What should you check right before mounting your pony?
The girth
A breed known for being a cattle horse
What is a Quater Horse
The long leather part that holds the saddle in place
What is the girth?
What is an adult female horse called?
What is a mare?
What is the hair between a horses ears called?
What is the forelock?
What kind of shoes should you wear when around horses?
Closed toe shoes, boots
What breed is known for horse racing?
What is a thoroughbred?
What is the front of the saddle called?
What is the pommel, horn?
How many beats in a trot?
What is two?
What does a horse walk on?
What is hooves?
Name two pieces of safety equipment
Helmet and boots
What breed is known for a spotted coat?
What is an appaloosa
Name two different types of saddles
English and western, Australian,
Name two horse sports
Dressage, showjumping, barrel racing, cutting, eventing
What body part does the horse use to keep flies off them?
Their tail
Can you tie a horse in a bridle to a fence post?
NO
Name a horse breed known for pulling carts?
What is a Clydesdale, shire
What is the metal piece that goes into the horses mouth called?
the bit
Name a vice a horse can do
Cribbing, weaving, pawing, kicking, chewing
What is the highest part of the spine called?
What is the withers?
Can you feed your horse grass clippings?
NO
Name a breed that is gaited?
What is a Tennessee walking horse, Icelandic?
What two part of a snaffle bridle attach directly to the bit
cheek pieces and reins
How many inches in a hand?
4 inches
What is the leathery knub on the inside of a horses knee and hock leg called?
A chestnut