Welcome to our Triva Page!! Just answer the questions below and if you get them right you will get points! Just send the to horsewld@c-zone.net

#1 Name 10 colours of horses.**5 Points**
Shannon-Blue roan, red roan, grey roan, dark bay, light bay, blood bay, chestnut, dapple grey, rose grey, flea bitten grey.

#2 Name 5 markings. **5 Points*
Shannon-Star, Stripe, Snip, Blaze, & Sock

#3 Name 10 horse or pony breeds. **10 Points**
Shannon-Thoroughbred, Standardbred, Quarter Horse, Morgan, Hackney, American Saddle Horse, Shire, Belgian, Percheron, Clydesdale

#4 What is a Extended Trot?Explain **15 Points**
Justin-The extended trot is when you are trotting and make your horse reach out farther with it's leg's to extend it's trot.(Without changing the horses tempo)

#5 Name 4 types of bits. **10 Points**
Justin-Eggbutt Snaffle, Kimberwick, Mullen-mouth Pelham, Loose ring Snaffle

#6 What is a shoulder-in? Explain **15 Points**
This is a valuable training exercise for horses that are already able to show some collection in trot. The horse is ready to begin the exercise when he is able to shortern his steps while maintaining rhythm, implusion, relaxation, and suppleness. The quality of the shoulder-in will depend on the quality of the shortened trot preceding it. Shoulder-in is a lateral movement in which the horse is bent uniformly from head to tail, away from the direction in which it is travelling. The shoulders and forelegs are brought off the straight line, the hind legs remaining on it, and proceeding straight down it. Thus the horses body forms an angle to the straight line and travels partially sideways. There should be three tracks.
#7 Name 5 grooming tools. **5 Points**
Justin-metal curry comb, body brush, dandy brush, hoof pick, water brush

#8 What is collection? Explain **10 Points**
A shortening and elevation of the pace by collecting the horse "between hand and leg," bringing the hocks more underneath the body.

#9 How many beats are in each gait?(Walk, Trot, Canter and Gallop)**10 Points**
Justin-Walk-four beats, trot-two beats, canter-three beats, galloping-four beats

#10 What is a running Martingale? Explain **15 Points**
Justin-A running martingale is a strap that attaches to the girth and on the other end it divides into two, each of the two ends being fitted with a ring through which the reins are passed through. It is used to keep the horses head down.
#11 What is a horses normal temperature?**5 Points**
Shannon-99.5-100.5

#12 What is thrush? Explain **10 Points**
Jennifer-Thrush is a foul black infection of the frog. it can and may penetrate the sole and involve vital strucutes within the hoof. It may be caused by a type of bacteria or fungus.

#13 What is Ringbone? Explain **15 Points**
Jennifer-Ringbone is used to refer to a disease or erosion of the joint surface of one or more joints from the fetlock down. Sooner or later an arthritis occurs. That is followed by the development of small spurs of bone arond the edges of the joint surface

#14 What is Colic? Explain **20 Points**
Jennifer-Horses will sometimes show a touch of colic on regular basis. These attacks may come several times a year. Some are not very serious but others can be very deadly. Colic sometimes is created by a twisted intestine, moldy hay , or eating sand with it's food.

#15 What is a half-halt? Explain **25 Points**
The action by the rider of bringing the hocks under the hose in order to increase collection.

#16 What is a Pirouette? Explain **20 Points**
A full turn of 360*, the movement begin the fact a small circle on two tracks, the hind legs remaining almost n the spot, but maintaining the sequence of footfalls. Pirouettes are seen in the collected walk and collected canter.

#17 What is Equine Influenza? Explain **25 Points**
Shannon-A highly infectious disease. The Temp of the horse rises about a degree or two above normal or even up to 106 degrees. The first sign is usaully a dry cough that will later become moist. The cough will last between 1-3 weeks. In less serious cases the horse will look dejected and have little appitite.
To treat Equine Influenza the horse should rest, have warmth, and if appetite fails several small feedings a day. But be sure to get proffesional advice for antibiotics against bacteria.

#18 What is a Sand Crack? **10 Points**
Shannon-A deep fissure or crack forms at some part of the wall of the hoof, Extending downwards from the coronet, and usuallly involving the whole thickness of the wall. Hind feet is most commonly at the toe and the front is usually on the inside quarter.

#19 What is Strangles? Explain **20 Points**
Shannon-An acute contagious fever of horses, which is characterised by catarrhal inflammationof the mucous membrane of the nasal passages and the pharynx, accompanied in most cases by abcess formation in the submaxillary or pharyngeal lympatic glands, and in occansional casses by abcess formation on other parts of the body.

#20 What date is all Thoroughbreds Birthday? **10 Points**
Shannon-January 1st

#21 What is a Levade? **15 Points**
A High School "air above the ground" in which the horse lowers the quarters, with the hocks brought completely under the body, raises the forehand off the ground. This movement is not used in any dressage tests.

#22 What is a Passage? **15 Points**
An advance movement consisting of an extremely elevated trot with prolonged suspension.

#23 What is a Volte? **15 Points**
A very small circle, 6 metrs diameter

#24 Name 15 parts of a horse. **15 Points**
Jennifer-Withers, pastern, coronet, Hoof, crest, shoulder, barrel, cheek, Poll, stifle, Hock, loin, croup, ergot, and fetlock.

#25 Name 6 parts of the hoof. **5 Points**
Jennifer-Wall, heel, frog, sole, white line, and Bar.

#26 What 2 sports are Thoroughbreds used the most in? **10 Points**
Shannon-Racing and eventing

#27 What is a Ruade? **25 Points**

#28 What is a 'log'? **15 Points**

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