[Ag-eq] Horse Quiz answers

Mon Feb 3 19:33:22 UTC 2014

Tracy:

Thanks for the clarification.

You should create a quiz all about racing; you seem to know a lot about it.  I
really know nothing, just what I hear on the news or from books.

Nella
Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:

> Thanks, Nella!  I did pretty well.
> The question says "colts and fillies re younger than..."
> I believe the answer is 5.
> The Kentucky Derby is for *3-year-old colts,* though sometimes a filly will
> run in it as well.
> Definitely colts, definitely 3.
> Tracy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Horse Quiz answers
>
>
> Here are the answers to the horse quiz.  Sorry, I forgot to send it out last
> night.
>
> Jewl; I apologize about any of the wording.  I was lazy and just copied and
> pasted these from different websites.  I made a few corrections, but totally
> missed the one you mentioned.
>
> I'm not sure I agree with the answer for number 15; I would appreciate feed
> back.
>
> Horse QUIZ
>
> How long are mares pregnant?
> a. 6 months
> b. 9months
> c. 13 months
> d. 11 months
> answer, 11 months
>
> What are Quarter horses known for?
> a. Running long distances
> b. Being smarter than other horses
> c. The ability to run a quarter mile faster than other horses
> d. Pulling heavy wagons
> answer, the ability to run a quarter mile faster than other horses
>
> What is the oldest breed of horse to be ridden?
> a. Thoroughbred
> b. Arabian
> c. appaloosa
> d. none of the above
> answer, Arabian
>
> What Gait uses a diagonal?
> a. Trot
> b. Gallop
> c. Walk
> d. canter
> answer, trot
>
> In horse terms what are the name of a foal's mother and father?
> a. Mom and Dad
> b. Buck and doe
> c. Dam and sire
> d. Stud and mare
> answer, dam and sire
>
> What breed of horse did the Nez Pierce Indians specifically breed for?
> a. Mustangs
> b. Paso finos
> c. Appaloosas
> d. Jutlands
> answer, Appaloosas
>
> What is the average weight of a horse?
> a. 500 pounds
> b. 750 pounds
> c. 950 pounds
> d. 1400 pounds
> answer, 950 pounds
>
> When measuring a horse, a hand equals?
> a. 3 inches
> b. 4 inches
> c. 6 inches
> d. None of the above
> answer, 4 inches
>
> How many bones does a horse have?
> a. 177
> b. 193
> c. 227
> d. 205
> answer, 205
>
> When measuring the height of a horse you measure from the ground to what
> part of
> the horse?
> a. Middle of back
> b. Root of the tail
> c. Top of head
> d. The withers or top of shoulder blades
> answer, the withers or top of shoulder blade
>
> A horse that is under 14 and one half hands is called
> a. A pony
> b. A dwarf
> c. Shetland
> d. miniature
> answer, pony
> ??
>
> What are dapples?
> a. A British term for a halter
> b. Sounds the horse's stomach makes
> c. Round, colored markings on the horse's coat
> d. A castrated male horse
> answer, round colored markings on the horse's coat
>
> Which of these is not a horse color?
> a. Chestnut
> b. Black
> c. Bay
> d. Dun
> e. Champagne
> f. Dalmatian
> answer, dalmation
>
> Which of these is not an Olympic equestrian sport?
> a. Dressage
> b. Free jumping
> c. Three-day eventing
> d. Show jumping
> answer, free jumping
>
> According to thoroughbred racing, colts and fillies are horses younger than.
> a. 5 years old
> b. 7 years old
> c. 3 years old
> d. 2 years old
> answer, 5 years old
>
> I thought it was 3, but I don't know a lot about racing.  What do the rest
> of
> you think?
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Jewel <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>:
>
> > HORSE QUIZ
> >
> > 1. How long are mares pregnant?
> > d. 11 months
> >
> > 2. What are Quarter horses known for?
> > c. The ability to run a quarter mile faster than other horses
> >
> > 3. What is the oldest breed of horse to be ridden?
> > d. none of the above
> >
> > 4. What Gait uses a diagonal?
> > a. Trot.
> >
> > 5. In horse terms what are the name of a foal's mother and father?
> > c. Dam and sire
> >
> > 6. What breed of horse did the Nez Pierce Indians specifically breed for?
> > c. Appaloosas
> >
> > 7. What is the average weight of a horse?
> > a. 500 pounds
> > b. 750 pounds
> > c. 950 pounds
> > d. 1400 pounds
> >
> > 8. When measuring a horse, a hand equals?
> > b. 4 inches
> >
> > 9. How many bones does a horse have?
> > d. 205
> >
> >
> > 10. When measuring the height of a horse you measure from the ground to
> > what
> > part of the horse?
> > d. The withers or top of shoulder blades
> >
> > 11. A horse that is under 14 and one half hands is called
> > a. A pony
> >
> > 12. What are dapples?
> > c. Round, colored markings on the horse's coat
> >
> > 13. Which of these is not a horse color?
> > f. Dalmatian
> >
> > 14. Which of these is not an Olympic equestrian sport?
> > b. Free jumping
> >
> > 15. According to thoroughbred racing, colts and fillies are horses younger
> > than.
> > c. 3 years old
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > In question 5, In horse terms, what are the name of a foal's mother and
> > father?"  I had to resist
> > the temptation to answer:  Bruce/Mary, Jack/Jill, Boxer/Blossom, etc etc,
> > but
> > Nella did not give me
> > the freedom to answer as the question seemed to indicate;  * terms rather
> > than * names and * for
> > rather than * of would have been preferable, but then, I am a proper old
> > nitpicker, so what more can
> > one expect? though, I must say that I was, just a teeny-weeny bit, tempted
> > to
> > select option A.
> >
> >         Jewel
> >
> >
> >
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