Equine Colors
Parts of the Horse
Horse breeds
Performance patterns
Events
100

Which color is described as that of a newly minted coin?

Bonus for 100 points:  What base coat does this color come from ( It is a single dilution)

Palomino


Bonus:  Sorrel

100

The part where the saddle sits


Hint: Reverse

back

100

This very old breed is known for its endurance.

Bonus: For an extra 100 points: Name 2 differences in conformation from a Quarter Horse

Arabian


Bonus:  Dished-face, high tail set, finer boned, flatter croup 

100

When reading a Western Horsemanship pattern, what gait is designated by a simple dotted (NOT dashed) line?

Bonus:  What two gaits would be designated by dashed lines?  




Walk


Bonus:  Jog and Extended Jog



100

In-hand event based on horse's conformation--Balance, structure, muscling, travel

Halter

200

What two colors are the same except for a "dorsal stripe" ( a dark line down the topline)?


Hint: One of them is another word for "finished" ( but spelled differently)

Dun & Buckskin

200

The very top of the horse's head, between its ears


Hint: A public opinion survey

Poll

200

Breed of horse known as the fastest for a quarter of a mile?

Quarter Horse

200

What class would use this pattern?

Bonus: For an extra 50 points:  What maneuver do the small circles at the center of the pattern designate?



Reining

Bonus:  360 degree Spins

200

Which of these events requires a pattern?

A. Western Horsemanship                                       B. Ranch Riding                                                     C. Reining                                                             D. All of the above                                                 E. Only B & C

D. All of the above

300

A Chestnut may also be called a ________________?

Bonus:  There are 2 color dilutions from sorrel--name one for 50 points and both for 100 points





Hint:  Answer rhymes with moral ( but is spelled differently)

Sorrel

Bonus:  Palomino, Cremello

300

A horse's mid-section--the abdomen


Hint:  Can also be something used to hold water, etc.

Barrel

300

Which draft breed is the tallest?

Bonus:  For an extra 100 points--Name 2 additional draft breeds




Shire

Bonus:  Clydesdale, Percheron, Belgium, American Creme Draft, Suffolk

300

What maneuver is designated by the zigzag line in this drawing?

Back

300

Judged event requiring sliding stops, rollbacks and 360 degree spins

Bonus: For an extra 50 points:  What is the penalty for omitting any of these maneuvers?

Reining


Bonus:  0 score for being off-pattern

400

What breed of horse can have a blanket marking?


Bonus:  For an extra 100 points--name another color pattern for this breed

Appaloosa


Bonus:  Leopard spot, Snowflake, Frost

400

The part of a horse's leg between the knee and fetlock.


Hint:  A weapon fired in war.

Cannon

400

What breed races at a trot or a pace?



Bonus:  For an extra 50 points- What is this type of racing called?

Standardbred


Harness Racing

400

What class would have this maneuver?

Bonus: For an extra 50 points name the obstacle

For another 50 points, is it left-handed or right-handed?

Western Trail


Gate; Left-handed

400

Judged event requiring horses to navigate over obstacles in an arena

Bonus:  For an extra 100 points--name 3 obstacles

Trail


Bonus: walk, trot, or lope over logs, back an L, bridge, gate, side-pass over a log, turn in a box

500

Is this color pattern shown Tobiano or Overo?

Bonus:  For 100 extra points, name the specific pattern (Two Words and the second is the answer to the first question)

Overo

Bonus: Frame Overo

500

The triangular cushion on the bottom of a horse's foot.


Hint:  Ribbit..ribbit...ribbit

Frog

500

Name this breed:

Tennessee Walking Horse




500

What pattern is shown?

Bonus:  For an extra 100 points--What are the two obstacles shown in the center of the diagram? 

Hunter hack


Bonus:  Jumps

500

A judged event using signs for different gaits around the arena.

Bonus:  For an extra 100 points--name 3 maneuvers required (What gaits are called for?)

Bonus:  For an additional 50 points--In which gait can the rider legally hold-on to the saddle horn

Stock Horse Pleasure


Bonus:  Walk, extended walk, trot, extended trot, lope, extended lope, stop, back, reverse

Extended Trot

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