Breeds
This pony breed is a great childrens' pet from the Shetland Islands in the UK.
What is the Shetland pony?
Leopard, snowflake, and blanket are markings know to occur on an _______ horse.
What is an appaloosa?
This is the part of the horse's mane that goes between the ears and on the upper face.
What is the forelock?
A metal device used by most horseback riders for control in the mouth.
What is a bit?
This piece of tack goes under the saddle.
What is a saddle pad?
This horse can gallop a quarter mile faster than any other horse breed.
What is an American Quarter horse?
A "white" horse with small speckles is this color.
What is flea bitten gray?
If you see this part of a hoof in a hoof print, it means your horse has a healthy hoof.
What is a frog?
This activity of western-style riding includes three barrels for the horse and rider to race around.
What is Barrel Racing?
The piece of leather that is attached to the two stirrups, holding them to the saddle.
What are the stirrup leathers?
This breed is well known in harness racing, and has an extra gait called the rack.
What is a Standardbred horse?
This marking runs down the horse's back as a line.
What is a dorsal stripe?
The back "hips" of the horse.
What are the hindquarters?
This type of riding involves a horse and a carriage of any kind.
What is driving?
The Spanish Riding School in Vienna trains what specific horse breed stallions?
What is the Lipizzaner horse?
This breed can come in any size and is usually piebald with lots of feather.
What is a Gypsy Vanner?
"Blue" with small speckles is this horse color.
What is Blue Roan?
The part of the end of the horse's neck where you would measure its height.
What are the withers?
This piece of tack is attached to the bridle and is used to keep the horse's head down.
What is the Martingale?
This horse breed was bred in the Netherlands and was used as a war horse. It is always black with no markings.
What is a Frisian horse?
This draft breed was bred in Suffolk, England. It can only be chestnut colored.
What is the Suffolk Punch horse?
Some appaloosas have small spots on their cornets (almost like the ankle of the horse).
What are ermine spots?
A small, round "bump" on a horse's upper leg showing the mark of the ancient horses' "thumb toe".
What is the chestnut?
This contest is like dressage with jumps, created by Captain Federico Caprilli.
What is Prix Caprilli?
Some horse owners put this mark on their horse with ice or fire, to classify it if stolen.
What is a bran?