Barrel
Racing
Racing
How many barrels do you race around when barrel racing?
What is 3 barrels
What word is used for the basic walking, trotting, and cantering movements of a horse?
What is gaits
What happens when a horse knocks down a rail?
What is a score penalty
Why is the horse being lunged instead of walking around in an arena?
What is the rider is doing tricks and is unable to steer the horse
Fill in the blank: In hunter classes, riders are judged partly on how ____ the horse jumps.
What is smoothly
What is the name for a tight turn around the barrel?
What is a barrel turn/barrel wrap
What gait is often described as having a three-beat rhythm?
What is the canter
What is the name for a jump made up of two or more elements that must be jumped separately?
What is a combination
Why do vaulting horses have to be tall and large?
What is they need a large physical "canvas" and the substantial muscle mass required to carry multiple human gymnasts simultaneously
What type of tack is traditionally used in hunter classes: flashy or conservative?
What is conservative
What penalty is given to you if you knock over a barrel?
What is a time penalty
What is the name of the movement where the horse moves sideways while remaining relatively straight?
What is a leg yeild
What are the most common horse breeds for show jumping?
Hint: 5 breeds
What are Thoroughbreds, Dutch Warmbloods (KWPN), Belgium Warmbloods (BWP), Hanoverians and Holsteiners
What is the special vaulting saddle called?
What is a vaulting surcingle
What is the term for the horse's consistent movement and speed around the course?
What is rhythm and pace
What is the usual patten called when the horse and rider run around the barrels?
What is a cloverleaf
What are the most common horse breeds for dressage?
Hint: 3 breeds
What are Dutch Warmbloods (KWPN), Hanoverians, and Oldenburgs
What is an oxer?
What is a jump with a large amount of depth
What are the most common horse breeds for barrel racing?
Hint: 2 types of breeds
What are draft crosses and warmbloods
What are the most common horse breeds for hunter jumping?
Hint: 1 breed and 1 breed type
What are warmbloods and Thoroughbreds
What is the most common horse breeds for barrel racing?
Hint: 1 breed
What is an American quarter horse
What is the name of the advanced dressage movement where the horse appears to dance in place with elevated, collected steps?
What is a passage/piaffe
What are the jumps called with the most number of refusals?
What are verticals and combinations
What is the person called who controls the horse from the ground during when someone is vaulting?
What is a longeur
Name three things a judge may consider when evaluating a hunter round besides whether the horse clears the jumps?
What are jumping style, movement, manners, rhythm, consistency, and suitability (all work).