173 HORSELESS HORSE

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Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE?

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1. You should not walk under or step over the lead rope when a
horse is tied or someone is holding the horse.

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2. A horse can look at two different things at one time - one with the left eye and another one with the right eye.

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3. It is OK to tie your horse by the bridle reins.

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4. When you are around horses, always watch their ears to tell what mood they are in.

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5. Never wrap the lead rope around your hand when leading a horse.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.

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6. A horse's height is measured from the _______ to the ground.

A. poll
B. withers
C. tail

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7. A ______ is an animal doctor that treats horses for diseases and injuries.

A. farrier
B. trainer
C. veterinarian

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8. A horse is measured in hands and one of these is equal to _____ inches.

A.   3
B.   4
C.   5

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9. Internal parasites are ______ that horses get inside their stomachs and intestines.

A. worms
B. flies
C. food

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10. You can tell how old a horse is by looking at his ______.

A. hooves
B. whiskers
C. teeth

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11. A horse's hooves should be trimmed every ______.

A. 2 weeks
B. 6 - 8 weeks
C. 4 months

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12. The most important sense used in riding horses is _______.

A. hearing
B. touch
C. sight

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13. ______ should not be kept in front of the horse when he is hot and overheated.

A. oats
B. water
C. corn

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14. ____________ are types of hay.

A. Timothy, alfalfa and blue grass
B. Oats and corn
C. Calcium and salt

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15. _____ are types of concentrates

A. Timothy, alfalfa and blue grass
B. Oats and corn
C. Calcium and salt

Are the following a breed of
pony (P),
light horse (H) or
draft horse (D)?

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16. Shire

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17. Shetland

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18. Quarter Horse

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19. Belgian

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20. Thoroughbred

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21. Appaloosa

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22. Suffolk

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23. Welsh

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24. Morgan

Match the following A-G to the descriptions 25-31:
A.   western attire
B.   saddle seat attire
C.   hunt seat attire
D. tack
E. showmanship
F. safety helmet
G. bridle

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25. Piece of equipment used to control and guide a horse when riding.

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26. Equipment used in haltering, riding or driving a horse.

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27. How a person leads and shows a horse at halter.

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28. Breeches or jodphurs, boots, coat of conservative color, hunt cap or derby.

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29. Jodphurs, riding coat, jodphur boots, hat, tie.

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30. Long sleeved shirt, hat, long pants, boots, belt.

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31. Required in 4-H whenever you are riding or driving an equine.

Match the following gaits A-D to the descriptions 32-35:
A. walk
B. trot or jog
C. canter or lope
D. gallop

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32. A fast four-beat gait.

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33. An easy three-beat gait with a left or right lead

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34. A two-beat diagonal gait

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35. A slow four-beat gait.

Match the following color names A-E to the photo of the color 36-40:

A. Bay
B. Black
C. Buckskin
D. Chestnut
E. Palomino

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