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Horse Terms & Gaits

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adult, female horse

a)

Mare

b)

Filly

c)

Gelding

d)

Stallion

2.

Castrated male horse

a)

Mare

b)

Colt

c)

Gelding

d)

Stallion

3.

Castrated male horse

a)

Mare

b)

Colt

c)

Gelding

d)

Stallion

4.

Adult male horse (not castrated)

a)

Stallion

b)

Gelding

c)

Colt

d)

Filly

5.

Young female horse, less than 3 years old

a)

Mare

b)

Filly

c)

Colt

d)

Gelding

6.

Young male horse, under 3 years old

a)

Filly

b)

Colt

c)

Gelding

d)

Stallion

7.

A baby horse, under 1 year of age

a)

Yearling

b)

Foal

c)

Filly

d)

Pony

8.

Term used to measure horses height, equals 4 inches

a)

Hand

b)

Arm

c)

Foot

d)

Sound

9.

Horse with an injury that affects its performance

a)

Sound

b)

Lame

c)

Conformation

d)

Dumb

10.

Horse that does NOT have any injuries affecting its performance

a)

Lame

b)

Sound

c)

Perfect

d)

Conformation

11.

The shape of a horse's body, based on the correctness of bone, musculature and overall proportions

a)

Confromation

b)

Sound

c)

Lame

d)

Physique

12.

Young horse 6-12 months old that has been taken away from mom

a)

Yearling

b)

Weanling

c)

Foal

d)

Filly

13.

Young horse that is 1-2 years old.

a)

Weanling

b)

Yearling

c)

Foal

d)

Pony

14.

A natural flat footed 4 beat gait

a)

Walk

b)

Lope

c)

Canter

d)

Trot

15.

In English classes, a three-beat gait; smooth, free moving, relaxed and straight on both leads.

a)

Lope

b)

Trot

c)

Jog

d)

Canter

16.

A manner of moving the feet

a)

Gait

b)

Conformation

c)

Lame

d)

Sound

17.

In Western classes, a smooth, ground-covering two-beat diagonal gait

a)

Trot

b)

Walk

c)

Jog

d)

Lope

18.

In Western classes, an easy, rhythmical three-beat gait

a)

Canter

b)

Lope

c)

Trot

d)

Jog

19.

In English classes, ranch riding and versatility ranch horse classes, a two-beat gait, comprised of long, low, ground covering, cadenced and balanced strides

a)

Jog

b)

Canter

c)

Lope

d)

Trot