Advanced Level

Health

2) If you see a horse with flu like symptoms, and swelling of the lymph glands under the jaw which eventually form abscesses, what disease does he most likely have?

a) Influenza
b) Strangles
c) Tetanus
d) Colic

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The Answer is... B

Famous Horses

3) What famous racehorse won the US Triple Crown, and the Belmont by an amazing 31 lengths, and won 16 out of the 21 races of his career?

a) Secretariat
b) Man O’ War
c) Phar Lap
d) Eclipse

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The Answer is... A

Colours

4) What is the most correct term for the colour of all Suffolk Punch horses?

a) Red Roan
b) Chestnut
c) Chesnut
d) Light Bay

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The Answer is... C

Sports

5) Which equestrian sport has “chukkas”?

a) Barrel Racing
b) Eventing
c) Polo
d) Driving

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The Answer is... C

Riding

6) What is the meaning of a horse being “above the bit”?

a) the horse puts his toungue over the bit
b) the horse’s mouth is very sensitive
c) the horse carries it’s head high
d) the horse doesn’t listen to directions given through the bit (and reins)

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The Answer is... C

Horse Care

7) If a horse has a “chaser“ clip, what parts of his body would be left unclipped?

a) legs and the top part of the body
b) saddle area only
c) head, neck, and underside of the body
d) legs, head, top part of neck, and top part of the body

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The Answer is... A

Media

8) What two series of horse books were both made into a movie AND a TV series?

a) Black Beauty and The Saddle Club
b) The Silver Brumby and The Saddle Club
c) Thoroughbred and The Black Stallion
d) The Black Stallion and The Silver Brumby

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The Answer is... D

Behavior

9) What’s a “flehmen reaction”?

a) A horse reacts to the challenge of another horse (usually in feral/wild situations)
b) A stallion pulls back his lips, testing whether a mare is in heat
c) Two horses groom each other
d) d) A mare senses that her foal is in danger

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The Answer is... B

Parts of the Horse

10) Where is the “gaskin” located?

a) The foreleg, above the knee
b) inbetween the forelegs
c) The hind leg, above the hock
d) The hind leg, below the hock

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The Answer is... C

History

11) What is the scientific name for the first three toed ancestor of the horse?

a) Pliohippus
b) Equus
c) Parahippus
d) Mesohippus

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The Answer is... D

Tack

12) What is a “crupper” used for? (often used on ponies)

a) To stop the saddle slipping
b) A small whip used to reinforce aids
c) To protect the horse/pony’s legs
d) To get a high tail carriage for shows

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The Answer is... A

Jargon

13) “What is “quidding”?

a) When you give a horse a quick groom
b) When the horse can’t chew it’s food and it falls out of his mouth
c) When you make a pattern on the horse’s hindquarters (common patterns include checkers and shark’s teeth)
d) When you ride one horse and lead another to give them both excersise

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The Answer is... B

Bad Habits

14) If a horse has a red ribbon on it, what does it mean?

a) The horse is a biter
b) The horse doesn’t get along with other horses and is excitable (warning to keep other horses away)
c) The horse is a kicker
d) The horse is a young horse just being trained to ride alongside traffic

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The Answer is... C

Markings

15) What is the name for the the small marking inside the horse’s leg that can be bumpy or flat?

a) brisket
b) chestnut
c) age mark
d) carpal spot

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The Answer is... B

BONUS QUESTION- for advanced level

Who invented using the “forward seat” when jumping?

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The Answer is... Captain Federico Caprilli