Horse Parts
The part where the mane attaches to the neck.
What is the crest?
The roundish part at the front of the saddle.
What is the pommel.
This is how many beats are in the trot.
What is 2?
In this competition, you ride in an arena and perform certain movements at certain letters.
What is Dressage?
This is the name of the animal doctor we go to when our horse is sick or needs care.
What is a veterinarian?
The joint on the front leg that lets the leg bend.
What is the knee?
The kind of bit that bends in the middle.
What is a snaffle or jointed bit?
This is how many blind spots a horse has.
What is 2? one directly in front of their face and one directly behind their tail.
In this competition, there are lots of riders in the field and they are following hounds who are chasing an animal.
What is Fox Hunting?
This is what we call it when our pony has a tummy ache or belly pain.
What is colic?
The part at the top of the head between the ears.
What is the poll?
A part on the saddle that must always be open.
What is the stirrup bar?
There are two of these leather pieces on the bridle.
What are cheek pieces?
There are 3 phases in this type of competition - dressage, cross country, and stadium.
What is eventing?
This is an example of roughage in a horse's diet.
What is grass or hay or hay pellets?
The joint on the back leg that lets the leg bend backward.
What is the hock?
A piece of tack that you can use if your girth is too small for your pony.
What is a girth extender?
This is how many cannon bones a horse has.
What is 4?
In this competition, you will ride many miles out on the trail.
What is Endurance or Distance riding?
This is what the "P" stands for in TPR.
What is the pulse?
The part between the fetlock joint and the coronary band.
What is the pastern?
The piece of tack that keeps the saddle from slipping back on the horse.
What is a breastplate or breast collar?
There are 4 inches in one of these that measure the height of the horse.
What is a hand?
In this competition, you do running, shooting, riding, and swimming.
What is a Tetrathelon?
This is a person who we call when we need to have someone trim or put shoes on our horse's feet.
Who is a farrier?