What is pommel, cantle, seat, panel, stirrup iron, stirrup leather, knee roll, stirrup bar, billet, flap, billet guard.
What is brow band, crown, cheek pieces, throat latch, cavesson, bit, reins, (flash).
100
Name and describe 6 colors of mounts.
What is bay, black, brown, chestnut, palomino, buckskin, grey, piebald, skewbald, etc.
100
Describe ways to know if mount if properly cooled out.
What is cool to touch, not sweaty, not breathing hard, etc.
100
Describe a Veterinarian
What is a horse doctor.
100
Name one reason to pick out feet.
What is to remove stones, etc.
200
Three stable vices.
What is pawing, weaving, kicking, cribbing, wood chewing, etc.
200
Name and describe 5 markings of ponies.
Facial and leg markings.
Snip, Stripe, Blaze, Star,bald face, coronet, half cannon, sock, stocking, half pastern, ermine spots.
Describe in your own words.
200
Name three to five basic feeding rules.
What is
feed little feed often,
feed on a schedule,
roughage first, then concentrates
water should always be available,
give pony daily salt ration or provide salt block,
feed according to size, condition, and workload of pony,
etc.
200
Two reasons to have your mount routinely checked by a veterinarian.
What is inoculations, pre-purchase exams, health papers, coggins test, etc.
200
Name two reasons why you take care of your pony's feet regularly.
What is to precent thrush, to keep things out of feet, to prevent injury to pony etc.
300
Three examples of bits.
What is snaffle, kimberwick, pelham, etc.
300
Name the parts of the pony. (15 at D2 and all parts at D3)
What is
Poll
Crest;
Forehead;
Nostrils
Muzzle;
Point of Shoulder
Breast;
Chest;
Forearm;
Knee;
Coronet;
Hoof;
Pastern;
Sesamoid;
Fetlock;
Cannon;
Hock;
Gaskin;
Stifle;
Flank;
Loin;
Croup;
Back;
Withers;
Throat Latch;
Neck;
Shoulder;
Barrel;
Girth;
Elbow;
Hindquarters;
300
TPR
What is Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
300
Name two reasons for bandaging a mounts legs.
What is to prevent swelling, to keep cuts clean, to provide pressure to relieve swelling, etc.
300
A farrier looks at a pony's feet regularly because
What is to trim a pony's feet, etc.
400
Describe how to clean a stall.
What is removing wet spot, sifting through bedding, inspecting stall and rebedding. (etc.)
400
Name six breeds of ponies.
What is in your own words,
TB,
QH,
Arab,
Shetland,
Warmblood,
Hanoverian,
halflinger,
etc.
400
Normal Ranges of TPR
What is
Temperature: 99-101
Pulse: 36-40
Respiration: 8-12
400
Name symptoms that would encourage you to seek assistance for pony.
What is off feed, anxious, uncomfortable, acting out of character, sweating, fever, etc.
400
Name three parts of the hoof.
What is sole, frog, hoof wall, bulbs of heel, etc.
500
Three examples of unsafe equipment.
What is in your own words.
500
Describe how to properly load and unload a horse form a trailer.
What is leading into trailer and closing but bar and ramp/door before tying.
500
Name the seven Harry Potter books.
What is Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows.
500
Discuss location of eyes and how they affect ponies vision.
What is eyes are on the sides of a pony's head, therefore they cannot see directly in front of directly behind them.
500
Obvious signs a hoof needs shoeing.
What is long cracked toes, long angles, hoof angle not matching paster, hoof grown over shoe, etc.