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Horse Evaluation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When measuring horses, a hand is equal to:

a)

1 inch

b)

4 inches

c)

6 inches

d)

12 inches

2.

Horse measurements are taken from the ground up to the point of:

a)

the withers.

b)

the croup.

c)

the tail head.

d)

the ears.

3.

A female horse less than three years of age is called a:

a)

mare.

b)

filly.

c)

colt.

d)

foal.

4.

A castrated male horse is called a:

a)

gelding.

b)

stallion.

c)

colt.

d)

mare.

5.

The pastern and hoof should form what angle with the ground?

a)

15 degree angle

b)

30 degree angle

c)

45 degree angle

d)

60 degree angle

6.

Which of the following is an example of roughage?

a)

Rolled oats

b)

Alfalfa hay

c)

Barley

d)

Corn

7.

The picture on the right shows what kind of confirmation fault?

a)

Post legged

b)

Sickle hocked

c)

Camped under

d)

Toed in

8.

Which letter represents an ideal pastern?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

9.

The tracking image in the middle represents:

a)

Base wide, toeing out

b)

Base narrow, pigeon toed

c)

Ideal tracking

d)

Paddle tracking

10.

Image B represents:

a)

bow legged

b)

knocked kneed

c)

splayed footed

d)

bench kneed

11.

Image B represents:

a)

cow hocked

b)

bow legged

c)

ideal structure

d)

Toed in

12.

Image C represents:

a)

posted legged.

b)

sickle hocked.

c)

ideal structure.

d)

camped out.

13.

Image B represents:

a)

camped out

b)

camped under

c)

ideal structure

d)

posted legged

14.

The part of the horse that is located at the top of the shoulder is called the:

a)

withers

b)

croup

c)

point of shoulder

d)

heart girth

15.

A 4-beat gait is called a:

a)

walk.

b)

jog.

c)

lope.

d)

gallop.

16.

A 2-beat gait is called a:

a)

jog.

b)

walk.

c)

lope.

d)

gallop.

17.

A 3-beat gait is called a:

a)

walk.

b)

jog.

c)

lope.

d)

gallop.

18.

A horse’s foot fall pattern when it walks, jogs or lopes is called a:

a)

stride.

b)

gait.

c)

lead.

d)

cinch.

19.

A term that is used to describe the movement of all four legs within a gait is called a:

a)

lead.

b)

gait.

c)

stride.

d)

cinch.

20.

Which term is used to describe an animal’s structure?

a)

Stride

b)

Balance

c)

Lead

d)

Confirmation

21.

Which term is used for the top of the horse’s hindquarters?

a)

Withers

b)

Croup

c)

Stifle

d)

Shoulder

22.

When judging a class of halter horses, what should be the first thing that you look at?

a)

Structure

b)

Balance

c)

Quality

d)

Muscling

23.

When evaluating a horse, what is going to affect the hind leg more than anything else?

a)

Angle of the hock

b)

Muscling in the stifle

c)

Muscling in the pastern

d)

Angle of the pastern

24.

When evaluating a horse's head, we want their head to be:

a)

long from the eye to the muzzle.

b)

triangular in shape.

c)

round in shape.

d)

parrot mouthed.

25.

When evaluating for muscling on a horse, we should look at the:

a)

forearm, stifle, and gaskin.

b)

croup, withers, and neck.

c)

chest, heart girth, and forearm.

d)

flank, stifle, and croup.