Ground Handling Horses

Question 1

Horse blind spots

Answer 1

Directly in front, under the head, directly behind the body

Question 2

where do horses have marginal sight?

Answer 2

along side of hips

Question 3

What are the sensitive areas?

Answer 3

head, ears, flank, and lower legs

Question 4

How do horses respond to perceived danger?

Answer 4

grouping together, fighting, or fleeing

Question 5

What is considered a danger to a horse?

Answer 5

something that has invoked fear in the past, something new or different

Question 6

Why is standing directly in front dangerous?

Answer 6

blind spot, flee moving forward, aggressive horses strike forward with front feet

Question 7

Best position to stand?

Answer 7

Along the side in line with head, throatlatch, and upper neck

Question 8

how to stand when stationary

Answer 8

3/4 angle to horse with feet pointed towards neck or shoulder

Question 9

2 safe places for others to stand

Answer 9

far enough to avoid horse, or directly next to the body

Question 10

safe distance?

Answer 10

min of 1 1/2 times the height of the horses hip

Question 11

most dangerous place to stand?

Answer 11

2-3 feet from the horse, the length of an outstretched arm

Question 12

brood mare

Answer 12

female used for breeding purposes

Question 13

mare

Answer 13

mature female >4 y/o

Question 14

stud

Answer 14

stallion used for breeding purposes

Question 15

stallion

Answer 15

mature male >4 y/o (ungelded)

Question 16

gelding

Answer 16

castrated male

Question 17

colt

Answer 17

young male under 4 y/o

Question 18

filly

Answer 18

young female under 4 y/o

Question 19

yearling

Answer 19

a horse between 1 and 2 years old

Question 20

foal

Answer 20

newborn of either sex up to 1 y/o

Question 21

weanling

Answer 21

newly weaned horse under a year old

Question 22

maiden mare

Answer 22

young mare that has never had a foal

Question 23

barren mare

Answer 23

a mare not pregnant at the end of the breeding season (fertility issues)

Question 24

ridgling

Answer 24

one or both testicles undescended or not removed

Question 25

cryptorchid

Answer 25

developmental defect where 1 or both testes don’t descend into scrotum

Question 26

donkey

Answer 26

domesticated, hoofed mammal related to the horse

Question 27

jack

Answer 27

male donkey

Question 28

jenny

Answer 28

female donkey

Question 29

donkey gelding

Answer 29

castrated male donkey

Question 30

mule

Answer 30

cross between jack and mare (infertile, different chromosome #)

Question 31

hinny

Answer 31

cross between stallion and jenny

Question 32

near side

Answer 32

left side of horse

Question 33

off side

Answer 33

right side (far side)

Question 34

molly

Answer 34

female mule

Question 35

john

Answer 35

male mule