Horses and horsemanship book review

Question 1

a bitless bridle of various designs used in breaking and training

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hackamore

Question 2

breast collar

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used to stabilize and prevent the saddle from slipping backwards

Question 3

ringbone is growth on the long pastern bone, short pastern or coffin

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True

Question 4

is a green horse highly trained

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False

Question 5

What is the rising and descending of the rider in the saddle

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posting

Question 6

Is Forging- Striking forefoot with the toe of the hindfoot

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True

Question 7

what is a martingale

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a strap running from the girth between front legs to the bridle

Question 8

A flat race has jumps

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False

Question 9

what are straps to the front legs to prevent them from straying or for the mare to stand for the stallion

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hobbles

Question 10

Is pounchy- too much belly

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True

Question 11

cold blooded

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draft horse breeding

Question 12

A walk-trot horse or three-gaited horse can

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walk, trot, canter

Question 13

Breed standard is the excellence set up by an association for its breed or registry that includes color, type and size

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True

Question 14

how are the feet placed in the stirrup

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ankle flexed, heel down, toe slightly out

Question 15

what are the necessary equipment to groom

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mane and tail comb, clippers/scissors, hoof pick, brushes, curry comb, grooming cloth

Question 16

pigeon toe

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front toes turned in heels turned out

Question 17

when describing the Cannon area of the horse it includes lower leg bone below knee or below Hock,and above fetlock joint

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True

Question 18

What is coon footed

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Long, sloping pasterns throwing fetlocks low

Question 19

tapodera is

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stirrup cover

Question 20

if a bit is cold you should warm it before placing into its mouth

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True

Question 21

a combination hoarse can do what

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saddle, Drive

Question 22

Rowels are the teethed wheels on spurs

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True

Question 23

is a war bridle- an emergency brittle made of rope

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True

Question 24

what is parrot mouthed

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the upper front teeth protrude out further than the lower front teeth

Question 25

what is gallop

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a fast 4 beat gait where each half strikes the ground separately

Question 26

Lameness is a horse travels inconsistent with natural movement

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True

Question 27

a fiadore is a special knot on a hackamore

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True

Question 28

the far side is the right side of the horse

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True

Question 29

what is Canter

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3 beat gait moderate and easy gait

Question 30

Near side is the right side

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False

Question 31

A chukker is 7 .5-minute period of a polo game

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True

Question 32

Is cow-hocked when hocks are close together and feet wide apart

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True

Question 33

Disease of the frog due to bacteria and unsanitary conditions, strong smelling

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thrush

Question 34

skid boots protect the back of the rear fetlocks from abrasions with during sliding movements

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True

Question 35

that portion of the bit from the mouthpiece down

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shank

Question 36

what is quality

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fineness of texture and freedom from coarseness

Question 37

a hoof can grow 1/2 inch per month

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True

Question 38

training of a horse to respond a natural movements by the writer with the use of rains, hands and feet

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dressage

Question 39

hot blooded

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of eastern or oriental blood

Question 40

a fast 2 beat gait with a front in the hind legs on the same side moving simultaneously

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pace

Question 41

a stargazer is a horse that holds its head too low

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False

Question 42

Neat's foot oil is made of

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feet of cattle, suet, bones of cattle

Question 43

what is a bruise of the sole at the angle of the wall and the bar of the hoof

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corn

Question 44

5 gated means a? horse is trained to perform what

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Canter, trot, walk, rack, slow gait

Question 45

written of record of ancestry

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Pedigree

Question 46

What is an Ergot?

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horny growth behind fetlock joint

Question 47

splayfoot is

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front toes turned out and heels turned in

Question 48

what are your aids in controlling a horse?

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your weight, voice, legs, hands

Question 49

Equitation means the art of riding horseback

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True

Question 50

heavy contact with the ground instead of desired light springy movement

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pounding

Question 51

striking fetlock or Cannon with the opposite foot, most often done by base narrow, to wide or splay footed horses

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interfering

Question 52

what are the 3 types of western bridle

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conventional, slip ear, split ear

Question 53

founder is caused by

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overeating lush pastures, inflammation of the uterus after foaling, overeating grain, overwork, too much water when the horse is hot

Question 54

Romel reins is a type of English reins

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False

Question 55

a passenger is one who rides without control and letting the horse do as it wishes

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True

Question 56

what is a horny growth on the inside of the legs also called night eyes

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chestnuts

Question 57

is a cavesson a stiff noseband on a halter

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True

Question 58

Off side is the right side

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True

Question 59

what are the needs of a saddle

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must be appropriate for the writing style and activity, must fit the horse, should not interfere with the ability of the horse to perform, saddle should fit the rider

Question 60

what do saddle blankets do

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protect the horses back, absorb sweat and moisture, help the saddle fit better

Question 61

what is included in conformation

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structural smoothness when all of the parts of the body blend together well, balanced: front quarter in the hind quarter appears to be equal in size, muscling; quantity and quality, type: the correct characteristics for that breed type

Question 62

a coarse coat looks smooth and shiny

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False

Question 63

a dropped sole is a downward rotation of toe and coffin bone inside the hoof due to chronic founder

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True

Question 64

cross-bred is offspring of a dam and sire of different breeding

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True

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