Horse Breeds

Question 1

Original Horse Breeds -Light Breed

Answer 1

Arabian Desert Horse, Barb of North Africa and Spanish Horse

Question 2

American Saddlebred -Light Breed

Answer 2

Chestnut and Bay Colors, 15 to 16 hands
Usually compete in 3 classes
1. Light Harness- Paces are the walk and animated trot
2. Three-gaited saddler- Perform walk, trot, canter, and “slow gait”

Question 3

Arabian -Light Breed

Answer 3

Grey, Bay or Chestnut Colors, 14 to 15 hands

Uses: Show, Endurance, Trail Riding, Racing

Question 4

Lippizan -Light Breed

Answer 4

Usually Gray, 15 to 15.2 Hands

Question 5

Morgan -Light Breed

Answer 5

Bay, Brown, Chestnut and Black Colors, 14.1 to 15.1 Hands
Very Strong
Uses: Endurance, Dressage and Buggy

Question 6

Quarter Horse -Light Breed

Answer 6

Chestnut or any solid color: 14.3 to 16 hands tall
Most Popular breed in America
All purpose riding horse
Uses: Pleasure, Racing, Trail, Cow-ponies, Cutting, Reining, Barrels, Rodeos

Question 7

Standardbred -Light Breed

Answer 7

Bay Color, 15 to 16 Hands

Uses: Trotters, Pacers, Amish Buggy Horses

Question 8

Thoroughbred -Light Breed

Answer 8

Chestnut, Bay or Brown colors, 15.2 to 17.2 Hands
Very Powerful horse, big legs
Uses: Racing, dressage, polo, hunters, jumpers, steeple chase

Question 9

Appaloosa -Light Breed

Answer 9

6 Color Patterns, 14.2 to 16 hands
-Leopard- Dark spots on white background
-Snowflake- Light spots on dark background
-Spotted Blanket- Spots on loins and quarters only
-Marble
-Frost
-White Blanket- White quarters and loin
USUALLY ROAN

Question 10

Paint -Light Breed

Answer 10

14 to 15.2 hands
Piebald- Broken patches of black and white
Skewbald- White and any other coat but black
Overo- White does not cross back
Tobiano- White crosses back

Question 11

Tennessee Walking Horse -Light Breed

Answer 11

Bay or Chestnut, 15 to 16 hands

Smooth Ride

Question 12

Belgian -Draft Horse: Cold Blood

Answer 12

Chestnut Color, 16 to 17 Hands

Number 1 draft breed in US

Question 13

Clydesdale -Draft Horse: Cold Blood

Answer 13

Bay or Brown, Extensive white on head and legs above knees, a lot of feathering on legs

Question 14

English Shire -Draft Horse: Cold Blood

Answer 14

Usually black but can be other dark colors, 17 to 18 hands, one of largest in the world
Small amounts of white on legs and head
Popular show horse

Question 15

Percheron -Draft Horse: Cold Blood

Answer 15

Grey or Black, 15 to 17 hands

Less feathery than other breeds

Question 16

Suffolk Punch -Draft Horse: Cold Blood

Answer 16

Chestnut Color, 16 hands

Very long longevity

Question 17

Hackney Horse -Coach Horse

Answer 17

Bay, Brown, Chestnut, 14 to 16 hands

Question 18

Hanovarian -Warm Blood

Answer 18

Most Solid colors, 15 to 17 hands

Show Jumping and dressage

Question 19

Trakehner -Warm Blood

Answer 19

Any solid color, 16 hands

Good jumper

Question 20

American Shetland -Pony

Answer 20

Commonly Black, 11 Hands

Question 21

Connemara -Pony

Answer 21

Greater than 50% Grey, Bay, Black, Brown or Dun

13 to 14 hands

Question 22

Haflinger -Pony

Answer 22

Chestnut, with white face markings, 14 hands

Question 23

Pony of the Americas -Miniature Horse

Answer 23

Any of the 6 Appaloosa Colors, 11 to 13 hands

Jumping, trail riding and racing

Question 24

Mammoth Mule

Answer 24

Chestnut, 14 hands, Jack+Mare

Question 25

Miniature Donkey

Answer 25

Brown, Grey, 30-34in, Dorsal Stripe

Question 26

Facial Marking

Answer 26

Star and Snip (Patch on forehead and nose)
Stripe (Stripe from forehead to nose)
Race (Stripe goes from forehead to side of face)
Blaze (Stripe goes from forehead to nose but is almost thick enough to reach eyes)
Bald (Stripe reaches middle of eyes)
Apron (Stripe goes beyond eyes)

Question 27

Leg Markings

Answer 27

Coronet, White band on coronet
Half Pastern, White goes half way up pastern
Pastern, White covers all of pastern
Ankle, White covers all of ankle (fetlock)
Half Stocking, White goes half way up cannon
Full Stocking, White covers all of cannon
High Stocking, White goes beyond cannon