Anatomy &Terminology
What are the 3 base colors?
Black, Bay, Chesnut (Sorrell)
What are the 2 types of behaviors and 2 examples of each?
Learned: Yielding to Pressure, Loading into Trailer
Innate: Sexual, Eliminative, Ingestive Sleep and Rest, Reactive
What are the 4 types of horses?
Light, Draft, Sport, Ponies
Name 3 types of classes in western riding.
Pleasure, Showmanship, Horsemanship, Trail, Reining
Which breed of horse is known for its distinctive spotted coat pattern?
Appaloosa
What are the 6 out of the 8 Dilution colors?
Champagne, Cream, Dun, Mushroom, Pearl, Silver, Palamino, Bucksin
What are a herd's 2 main goals?
Survive and Reproduce
This oldest known horse breed originated in Northern Africa and Arabia around 1635 BC and is known for endurance and a spirited appearance.
Arabian
What is the most popular breeds in western riding?
quarter, paints, appaloosas
What is the primary purpose of a horse’s withers?
used as the standard point to measure a horse’s height OR to help keep a saddle on
What are the 5 different sections of the spine?
Cerviacal, Throacic, Lumbar, Sacrel, Coccygeal
What are the 5 senses and why are they so heightened all the time?
Sight, Smell, Hearing, Touch, Taste Because they are prey animals.
Name two characteristics that define draft-type horse breeds.
Heavy body style and developed for work
(Other acceptable answers: large size, strength, pulling power, calm temperament)
In hunter (flat), give me 4 things they are rewarded for and 4 things they are faulted for.
Rewarded
Good movement
Consistent pace
Relaxation
Head carriage
Alert expression
Manners
Faults
Inconsistency
Ears back
Tail swishing
Wrong leads, break of gait, or disobedience
Open mouth
Chomping at the bit
Head excessively high or low, or behind the bit
Name 3 types of face markings?
Star, Snip, Stripe, Faint Star, Blaze, Bald Face, Apron-Faced, Paper Faced, Star/Stripe Connected, & Unconnected
What parts are #11, 16, 45, 31, 20
Wither, Quarters, Frog, Heart Girth, Hock
How significant is the horse industry’s contribution to the overall economy, both at the state and national levels?
Job creation
Tourism impact
Agricultural support
Small business growth
Education opportunities
Recreational activities
Therapeutic programs
Event hosting
Hospitality services
Which U.S.-developed breed is known as the “fastest in the quarter mile” and became officially registered in 1940?
Quarter Horse
What are the 5 people in the HUNT for fox hunting and what is the main thing they do?
Master - overall in command and has the final say
Hunstman - controls the hounds
Whippers-In – receive commands from the huntsman and helps him control the hounds
Fields - mounted followers, and is controlled by the Field Master, who rides at the head of it
Secretary - assists the Field Master in his job of observing and reporting
things to the landowner such as broken fences
There are 5 key criteria we evaluate when assessing
confirmation. What are they?
• Balance
• Muscling
• Structural Correctness
• Quality
• Way of Going
Finish all of this terminology: Foal, Weanling, Yearling, Aged, Colt, Filly, Stallion, Gelding, Mare
Foal: an equine less than a year of age
Weanling: a newly weaned foal
Yearling: a horse between 1 and 2 years of age
Aged: a horse over 4 years old
Colt: a young male horse
Filly: a young female horse
Stallion: an intact adult male horse
Gelding: a castrated adult male horse
Mare: a female horse
5 uses of horses made possible by domestication?
food, transportation, work, war, and recreation
This hybrid results from crossing a stallion (male horse) and a jenny (female donkey)?
Hinny
How many active polo clubs are there? Also, how many countries is polo played?
250, 60 countries
What is the difference between a blemish and unsoundness?
A blemish is an imperfection that does not affect a horse’s serviceability.
An unsoundness is an abnormality that affects the
serviceability of the horse.