Basic Horse Info
A Horse with draft breed ancestry is known as this "blooded" type.
What is a cold-blooded horse
This breed is known for its spotted coat pattern.
What is the Appaloosa
This piece of tack goes in the horse's mouth to help the rider communicate.
What is a bit?
Name a basic nutrient needed to maintain a healthy horse body.
What is water?
A foul smelling hood infection often found in wet conditions.
What is thrush
The term for removing manure and soiled bedding from a stall.
What is mucking out?
A chestnut horse has a mane and tail the same color as its body
What is red or chestnut?
What type of bridle can be used to train young horses?
What is a bosal, hackamore or snaffle bridle
Foals are usually weaned at this age range.
What is 4-6 months
What is the common name for laminitis?
What is founder?
This is the average gestation length of a mare
What is about 11 months (340 days)
Name any two of the five basic horse coat colors.
What are bay and chestnut
What is the front of the saddle called?
What is a pommel
What indicates the quality of the hay?
What is color
How many teeth does a foal have?
What is 24
The Term for a male horse under four years old?
What is a colt?
This pony breed s known for its silver dapple coat.
The Shetland pony
On and English saddle name the part that holds the girth to the saddle.
What is a billet strap?
A simple operation to grind sharp points off a horse' teeth is what?
What is floating
Why is colostrum important for foals?
What is provides antibodies which gives the foal resistance to infection and disease.
The continet where the first "true horse," Equus, orginated.
What is North America
A horse breed always bay in color and developed in England.
What is the Cleveland Bay?
Name one part of the western saddle that is not found on the english saddle.
Horn, fork, flank
Iron, copper, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium are what?
What are minerals
A stiff, rigid gait and jaw spasms after a puncture wound
What is tetanus?