths per minute?
30-40 beats per minute and 8-16 breaths per minute
What bodily function can most mammals do but not horses?
they cannot vomit
What year was the Ohio State Vet School established?
1885
What are the famous white stallions that perform at the Spanish Riding School in Austria?
Lipizzaner stallions
How many Thoroughbred Triple Crown winners have there been?
13
What are the five core vaccines for horses
Tetanus, rabies, west nile virus, eastern equine encephalomyelitis, and western equine encephalomyelitis
What five categories do all horses fall under?
Hot-blooded, warm-blooded, cold-blooded/draft, pony, and miniature
What year did Ohio State win its only men's basketball national championship?
1960
Who was Roy Rodgers famous Palamino Stallion?
Trigger
Darley Arabian, Godolphin Arabian, and the Byerly Turk
Name two plants that are poisonous to horses?
Black cherry tree, yews, poison hemlock, pokeweed, milkweed, nightshade, black walnut shavings, foxtail, St. Johnswort, horsenettle
How big is a horse's brain in comparison to a human brain?
Half the weight
What Fraternity rings the victory bell located in the football stadium after every home victory?
Alpha Phi Omega