Training
Horses learn most effectively via what method?
Pressure & Release
How many gallons of water will the average horse drink per day?
5-15
What is the purpose of posting the trot?
To reduce concussion and help the horse move freely.
List the four natural riding aids.
Seat, legs, hands, voice
I am a horse with a black mane, black tail, black legs, and a brown body. What am I?
Bay
When working cattle, where should your horse's eye be?
On the cow
Why does a cub bit require a curb strap?
To create leverage, and apply meaning to the bit's function.
This is the type of training that requires a reward for the completion of a task.
Positive reinforcement.
A horse loses weight despite eating well. Name four possible causes.
This should happen first when asking for a stop
Melt, exhale, heels down, legs off
Which aid should always be applied first?
Seat
I am a yellow/golden horse with flaxen mane and tail. What am I?
Palomino
What is the flight zone of the cow?
The area around a cow that makes it prone to move away.
Name one sign that a saddle doesn't fit.
Dry spots, soreness, bridging, white hairs, movement
In most performance horse barns, a horse will be started at what age.
2
Kicking at the abdomen, decreased interest in feed/grazing/water, rolling violently are all signs of what illness in horses.
Collic
Why is it important to look where you're going in early stages of riding.
Where you look influences your balance, shoulders, and your horse's direction.
A rider who constantly pulls with both reins to steer or stop creates this problem in their horses.
Horse becomes heavy in the bridle, loses self-carriage, and turns from the front end instead of the body.
What is the difference between a pinto and a paint?
Pinto refers to the color pattern.
Paint is a registered breed with Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred bloodlines.
Why should you avoid chasing cattle.
Cattle learn from interactions.
It is poor stockmanship
Most average horses and/or riders cannot outrun a cow.
What is the purpose of a breast collar?
To prevent the saddle from sliding back.
What is the first quality every horse should learn before advanced maneuvers?
Forward movement from light pressure.
Name a trait of a horse that is a good candidate for a ration balancer instead of a traditional grain feed.
Lope/Canter
The part of a spur at the end of the shank is called what?
A rowel
I have a gray or smoky-colored body, black points, a dorsal stripe, and often zebra stripes on my legs. What color am I?
Grulla
What does it mean to rate a cow?
To match the cow's speed.
Explain a properly fitted back cinch.
Not tight, but not loose enough to see daylight where things could get caught up in it.
A snaffle bit.
Name a trait of a horse that is a good candidate for a complete feed.
How should a horse's feet move in a correct back up
In diagonal pairs
This training aid is carried mostly by English riders in hand during a ride.
A crop.
What is the main cause of black horse turning brown or red?
Sun bleaching and/or diet.
To work cattle, a horse needs what three main foundational skill?
A good stop, a good back, and good lateral work
What is the purpose of a throatlatch?
To keep the bridle from being pulled over the horse's ears.