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Helper Quiz 2021

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the shoulder bone called?

a)

Scapula

b)

Femur

c)

Ankle

d)

Shoulder Blade

2.

Approximately how much manure does a horse produce in 1 day?

a)

10 lbs

b)

45 lbs

c)

300 lbs

d)

50 lbs

3.

Name a horse on the property that is a Appaloosa (Not Lilly).

a)

Domino

b)

Marty

c)

Handsome

d)

Jack

4.

Name a horse that is a bay.

4 lines
5.

What is the first thing you should do if you see a horse has an injury?

a)

Call the grocery store

b)

Call 911

c)

Call the vet

d)

Tell your dog

e)

Do nothing

6.

What is a star?

a)

Leg markings

b)

Face marking

c)

Body marking

d)

Disease

7.

Will a horse drink dirty water?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

How many times should the water buckets be cleaned?

a)

Once a day

b)

Never

c)

70 times a day

d)

Every two weeks

9.

How much hay should each horse have?

a)

2-3 flakes

b)

7-8 flakes

c)

0 flakes

d)

125 flakes

10.

How many times do the horses get grain?

a)

Once a day

b)

Twice a day

c)

Eight times a day

d)

Not at all

11.

How much turn out should a horse get?

a)

As much as possible

b)

Not at all

12.

If you're having problems with someone/something at the barn who do you go to?

a)

Drake & Marty

b)

Julie, Kendall, or Terra

c)

Dixie

d)

The random guy that bikes down the street

e)

A bucee's employee

13.

If discipling a horse what is the best action? (not always applicable)

a)

Smacking their face

b)

Smacking their shoulder

c)

Doing nothing

d)

Letting the person that rides the bike down the road have them

14.

what is this horse

a)

Palomino

b)

tanorgod

c)

goldhors

d)

yolokhg

15.

what is this breed

a)

A brown horse

b)

Thoroughbred

c)

A koulck

d)

gaplosa

16.

What is a baby horse called

a)

Calf

b)

Pup

c)

Foal

d)

Chick

17.

Which is an impossible color for a horses coat

a)

Bay

b)

Black

c)

Palomino

d)

Albino

18.

What does a Western saddle have that an English saddle doesn't?

a)

horn

b)

stirrups

c)

seat

19.

What do you measure horses in?

a)

feet

b)

inches

c)

centimeters

d)

hands

e)

yards

20.

What are "white" horses actually called?

a)

brown

b)

dappled

c)

light

d)

grey

21.

What are the main(basic) colors of a horse? (tricky question)

a)

White, black, brown

b)

Red

c)

Brown, and black

d)

Bay, brown, black, and chestnut

22.

What color is this horse?

a)

Palomino

b)

Chestnut/Sorrel

c)

Bay

d)

Brown

23.

What color do gray horses appear when they are born?

a)

Red

b)

Any color, its progressive as they age

c)

White

d)

Black

24.

To have a good balanced position you should have a straight line through...

a)

ear, chest, knee, foot

b)

ear, shoulder, hip, ankle

c)

ear, shoulder, knee, ankle

d)

hair, shoulder, hip, foot

25.

Which is not a distortion of a good position?

a)

too stiff and tense

b)

eyes dropped

c)

roachback

d)

heels down

26.

Which of the following is a good riding position?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

The person who trims and shoes the horse is called a ...

a)

horse carer

b)

rider

c)

farrier

d)

barn manager

28.

The horse's height is measured from the tallest point of its...

a)

withers

b)

mane

c)

shoulder

d)

hip

29.

What does "green horse" mean?

a)

a horse that has eaten too much green grass

b)

an untrained or experienced horse

c)

a super horse

d)

a sick horse

30.

A horse exactly one (1) year old is a...

a)

Filly

b)

Yearling

c)

One horse

d)

Foal

31.

Cleaning your horse is called...

a)

Lunging

b)

Cantering

c)

Grooming

d)

Brushing

32.

Identify this tool.

a)

Mane comb

b)

Curry comb

c)

Dandy brush

d)

Body brush

33.

What do you use to pick dirt from horses' hooves?

a)

Hoof pick

b)

Hoof comb

c)

Hoof sponge

d)

Hoof dandy

34.

Which of the following is correct (concerning head protection)

a)

expensive helmets are the best

b)

the faster you ride, the harder the fall

c)

wear a helmet that fits you properly

d)

buy a new helmet every time you ride

35.

A mature female horse over four (4) years old is a ...

a)

mare

b)

foal

c)

filly

d)

colt

36.

What does it mean if a horse has a red ribbon in its tail?

a)

it bites

b)

Its name is rosey

c)

it kicks

d)

nothing, its decoration

37.

how long is an average horses life

a)

30 -40 years

b)

10-15

c)

25-30

d)

20-40

38.

name this stance

a)

rear

b)

park

c)

bow

d)

non

39.

what is the average speed of a american quarter horse

a)

35 mph

b)

16 mph

c)

55 mph

d)

40 mph

40.

what was the heaviest horse

a)

belgian

b)

clydesdale

c)

percheron

d)

shire

41.

What breed?

a)

Thoroughbred

b)

Standardbred

c)

Saddlebred

d)

American Quarter Horse

42.

What breed?

a)

Shire

b)

Gypsy Vanner

c)

Welsh cob

d)

Fresian

43.

What breed?

a)

Welsh Section D

b)

Morgan

c)

Friesian

d)

Dales

44.

What breed?

a)

Akhi-Teke

b)

Arabian

c)

Spanish Barb

d)

Thoroughbred

45.
Which is not a job for horses?
a)
Logging, Ranching and Farming
b)
Dairy Production
c)
Carriage Rides
d)
Rodeos
46.
How many inches is in a hand?
a)
3.5
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
47.
Which is not a category for horses based on size?
a)
Draft
b)
Thoroughbred
c)
Light 
d)
Pony
48.

What is the height limit on ponies?

a)

Greater than 14.3 Hands

b)

Greater than 15.3 Hands

c)

Less than 16.3 Hands

d)

Less than 14.3 Hands

49.
What does equitation mean?
a)
The ability to ride a horse
b)
The ability to raise a horse
c)
The ability to be a jockey
d)
The ability to fall off a horse
50.
What is Gait mean?
a)
The movement of a pig
b)
The movement of a horse
c)
The movement of a goat
d)
The movement of a cow
51.
What are the two options for saddles?
a)
English and Southern
b)
English and American
c)
Western and American
d)
English and Western
52.
Which type of saddle has no saddle horn and the stirrups are made of metal and leather?
a)
Western
b)
English
53.
Which type of saddle has a saddle horn and the stirrups are made with wood and leather?
a)
Western
b)
English
54.

Which of the following is not a breed of Draft horse?

a)

Clydesdale

b)

Appaloosa

c)

Percheron

d)

Belgian

55.
Which is the most common breed of light horse?
a)
Thoroughbred
b)
Paint
c)
Quarter
d)
Appaloosa
56.

What Breed Of Horse Is this?

a)

Mustang

b)

Appaloosa

c)

Clydesdale

d)

Shetland

57.
about how many bones do horses have 
a)
120
b)
205
c)
186
d)
162
58.

What bone do humans have that horses do not?

a)

Knee cap

b)

Shoulder blade

c)

Spine

d)

Pelvis

59.

Horses can't have arthritis.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Identify #13

a)

Stifle

b)

Gaskin

c)

Hock

d)

Fetlock

61.

Identify #15

a)

Stifle

b)

Gaskin

c)

Hock

d)

Fetlock

62.

Identify #16

a)

Stifle

b)

Gaskin

c)

Hock

d)

Fetlock

63.

Identify #14

a)

Stifle

b)

Gaskin

c)

Hock

d)

Fetlock

64.

Identify #1

a)

Poll

b)

Muzzle

c)

Throat Latch

d)

Point of shoulder

65.

Identify #23

a)

Poll

b)

Muzzle

c)

Throat Latch

d)

Point of shoulder

66.

Identify #21

a)

Poll

b)

Muzzle

c)

Throat Latch

d)

Point of shoulder

67.

Identify #22

a)

Poll

b)

Muzzle

c)

Throat Latch

d)

Point of shoulder

68.

Identify #5

a)

Crest

b)

Withers

c)

Back

d)

Shoulder

69.

Identify #3

a)

Crest

b)

Withers

c)

Back

d)

Shoulder

70.

Identify #2

a)

Crest

b)

Withers

c)

Back

d)

Shoulder

71.

Identify #6

a)

Crest

b)

Withers

c)

Back

d)

Shoulder

72.

Identify #11

a)

Barrel

b)

Girth

c)

Flank

d)

Thigh

73.

Identify #9

a)

Barrel

b)

Girth

c)

Flank

d)

Thigh

74.

Identify #10

a)

Barrel

b)

Girth

c)

Flank

d)

Thigh

75.

Identify #4

a)

Point of hip

b)

Loin

c)

Croup

d)

Back

76.

Identify #7

a)

Point of hip

b)

Loin

c)

Croup

d)

Back

77.

Identify #17

a)

Cannon

b)

Ankle

c)

Pastern

d)

Knee

78.

Identify #19

a)

Cannon

b)

Ankle

c)

Pastern

d)

Knee

79.

Shoes help protect the hoof and can correct structural defects or lameness

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Nutrition has no effect on hoof health or growth

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Front and hind hooves are shaped the same

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Front hooves are more wide while hind hooves are more narrow

a)

True

b)

False

83.

How many muscles are in the lower leg of the horse?

a)

1

b)

23

c)

0

d)

10

84.

What does it mean if a horse has a stronger than usual pulse in the lower leg?

a)

Inflammation/Injury

b)

Nothing

c)

They just worked really hard

d)

They are healthy as can be!

85.

Hooves are typically trimmed how often?

a)

Every 6-8 weeks

b)

Once a year

c)

Every 6-8 Months

d)

Once a month

86.

What part of the hoof is #8?

a)

White lin

b)

Frog

c)

Collateral Groove

d)

Sole

87.

What part of the hoof is #3?

a)

Frog

b)

Sole

c)

Bar

d)

White Line

88.

What part of the hoof is #4?

a)

Sole

b)

Bar

c)

White Line

d)

Wall

89.

What part of the hoof is #5?

a)

Bar

b)

Frog

c)

Groove of frog

d)

Wall

90.

What part of the hoof is #6?

a)

Wall

b)

Bar

c)

Frog

d)

White line

91.

Permanent lameness can result from improper hoof care

a)

True

b)

False

92.

Conformation has no effect on a horses hoof function or health.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

What is the purpose of clips on horse shoes?

a)

provide more secure fit

b)

look fancier

c)

there is no purpose

d)

used for horses with injury

94.

What goes around their head while riding

a)

Bridle

b)

Halter

c)

Saddle

d)

bit

95.

What goes in a horses mouth while riding

a)

Bit

b)

Hay

c)

Grain

d)

Halter

96.

What’s a diagonal

a)

When your posting with the leg by the wall

b)

When your cantering

c)

When your sitting trot

d)

When your walking

97.

What is a lead

a)

When the outside leg is going further out

b)

When the inside leg is going further out

c)

When they're walking weird

d)

When they're trotting

98.

Which is the outside leg

a)

The leg by the wall

b)

The leg not by the wall

99.

Which is the inside leg

a)

The leg by the wall

b)

The leg not by the wall

100.

What keeps the saddle on

a)

Saddle pad

b)

Girth

c)

Half pad

d)

Non slip

101.

What is next after the saddle pad?

a)

The saddle

b)

the bridal

c)

girth

d)

gel pad

102.

What makes it so the saddle does not slide off of the horse?

a)

gel pad

b)

girth

c)

reins

d)

non-slip grip pad (special pad used under the saddle pad)

103.

What are miniature horses measured in?

a)

hands

b)

feet

c)

inches

d)

meters

104.

What is a trot?

a)

A two beat gait

b)

a one beat gait

c)

A four beat gait

d)

a three beat gait

105.

How many muscles does a horse have in each ear?

a)

15

b)

17

c)

18

d)

16

106.

Which of the following isn't a white marking on a horse?

a)

Pinto overo

b)

Pinto tobino

c)

snip

d)

Dorsal stripe

e)

stocking

107.

How many beats is a canter/lope?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

3

d)

4