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The Horse Industry

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which horse breed has a distinctive spotted coat?

a)

arabian

b)

appaloosa

c)

thoroughbred

d)

Quarter Horse

2.

The horse was first domesticated in Europe and Asia about how many years ago?

a)

1,000

b)

3,000

c)

5,000

d)

8,000

3.

Horses are measured in terms of hands with a hand being _______.

a)

two inches

b)

four inches

c)

six inches

d)

eight inches

4.

Which horse breed is considered the oldest purebred horse in the world?

a)

Arabian

b)

Appaloosa

c)

Thoroughbred

d)

Quarter Horse

5.

Ponies are shorter than horses and can be anywhere from 8 to _______.

a)

10 hands high

b)

12.2 hands high

c)

14.2 hands high

d)

16 hands high

6.

Which horse breed was developed in the United States and got its name because of its great speed at short distances?

a)

Arabian

b)

Appaloosa

c)

Thoroughbred

d)

Quarter Horse

7.

Which horse breed is a draft breed that originated in France?

a)

Belgian

b)

Clydesdale

c)

Shetland

d)

Percheron

8.

Which horse breed was developed in the deserts of the Middle East?

a)

Arabian

b)

Appaloosa

c)

Thoroughbred

d)

Wild Mustang

9.

Which horse breed is a draft breed that originated in Belgium?

a)

Belgian

b)

Clydesdale

c)

Shetland

d)

Percheron

10.

Which horse breed was developed in England around the turn of the 17th century?

a)

Arabian

b)

Morgan

c)

Thoroughbred

d)

Quarter Horse

11.

Which horse breed comes in a variety of colors and is known for their WILD temperament?

a)

Arabian

b)

Morgan

c)

Thoroughbred

d)

Wild Mustang

12.

Which horse breed originated in Scotland and was developed to perform work on the farm and to pull freight?

a)

Welsh

b)

Clydesdale

c)

Shetland

d)

Percheron

13.

Which basic horse color describes a horse that has a brown or red body color and points that are black?

a)

bay

b)

brown

c)

palomino

d)

sorrel/chestnut

14.

Which horse breed is a pony that originated in the hills of Wales?

a)

Welsh

b)

Clydesdale

c)

Shetland

d)

Percheron

15.

Which work or form of recreational use of horses consists of a team sport in which riders use mallets to hit a ball in a goal?

a)

polo

b)

rodeo

c)

gymkhana

d)

combined training

16.

A form of English riding that focuses on developing the natural movements of the horse is ______.

a)

dressage

b)

driving

c)

gymkhana

d)

combined training

17.

Which horse breed is a pony that originated off the coast of Scotland?

a)

Welsh

b)

Clydesdale

c)

Shetland

d)

Percheron

18.

Which basic horse color describes a horse that has a yellowish or gold body color with black points?

a)

bay

b)

sorrel

c)

buckskin

d)

roan

19.

A color that includes a mixture of white hairs with any other dark color on the body is ______.

a)

dun

b)

roan

c)

perlino

d)

cremello

20.

Female horse younger than three years of age

a)

filly

b)

colt

c)

mare

d)

stallion

21.

Male horse older than three that has been castrated

a)

stallion

b)

gelding

c)

filly

d)

colt

22.

Male horse older than three that has NOT been castrated

a)

colt

b)

filly

c)

gelding

d)

stallion

23.

Male horse younger than three

a)

gelding

b)

colt

c)

filly

d)

mare

24.

Female horse older than three

a)

mare

b)

filly

c)

colt

d)

gelding

25.

Identify the face marking:

a)

strip

b)

star and strip

c)

star

d)

blaze

26.

Identify the following face marking

a)

star

b)

blaze

c)

snip

d)

bald face

27.

Identify the face marking:

a)

strip

b)

bald face

c)

snip

d)

star, strip, and snip

28.

Identify the face marking:

a)

strip

b)

blaze

c)

snip

d)

star, strip, and snip

29.

Identify the face marking:

a)

bald face

b)

star, strip, and snip

c)

star and strip

d)

blaze

30.

Identify the face marking:

a)

star

b)

blaze

c)

strip

d)

snip

31.

Identify the leg marking:

a)

sock

b)

half pastern

c)

coronet

d)

stocking

32.

Identify the following leg marking:

a)

coronet

b)

sock

c)

half pastern

d)

stocking

33.

Identify the leg marking:

a)

stocking

b)

pastern

c)

half pastern

d)

sock

34.

Identify the leg marking:

a)

stocking

b)

sock

c)

half pastern

d)

coronet

35.

Identify the leg marking:

a)

stocking

b)

pastern

c)

half pastern

d)

coronet