BODY TYPE
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN A HORSE IS "CROUP HIGH"?
THAT HIS HINDQUARTERS ARE HIGHER THAN HIS WITHER.
DEFINE DISTAL
FURTHER FROM THE BODY AS RELATED TO AN AREA OF A LIMB
HOW MANY MUSCLES ARE IN THE HORSE'S BODY?
OVER 700
NAMES 4 FEATURES OF A HUNTER SADDLE
THIN PANELS; MINIMAL KNEE ROLLS; THIN LEATHER FLAPS; DEEPEST PART OF SEAT FARTHER BACK TOWARD CANTLE; FLAPS ARE SHORTER (12.5-14"); SHALLOW SEAT; LOW POMMEL AND CANTLE; MAYBE SMALL KNEE AND THIGH BLOCK; STIRRUP BAR IN FORWARD POSITION; NARROW TWIST; SHORT BILLET STRAP; SQUARE CANTLE; NO D-RING
WHAT DOES THE "CIRCLE OF MUSCLES" DO?
ALLOWS HORSE TO COLLECT AND CARRY RIDER EFFECTIVELY
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN A HORSE IS BUILT "UPHILL"?
THAT HIS WITHER IS HIGHER THAN HIS HINDEND
DEFINE DORSAL
OF THE BACK, ON THE TOPLINE
MUSCLES ARE ATTACHED TO BONES BY ______________.
TENDONS
WHAT ARE THE 3 DIVISIONS OF SHOW JUMPING?
1st round is timed: rider must jump clean
jump off: rider must jump clean and fast
Power/speed division: power=jump clean; speed (fastest cleanest)
WHAT MUSCLES MAKE UP THE CIRCLE OF MUSCLES?
SPINALIS AND SEMISPINALIS
LONGISSIMUS DORSI
ILIO-PSOAS COMPLEX
SCALERIUS
RECTUS ABDOMINUS
LONGUS COLI
ONE SHOULDER IS BIGGER THAN OTHER
DEFINE LUMBAR
AREA OF THESE VERTEBRAE, NEAR THE LOIN
WHEN MUSCLES CONTRACT THEY PULL ON THE BONES TO CREATE ________________________.
MOVEMENT WITHIN THE JOINTS
PANELS BROAD AND FLAT; CHANNEL NEEDS TO BE WIDE; USUALLY REAR GUSSETS; RIDER POSITION FORWARD OR CENTER; DEEP SEAT; VERY STRAIGHT FLAP; LONGER FLAP THAN JUP SADDLE; HIGHER POMMEL AND CANTLE; STIRRUP BAR EXTENDS FARTHER BACK; KNEE ROLLS TEND TO BE LARGER; LONG BILLETS
WHAT IS THE THORACIC SLING RESPONSIBLE FOR?
FOR HOLDING THE FRONT END OF THE TRUNK UP
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE SAY A HORSE IS "MUTTON WITHERED"?
ROUND AT THE WITHER
DEFINE PALMAR
POSTERIOR ASPECT OF DISTAL HINDLIMB
WHAT ARE THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF MUSCLES (4)
MOVING JOINTS
STABILIZING BONES
SUPPORTING POSTURE
PROTECTING INTERNAL STRUCTURES
WHY SHOULD ENDURANCE SADDLES HAVE BROAD , FLAT PANELS THAT CONFORM TO HORSE'S BACK?
TO DISTRIBUTE RIDER'S WEIGHT SINCE IN SADDLE FOR LONG TIME
WHAT ARE THE 5 MUSCLES OF THE THORACIC SLING?
TRAPEZIUS
SERRATUS VENTRALIS
SUBCLAVIUS
PECTORALS
PSOAS
WHERE DOES ONE FIND "WITHER POCKETS"?
BEHIND THE SCAPULA
DEFINE PLANTAR
POSTERIOR ASPECT OF DISTAL HINDLIMB
LIES ON TOP OF BONE, CLOSE TO THE SURFACE OF SKIN
LIES CLOSER TO THE BONE OR INTERNAL ORGANS
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A TREE IN A SADDLE
DISTRIBUTES RIDER'S WEIGHT; ACTS AS INTERFACE BETWEEN RIDER AND HORSE'S BODY