Breeds
This ancient desert breed is anatomically unique, often possessing one fewer lumbar vertebra and pair of ribs than other horses.
What is the Arabian
A horse with a reddish-brown body and black points on its mane, tail, and lower legs.
What is a bay?
The leather or synthetic headstall used by a rider to guide and steer a horse.
What is a Bridle
The highest point of a horse's shoulders, where its height is officially measured.
What is the withers?
In veterinary medicine, the common baseline acronym "TPR" stands for these three vital signs.
What are Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration?
Developed in the American South, this gaited breed is famous for its unique, inherited four-beat "running walk."
What is the Tennessee Walking Horse
A solid reddish-ginger horse with a matching or lighter mane and tail
What is a chestnut (or sorrel)?
The metal or rubber mouthpiece used to communicate stopping and steering commands.
What is a bit
The long hair growing along the top crest of a horse's neck.
What is a Mane
Due to a unique, one-way valve in their esophagus, horses possess this physiological limitation that prevents them from relieving an upset stomach.
What is the inability to vomit?
This highly athletic American breed got its name from its unmatched ability to out-sprint other horses in a quarter-mile race.
What is the American Quarter Horse
This golden-coated horse sports a distinct white or flaxen mane and tail
What is a palomino?
The wide strap running under the belly that holds the saddle securely in place.
What is a girth (or cinch)?
The shock-absorbing, V-shaped rubbery cushion located on the bottom of a horse's hoof.
What is the frog?
To check a horse for dehydration, handlers pinch the skin on the neck and count how many seconds it takes to snap back, a method called this.
What is the skin tent test (or skin pliability test)?
This famous, massive Scottish draft breed features white feathered legs and is the face of the Budweiser commercial hitch.
What is a Clydesdale
A wide white marking that runs all the way down the front of a horse's face.
What is a blaze?
The metal loops hanging from a saddle that support the rider's feet.
What are stirrups?
The large joint on a horse's hind leg that bends backward, matching a human ankle.
What is the hock?
This highly contagious bacterial infection is often nicknamed "horse mumps" because it causes painful, swollen lymph nodes under the jaw.
What is Strangles?
This elegant, black coat-exclusive breed originates from the Netherlands and is famous for its long, wavy mane and high-stepping trot.
What is a Friesian?
A white leg marking that extends from the hoof up to the horse's knee or hock joint.
What is a stocking?
Headgear used to lead or tie a horse, which does not feature a mouthpiece.
What is a halter?
The sensitive, hairless skin around a horse's nostrils and mouth
What is the muzzle?
A healthy, resting adult horse has an incredibly low baseline heart rate, averaging between this many beats per minute.
What is 28 to 44 beats per minute? (Accept any range within 24–48 bpm