Taking Care of a Horse
Are horses herbivores, omnivores, or carnivores?
Herbivores
What horse was developed in the American West as a cow horse, and is now a popular horse?
Quarter Horse
What unit of measurement is used to measure the height of a horse?
Hands
What did people, long ago when they were first discovered, originally do with horses?
Hunt them for food
What is an adult female horse called?
Mare
What is the name of the gear put on a horse’s head that is used to control it?
A Bridle
What color of horse is reddish-brown and shares its name with something that grows on trees?
Chestnut
How much does a horse's heart weigh?
8-10 pounds
Once domesticated, what were horses' main purpose?
Transportation
What is it called when a horse rises up and stands on its hind legs?
Rearing
What term is the natural, continuous behavior of consuming pasture grasses and eating through free roaming?
Grazing
What color type of horse is characterized by a golden coat-ranging from light to dark, often described as the color of a new gold coin-with a flaxen or white mane and tail?
Palomino
A “farrier” takes care of which part of a horse?
It’s hooves
On which continent did horses originate?
North America
What is the name of the offspring of a female horse and male donkey?
Mule
Where does the piece of equipment known as the “bit” go on a horse?
In the horse’s mouth
What is the name for a wide white marking on a horse’s face that begins at its forehead and runs down the front of its face to its nose?
Blaze
What is the name for the highest point of a horse’s back, located between the shoulder blades at the base of the neck?
Withers
Which country has the highest population of horses?
The United States
What is a horse’s father called?
It’s sire
What is the name for all equipment and accessories used on horses for riding, driving, or handling?
Tack
There is a horse coloring that is called “red roan,” but it has another name that includes a type of fruit. What is it?
Strawberry roan
What part of a horse can be examined to determine its age?
Teeth
What is the name of the popular book about a gentle, high-bred horse navigating Victorian England?
Black Beauty
What is the name for a fenced, often unroofed, enclosure on a farm or ranch used to confine, train, or handle horses?
Corral