Horse vs Human
What is a bodily function that a human can do, but horses cannot?
Vomit
This sickness is often characterized by horses, pawing, pacing, looking at their belly, sweating, and continuously laying down and rolling.
Colic
Name a way to change direction in the arena
Crossing the diagonal (MXK, KXM, FXH, HXF)
Cutting through the middle (EB, BE, AC, CA)
Circle change of direction
4 beats - Gallop
What is the difference between a white horse and a grey horse?
Skin color - white/cream horses have pink skin, grey horses have black skin
+50 Bonus points if you can name the white and grey horse in the barn.
Who has more bones; a horse or a human? How MANY more bones?
Humans - 1
This type of infection is characterized an accumulation of pus within the body. In horses, this infection usually affects the hooves and can cause the horse to present lame.
Abscess
The letters in the arena are typically used for what discipline?
Dressage
These TWO gaits have different terms depending on the discipline being ridden, what are the terms for English riders vs Western riders?
Trot - Jog
Canter - Lope
What is the difference between a paint and pinto?
Bloodlines - Paint horses must always have Quarter Horse Blood
+50 Bonus Points if you can name the Paint AND Pinto in the barn
What is different about a horses eyes, in comparison to a human, that allows them to see almost 360?
Placement - Horses eyes are located on the sides of their face, humans eyes are forward facing.
+50 Bonus points if you can name the two blind spots that horses have
What is the first thing the vet does when evaluating a horse?
Vitals
+50 Bonus points if you can name ALL THREE
How do you get your horse to back up? (looking for 3 cues)
Body position - Lean back, heels down
Action - Gently pull reins (like a halt)
Verbal - "Back"
When we talk about "beats" in reference to gaits, what does that mean?
Hoof beats - how many times the hooves hit the ground in one stride
50+ Bonus points if you can name the 3 beat gait sequence that goes (1 hoof - 2 hooves - 1 hoof)
What (specifically) is the difference between a pony and a horse?
Height. A horse is 14.1hh and taller. Anything shorter is considered a pony.
Humans have this bone, horses do not. What is it?
Collar bone.
FUN FACT - Horses front legs are connected to the rest of the bone with ONLY muscles and ligaments (thoracic sling) because they lack a collar bone.
Excessive drooling, food/saliva discharge from the nostrils, coughing, gagging, retching, and stretching the neck are all symptoms of...?
Choke
Describe what posting is
During the trot, you use your thighs (NOT YOUR FEET) to push yourself up out of the saddle in time with your horses trot
What gait do we post on?
Trot
50+ Bonus points if you can recite the rhyme that helps remind you how/when to post
What is the difference between a Gelding/Mare and a Colt/Filly?
Age - 4+ years Gelding/Mare, 4- years Colt/Filly
What allows a horse to sleep standing up?
Stay Apparatus
A test that measures how quickly blood returns to the skin after pressure is applied - in horses we do this on their gums. What do we call this test?
Capillary Refill Time
What is the difference between the off side and the near side?
Off side - Right. Near side - Left.
Second fastest gate for specific breeds of horse where both front and hind limb on the same side of the body move together and hit the ground at the same time
Pace
Bonus points if you can name ALL THREE horses who have this gait
What is the difference between a dun and a buckskin colored horse?
A dun horse has a dorsal stripe