Horse Breeds
A smooth gaited horse breed from the southern states of America that has more gaits than other horses. Hint: China is this breed.
What is a Tennessee Walker?
The bandage used to cover and protect the long hair that's used to swish the flies away.
What is a Tail Bandage?
The white marking that extends only over the horse's heels.
What is White Heel?
The first gait of the horse.
What is The Walk?
The metal piece that goes into the horse's mouth to assist with your communication and rein aids.
What is The Bit?
The American stock horse breed that has a colourful spotted coat pattern. Rufus is this breed.
What is an Appaloosa?
A reason for why you would want to bandage a horse's legs.
What is to Protect/ Support/ Warmth/ Cover a wound/ Keep medicine in place/ For transport?
The white leg marking that only goes around the bottom of the leg directly above the hoof.
What is the Coronet Marking?
The two-beat gait where the horse moves its legs in diagonal pairs.
What is The Trot?
The part of saddle where you place your feet.
What is the Stirrup?
The heavy horse breed that originated in western France. They are usually grey or black in colour, well muscled, and known for their intelligence and willingness to work. Brownie and Caspian are part this breed.
What is a Percheron?
This bandage is often made from fleecy material and is used to support the horse's legs during jumping, training and exercising.
What are Polo Wraps?
The white marking that extends higher than the fetlock but not as high as the knee or hock.
What is a Sock?
The controlled three-beat gait where the hind leg propels the horse forward.
What is The Canter?
The piece of tack that secures your saddle to your horse. Bonus Point: Name English and Western term if you can.
What is the Girth (English) and Cinch (Western)?
The breed that was developed in the state of Iowa that stands a maximum of 14.2 hands tall, and you can see their spotted coat pattern from at least 40 ft away. Hint: Ms. Piffles is this breed.
What is a Pony of the Americas?
These boots go over the back of the horses hoof to protect it.
What are Bell Boots?
The white marking that extends at least to the bottom of the knee or hock, sometimes higher.
What is a Stocking?
A horse that has more than the 4 regular gaits is named this.
What is a Gaited Horse?
The thin piece of leather that you secure first when you fit the horse's bridle. (Hint: goes under their throat).
What is the Throat Latch?
The term used to describe when a horse has the genetic make up from two or more horse breeds. (Hint: May, Brownie and Caspian are this.)
The shape that should be over the pastern at the base of your finished polo wrap.
What is a 'V' Shape?
The horse at Urban Stable that has a coronet, a white heel, and a pastern leg marking.
Who is Rufus?
The smooth, fast, four beat gait that China loves to do, where her head has a rhythmical, vertical head bob.
What is the Running Walk?
The piece of leather that covers the whole front of the western stirrups for protection, and to prevent your foot from sliding through.
What is a Tapadero? (in English Tack called a Devonshire Boot).