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WorksheetsHorses
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a flank ?
a)
A type of fly that likes to bite the horse
b)
A type of skin that forms on the horses thigh
c)
A part of skin that is in between the horses stifle and abdomen
d)
The rear most part of a horse
2.
What is a stallion?
a)
A colt
b)
A female horse
c)
A adult male horse
d)
Sylvester Stalone
3.
There are two popular ways of riding, English and _______
a)
bareback
b)
Western
c)
sidesaddle
d)
Eastern
4.
An adult female horse is called a _____
a)
nightmare
b)
girl horse
c)
mare
d)
mayor
5.
What is a FILLY?
a)
A baby female horse
b)
A male horse
c)
A roan
d)
A sandwich with steak and cheese
6.
What are Dapples?
a)
A British term for a halter
b)
Noises from a horse's stomach
c)
Round, colored markings
d)
A castrated male horse
7.
Which of these is not a horse coat color?
a)
Leopard
b)
Dun
c)
Brindle
d)
Brown Shine
8.
According to legend the ancient Roman Emporer Caligula did what to his favorite horse Incitatus?
a)
ate him
b)
married her
c)
exchanged her for 1000 slaves
d)
made him a consul and a priest
9.
Asturian Bashkir Falabella Fleuve Fouta are all what?
a)
famous racehorses
b)
breeds of horse
c)
famous horse trainers
d)
ancient words meaning horse
10.
According to thoroughbred horse racing, colt and fillies are horses less than ... ?
a)
seven years old
b)
three years old
c)
five years old
d)
two years old
11.
Marengo, Napoleons horse is interesting because ... ?
a)
he outlived Napoleon by eight years
b)
he was the largest know of his day
c)
Napoleon never rode him
d)
he survived four artillery injuries
12.
Which of these is not an Olympic Equestrian sport?
a)
dressage
b)
free jumping
c)
three-day eventing
d)
show jumping
13.
Horses and ponies are measured (commonly) in what measurment?
a)
centimeters (cm)
b)
hands high (hh)
c)
meters (m)
d)
feet (ft)
14.
Another word for a whip?
a)
Monkey
b)
Trot
c)
Crop
d)
Groom
15.
Another word for horse family?
a)
Equador
b)
Pony
c)
Equuing
d)
Equidae
16.
Which of these is NOT a marking?
a)
Star
b)
Moon
c)
Sock
d)
Blaze
17.
What is the 'fetlock' wrongly called?
a)
Ball of foot
b)
Toes
c)
Ankle
d)
Structure of foot
18.
One of these plants is poisonous to horses-which one?
a)
Ragwort
b)
Grass
c)
Hay
d)
Daisies
19.
What is laminitis?
a)
Allergic reaction to bites
b)
Inflamation of sensitive layers of tissue inside the hoof
c)
Infectious viral disease
d)
Bacteria penetrates chapped, damaged or softened skin on the horse's back
20.
What is the smallest breed of horse?
a)
Australian warmbood
b)
Shetland
c)
Falebella of Argentina
d)
Alti horse
21.
What brush should you never use on your/a horse?
a)
Body brush
b)
Fitch curry comb
c)
Dandy brush
d)
Curry comb
22.
What was the only horse after which a breed was named?
a)
Justin Morgan
b)
Cincinnati
c)
Stallion
d)
Secretariat
23.
What is a centaur?
a)
Roman horse-soldier
b)
Favorite horse in a race
c)
Half man, half horse mythological creature
d)
100 year old horse
24.
What is the best known horse in literature?
a)
Pegasus
b)
Traveler
c)
Black Beauty
d)
Secretariat
25.
What message is a horse sending when its ears are pinned back and it reaches its head towards you?
a)
curiosity
b)
friendliness
c)
warning to stand back
d)
that they want to go for a ride
26.
What is the average life span of a horse?
a)
10 to 15 years
b)
15 to 20 years
c)
20 to 30 years
d)
40 to 50 years
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