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Equine Breeds

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Breed is this?

-at least 14.2 hands tall at the withers

-900-1400 pounds

-most common type of house in the United States

a)

Light Horse

b)

Appaloosa

c)

Arabian

d)

American Quarter Horse

2.

What Breed is this?

-well known for speed

-used by the Naz Pence Indians as war horses

-originated from Spanish horses left behind

a)

Light Horse

b)

Appaloosa

c)

Arabian

d)

American Quarter Horse

3.

What Breed is this?

-originated from Bedouin desert

-known for strength and stamina

-small muzzle

-high tail setting

-short back

a)

Light Horse

b)

Appaloosa

c)

Arabian

d)

American Quarter Horse

4.

What is a stud?

a)

a male with all his parts

b)

a female

c)

a baby girl horse

d)

a baby boy horse

5.

What is a mare?

a)

a female

b)

a newborn baby horse

c)

a male without all his male parts

d)

a baby girl horse

6.

What is a gelding?

a)

a male with all his male parts

b)

a male without all his male parts

c)

a female

d)

a baby boy horse

7.

What is a foal?

a)

a baby horse

b)

a male with all his male parts

c)

a baby girl horse

d)

a baby boy horse

8.

What is a filly?

a)

a girl baby horse

b)

a boy baby horse

c)

a female

d)

a male without all his male parts

9.

What is a colt?

a)

a boy baby horse

b)

a girl baby horse

c)

a female

d)

a male horse with all his male parts

10.

What breed is this?

-developed in Spain

-born brown or black in color

-changes to white or grey about 6-10 years of age

-famous ad dressage performances

a)

Light Horses

b)

Lipazzan

c)

Appaloosa

d)

Arabian

11.

What breed is this?

-developed in United States

-Americans first breed of light horses

-descended from one horse, Justice Morgan

a)

Morgan

b)

Mustang

c)

American Quarter Horse

d)

Saddlebred

12.

What breed is this?

-developed by Mother Nature in the Western U.S

-near extinction in 1970

-Avaliable through the Adopt-A-Horse Program by the government

a)

Morgan

b)

Mustang

c)

Saddlebred

d)

Standardbred

13.

What breed is this?

-developed in the United States as a race horse

-named for their fast times in the 1.4 mile

-known for speed, strength, intelligence

-most popular horse in the world

a)

American Quarter Horse

b)

Morgan

c)

Mustang

d)

Saddlebred

14.

What breed is this?

-developed in the United States

-ridden by many famous riders

-Paul Revere, Daniel Boone

a)

Saddlebred

b)

Standardbred

c)

Tennessee Walking Horse

d)

Morgan

15.

What breed is this?

-fastest harness horse in the world

-name comes from the fact that they have to meet certain standard

-Bay, Brown, or black in color

a)

Standardbred

b)

Saddlebred

c)

Morgan

d)

Mustang

16.

What breed is this?

-originated in Tennessee

-possess a unique walking gait

-very easy to ride

-preferred horse of traveling preachers

a)

Tennessee Walking Horse

b)

Morgan

c)

Mustang

d)

American Quarter Horse

17.

What breed is this?

-designed to sustain speed over distances while carrying weight

-average 16 hands in height

-revolutionized the racing industry

a)

Thorughbred

b)

Draft Horse

c)

Mustang

d)

Light Horse