An American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name came from its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less.
American Quarter Horse (AQHA)
What is this called? Used to loosen dirt, hair, and other detritus, plus stimulate the skin to produce natural oils.
Curry comb
What is a baby female horse called?
Filly
What is this part of the horse called (not called the nose). Includes lips and nostrils.
Muzzle
True or False: Horses cannot breath out of their mouths.
True
A color breed of horse that combines both the confrontational characteristics of a western stock horse with a pinto spotting pattern of white and dark coat colors
American Paint Horse (APHA)
What are these called? Which is the English one and which is the Western one?
Saddles
Left is Western saddle, right is English saddle
What is a baby male horse called?
Colt
What area does the yellow line go across?
The shoulder
True or False: Horses can vomit.
False
This can be a reason for horses to colic
A free-roaming horses of the American west that first descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. They are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated horses, they are properly defined as feral horses. (Hint: Also a car name)
Mustang
What is this called? What is it used for?
Shedding blade
Used to help shed horse hair when horse starts to shed winter coat
True or false: A horse under the age of 3 is considered a pony. Once the horse turns 4 they are then considered a horse.
False
A pony is defined by there breed or if they are under 14.2 hand. Horses are anything above 14.2 hands. Drafts start at around 16 hands, although not all horses over 16 hands are considered draft horses.
What is this called? (These are fake and meant to be inserted into this part of the horse)
Horse tail
True or False: There are service horses blind people can use in place of seeing eye dogs.
True
A group of middle-weight horse types and breeds primarily originating in Europe and registered with organizations that are characterized by open studbook policy, studbook selection, and the aim of breeding for equestrian sport.
Warmblood
(Dutch Warmblood, Hanoverian, Holsteiner, and Trakhener)
What is this called? What is it used for?
Hoof pick
Cleaning the soles of the horse's hooves
How long do horses live to be on average?
25-30 years
What is the black and white joint called?
Hock
True or False: The tallest horse living is 16.1 hands (65 in.)
False
The tallest horse living is almost 20 hands tall (82.75 in.)
A horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Breed originating from English mares and Arab stallions and widely used as racehorses.
Thoroughbred
DOUBLE POINTS???
What is this called?
For double points: What type is it?
Called: Bit
Double points: Snaffle bit (full cheek snaffle)
What day do all horse become a year older?
January 1st
If a horse was born December 11, 2018, technically they would turn 1 years old January 1st, 2019 even though they are only 20 days old.
What is the joint this lady is bending called? (Clarification: it is the one closest to the shoulder and girth area) (HINT: you have one too)
Elbow
True or False: Female horses usually have more teeth than male horses.
False
Males have 40 while females have 36 (usually)