People
A person who shoes and trims horses’ feet.
What is a farrier?
This is a demonstration of the member’s ability to show the animal to its best advantage at halter.
What is showmanship?
This breed originated during the colonial period, primarily in Virginia and the Carolinas.
What is the American Quarter Horse?
Area that the horse cannot see (directly in front and behind).
What is the blind spot?
This is a piece of tack used when leading or tying a horse.
What is a halter?
This person is your first contact for an equine health issue.
Who is a veterinarian?
When the judge moves around the horse during a Showmanship class or checks equipment for a performance class.
What is the inspection?
This breed of horse was developed in England to carry weight over extended distances.
What is a Thoroughbred?
The top of a horse’s head, just behind the ears.
What is the poll?
This is a strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal (usually used in plural).
What are the reins?
This person manages the 4-H program at the county level.
Who is the 4-H Extension Agent?
This is a three-beat gait called for in Western classes.
What is the lope?
This is one of the first breeds of livestock domesticated by humans.
What are Arabians?
The front or back leg on which the horse turns.
What is the pivot foot?
This is a strap around the horse’s chest that helps hold the saddle in place.
What is the breast collar?
This person is a volunteer who helps provide guidance and learning opportunities for 4-H youth members.
What is a 4-H club leader?
The judge motions to start a pattern or to note the end of the pattern. Sometimes a nod or a wave.
What is to acknowledge?
The ancestors of the modern horses of this breed were introduced into Mexico by the Spanish explorers.
What is an Appaloosa?
Long hair around the fetlocks, often seen in draft breeds.
What is feathering?
This is the part of the bit above the mouthpiece; it affects both the timing and the leverage of the bit.
What is the purchase?
This person evaluates the skills displayed by a 4-H member in their project area.
Who is a judge?
The discipline that designates your movements during Showmanship when the judge is doing an inspection.
What is the quartering system?
This breed traces to the Mustang-Spanish Barb descendants which originated in Spain as the Sorraia.
What is the Buckskin?
Circumference of horse where cinch lies, behind forequarters.
What is the heart girth?
The tack and/or attire of horse and rider.
What are appointments?