Head to Tail
This hard structure at the bottom of the leg requires regular farrier care.
What is the hoof?
This is the part of the saddle where the rider sits.
What is the seat?
What is a horse?
This part of the bridle goes over the horse's head and holds everything together.
Horses should always be tied using this type of knot.
What is hearing?
What is the highest point of the horse's back and the place where your hands should hover while riding?
This part of the saddle is the frontmost part and sits near the horse's withers.
What is the pommel?
When a horse is sick, they cannot do this action that humans can do to make themselves feel better.
What is vomit?
This part goes in the horse's mouth and connects to the reins.
What is the bit?
This should always be checked before mounting and a couple of more times while riding.
What is the girth?
This is the only time horses truly sleep deeply (RME Sleep).
What is lying down?
This area is between the horse's ears at the top of the head.
What is the poll?
These padded areas distribute the rider's weight along the horse's back.
What are the panels?
What is a foal?
This strap goes across the horse's forehead.
What is the browband?
What is the most common horse related injury to riders.
What is a concussion?
This color is used to describe a young or unexperienced horse.
This joint bends when the horse picks up its front legs.
What is the knee?
This part of the saddle helps position the rider's leg correctly.
What is the knee roll?
A horse's height is measured using this unit.
What are hands?
This part of the bridle runs down the sides of the horse's face and holds the bit.
What are the cheekpieces?
If you need to pass another horse/rider while riding you should always pass on the _________.
What is the inside?
True or False: 105F degrees is a normal body temperature for a horse.
What is False? The average healthy horse as a temperature of 99-101.1-degree F.
What is the croup?
This channel runs down the center of the saddle and creates clearance over the horse's spine.
What is the gullet?
This is the term we use for filing a horse's teeth.
What is float?
This part of the bridle should allow for at least a few fingers of space for comfort.
What is the throatlatch?
True or False: You can tie a horse up with only the bridle.
What is False?
Bell boots help pretent this common injury caused by the hind feet stricking the front feet.
What is overreaching?