Random Facts
True or False? Horses can vomit...
False! A horse's digestive system makes it impossible to vomit.
True or false? an English saddle horn has a fender attached to its stirrup leather...
False. Fenders are on western saddles!
What physical feature is the breed Akhal-Teke known for?
a golden or metallic sheen coat
What does it mean for a horse to be knock kneed?
If a horse has a less distance between the knees than between the feet
On a horse's lower leg, white covers from the coronet through the pastern. What is this marking?
Pastern
What type of race includes jumping fences, hedges, or other obstacles on the course?
Steeple Chasing
Where is the gullet on a saddle? (Western or English)
The gullet is the space under the pommel.
Which horse breed holds the unofficial world pulling record of 3,410 pounds over 15 feet?
Percheron
Where is the dock located on a horse?
Just above the tail.
What is the difference between a Paint and a pinto?
A Paint horse is a stock-type breed. A pinto can be a horse of any breed that has these markings.
What does it mean for a horse to have a "medicine hat" marking?
Medicine hat horses are a type of pinto with distinct dark ears and forehead, and generally, the rest of the horse is white with some other pinto markings. These horses were mythologically believed by the Native Americans to have the power to protect there riders and make them invincible.
What is the first piece on the saddle go be fastened and the last to be removed?
The girth.
Which horse breed's name means "fine step"?
Paso Fino
Where is the cannon located on a horse?
Either on the front leg between the knee and the pastern or on the back leg between the hock and the pastern.
What defines a horse as gray instead of white even though it has white hair?
A true white horse does not fade or turn gray as it gets older, because it has pink skin. However, a gray horse might look white, but it has black skin and over time gets darker or forms dapples.
What is the smallest miniature horse breed?
Falabella (most mature Falabellas measure from 7.5 to 8.5 hands, but can be as small as 6.25 hands!) [1 hand=4 inches]
What kind of bit is a combination between a curb and a snaffle, and allows for double reins?
Pelham bit
Which breed was originally used as calvary mounts in the Schleswig War, but were discontinued in the profession because their spotted coats made them easy targets?
Knabstrupper
Where are a horse's two blind spotss?
Directly behind and in front.
What does a "bald face" facial marking look like?
It will have white over most of the flat surface of the face, often extending toward the cheeks; often includes at least one nostril.
What three races are included in the Triple Crown?
The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and The Belmont Stakes
Why was it customary to saddle and mount horses on the left side?
Because in the age of mounted knights, the rider, who was usually wearing a sword on his left hip, had to mount on the left side so as not to stab his steed.
What horse breed is known for the performances at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna?
the Lipizzaner
How many teeth should an adult horse have?
40 teeth
Which type of pinto coloration has white crossing the topline between the withers and the tail?
Overo