Tack and Grooming
A brush that is used in circles along the horse's body.
What is a curry comb?
Certified to be safe, this must be replaced every five years.
What is a helmet?
What is the manure pit?
The pony couldn't sing at the concert because of this.
Because it was a little horse.
The horses' feet are called this.
What is a hoof?
We might braid this if it is long, so it stays clean and tidy.
What is the horse's mane?
The rider must drink water to avoid getting this condition.
What is dehydrated?
Like a room, this is where our horses often eat their meals.
What is a stall?
A female horse is called this.
What is a mare?
This part is like a human's fingernail.
What is the hoof wall?
This is a metal hook that helps us clean the horse's feet.
What is a hoof pick?
We do this from a specific side because of our massive swords.
What is the reason we mount from the Left?
The place where we normally ride.
What is the ring or arena?
This part used to be a small finger on each of the legs.
What is the chestnut?
This is where you would find the Hocks.
What is halfway down the horse's hind leg?
We might do this to a horse who works hard in cold weather or who doesn't shed in the spring.
What is clipping?
How our heels rest while riding.
What is down?
The part of the barn that stores hay bales.
What is the hay loft?
This is to act as a back-up if one breaks.
Why does the saddle have a third billet?
This part of the hoof is soft and not to be poked at, it is named for an animal.
What is the frog?
A section of clipped hair that allows the tack to be more comfortable on the horse's poll.
What is a bridle path?
A position in which the rider releases the reins and rises off the horse's back.
What is two-point?
This is where we might lunge a horse.
What is the Roundpen?
This runs all around the barn but never moves.
What is the fence?
What is the horse's head?