Colors
What color is brown with black mane and tail?
Bay
True or false
Your toes should be pointing down while you are riding
False, toes up heels down!
a baby horse is called what?
Foal or girl =filly, boy=colt
When riding you hold the….?
Reins
This breed was named because it is the fastest at running a quarter mile
Quarter horse
A tall white marking on the leg is called the what?
Stocking
Explain how to get your horse to stop
1. Sit up
2. Exhale deeply
3. Reins
Do horses sleep standing up?
Yes, horses typically only lay down for deep sleep for about an hour per day
When riding your feet go in the…?
Stirrups
The smaller breed of horse is?
The miniature horse
A yellow colored horse with white mane and tail is called a…?
Palomino
What are the horses four main gaits?
Walk, trot, canter/lope, gallop
Do horses throw up when they are sick?
No, horses can not throw up. When they have an upset stomach gases and foods become lodged in the intestine, this is called colic and often they will need veterinary assistance.
The back of the saddle is called?
The cantel
The largest breed of horse is called?
Shire
A wide white marking in the face that covers at least one eye, often causing the horse to have blue eyes
bald face
The purposeful up down motion of the riders seat and body at the trot is called what?
Posting
Do horses mainly communicate with each other through vocalization like neighing & nicking or through their body langue?
Body langue
When you hang bridles up you hang them by the…?
Crown piece
These wild ponies are rounded up and swim from their island to the mainland in Maryland every July to keep herd population levels manageable. This is called pony penning day, what breed of ponies are these?
Chincotegue
There are two basic variation of color for a grey horse, what are the color variations?
Dappled grey & flea-bitten grey
What should you always check before mounting?
Your cinch
A male horse that can not reproduce is called a…?
Gelding
The flat piece of leather on the saddle that lays against your legs while you are riding is called?
Fenders
This breed comes from bearers lands in Egypt. They are fast, and beautiful and they know it!
Arabian