Miscellaneous

Question 1

A flabby, limp, relaxed without firm shape or consistency is called what?

Answer 1

Flaccid

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 108

Question 2

What is fetid?

Answer 2

Having a rank or disagreeable smell

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 106

Question 3

What is hippology?

Answer 3

The study of the horse

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 140

Question 4

What is the sound of a donkey called?

Answer 4

Bray

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 21

Question 5

What is the world governing body of equestrian sports?

Answer 5

Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI)

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 105

Question 6

Name 3 ways of marking or identifying horses.

Answer 6

Bitted ear, cropped ear, lip tattoo, chestnut “fingerprinting”, cold branding or freeze marking, hot branding, color, size, markings

(Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 454)

Question 7

What is the meaning of asphyxiation?

Answer 7

Suffocation

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 16

Question 8

What can be done to an orphan foal to make it more acceptable to a nurse mare?

Answer 8

Pour linseed oil or whiskey over the foal to disguise odor

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 428

Question 9

Name 2 types of brands.

Answer 9

Hot brand, freeze brand

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 809

Question 10

Why do horses have hair in their ears?

Answer 10

To prevent dirt & insects from entering the inner ear

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 39

Question 11

What are mild bucking motions called?

Answer 11

Crowhops

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 74

Question 12

What is a brand?

Answer 12

A registered mark of identification

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 37 / Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

Question 13

The left side of the horse is also called what?

Answer 13

Near side

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 20

Question 14

What is the name of the branding method that uses extreme cold rather than heat?

Answer 14

Freeze branding

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 809

Question 15

Referring to horses, what is a cavy?

Answer 15

A collection of horses

Source: Horse Science (National 4-H Council), p. 4 / Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 52

Question 16

A collection of saddle horses at a roundup from which the ones to be used for the day are chosen is called what?

Answer 16

Remuda

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 40 / Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 232

Question 17

What is one of the oldest methods of identification for horses?

Answer 17

Hot iron branding

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 809

Question 18

What does the term bang-tailed mean?

Answer 18

Having a heavy, coarse tail

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7

Question 19

What is fuzztail running?

Answer 19

The art of herding and catching wild horses

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 116

Question 20

When referring to horses, what is a knack?

Answer 20

An old, worn-out, or useless horse

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 161

Question 21

What is a mixed stable?

Answer 21

A stable in which both flat-race and jumping horses are kept

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 181