Horsemanship-Horses and Horsemanship Flashcards
What should be considered when buying a horse?
Price, Brokeness, Size
Which is better suited for novice rider to begin on? Three gaited horses or five gaited?
Three Gaited
What is the purpose of the bridle?
Hold the bit in the horses mouth
Who developed the snaffle bit?
The Greeks
What is the oldest known type of bit?
Snaffle
Which bit rests lower in the mouth, curb or snaffle?
Curb
What is the most widely used bit used for training?
Snaffle
What type of snaffle is most commonly used on hunters and jumpers?
Egg Butt
Which single bit is a combination of both a cub and a snaffle, used with two reins and a curb chain?
Pelham
What does the term “single bridle” refer to?
One bit
What does the term “double bridle” refer to?
Two bits and two headstalls
Most common bit
Snaffle
What type of bit is braided rawhide or rope noseband referred to?
Bosal Hackamore
Where should a well fitting hackamore sit on a horses nose?
Four inches above the nostril.
How many fingers should fit between the hackamore and the branches of the jaw?
Two
Why is the hackamore bridle bit considered a “fake” bit?
It has shanks but no mouthpiece.
When was the “horse cloth” or earliest form of saddle, used?
800 B.C.
When was the first saddle with a tree made?
4th century A.D.
Who is credited with introducing the ladies sidesaddle and in what century?
Anne of Bohemia in the 14th century
In what type of events is an English saddle with a forward seat used?
Jumping and Hunting
Who first developed and used Western saddles?
the Spaniards in Old Mexico
How have American ranchers changed the western saddle?
Made them lighter, less cumbersome, added a higher pommel and a swelled fork.
How much does the average western saddle weigh?
35-40lbs
Who is believed to have invented the wheel?
The Egyptians
