Parts of the Horse
The round middle section of the horse including ribs, belly, and back
What is the barrel?
The metal piece that goes in the horse’s mouth
What is a bit?
The two main disciplines of horseback riding
What are English and Western?
The measure of the horse’s length (top line/back or bottom line/belly) that should be LONGER than the other
What is the topline? (A horse should have a longer back than belly)
Mariah’s favorite color of horse
What is a chestnut? BONUS 50 points if you said paint! 100 bonus points if you said Overo.
The hard, bony top of the skull between the ears
What is the poll?
The leather strips with holes punched in them hanging from under the flap that you buckle the girth onto
What are billets?
An English discipline in which the horse and rider perform a series of maneuvers in a set pattern, and are judged on technical accuracy and visual presence (posture, equitation, and beauty of movement)
What is Dressage?
What two parts of the horse one uses to measure the horse’s slope of shoulder
What is the withers and the point of shoulder?
A creamy dessert with layers of espresso-soaked vanilla cookies, custard, and topped with a layer of dusted cocoa powder.
What is Tiramisu?
The hard, rough growth on the inside of a horses leg that naturally sloughs off and is a made of the same thing as hooves are made out of
What is a chestnut?
The front mound of the saddle (where a horn would be on a Western saddle)
What is the pommel?
The discipline of riding Mariah competes in with Navar (and previously Mija)
The four things we humans must provide for our horses in captivity
What are water, food, shelter, and company/exercise
Mija’s breed
What is a thoroughbred?
The triangle-shaped part of the hoof sole that creates traction and grip for the horse
What is the frog?
Any type of bit using direct pressure (no leverage)
What is a snaffle?
How many barrels there are in a barrel racing pattern
What are: No visible ribs, ribs are hard to feel, tail emerges from apple-shaped buttocks, neck is thick and crest is big
Mija’s favorite treat
The bone inside the horse’s hoof
What is the coffin bone?
The part of the bridle that hangs down from the crown piece on each side and connects to the bit
What is the cheek piece?
The horse and rider ride a course of jumps at the canter, but they are judged on visual performance, not speed.
What is hunter riding or “hunters?”
The dangerous condition of mysterious stomach pain, often caused by gas, indigestion, or stress, and causing the horse to exhibit symptoms such as pawing, yawning, high heart rate, and trying to roll urgently.
What is colic?
What type of Olympic rider/trainer Mariah worked for and trained with during her time as a working student
Three-day eventing