Equine Industry Practice Test

A Hand is equal to how many inches?

• 2 inches
• 3 inches
• 4 inches
• 5 inches

A pony is any horse measuring less than how many hands?

• 16
• 4.5
• 14.2
• 15.7

Which part of the horse’s digestive system breaks down grasses and roughages?

• Gall Bladder
• Stomach
• Liver
• Cecum

A horse showing pinned ears, bared teeth, tail flicking and feet stomping typically indicates __________________.

• Anger
• Happiness
• Fear

A horse that has wide eyes, the head raised, and is snorting typically indicates __________________.

• Anger
• Happiness
• Fear

What side should you be on when handling a horse?

• Left
• Right

Floating is the filing of the horse's ___________.

• Hooves
• Chestnut
• Teeth
• Withers

A farrier takes care of a horse's ____________.

• Hooves
• Chestnut
• Teeth
• Withers

What is the correct order of the horse's gaits from SLOWEST to FASTEST

• walk, jog/trot, lope/canter, gallop
• Lope/canter, gallop, walk, jog/trot
• walk, gallop, jog/trot, lope/canter

Which type of breeding does NOT involve the stallion physically breeding with the mare?

• Live cover
• In-hand breeding
• Pasture breeding
• Artificial Insemination