Horses

Question 1

3 groups of horse breeding

Answer 1

Racing, recreation and work horses

Question 2

colt

Answer 2

male less than 4 years (entire male)

Question 3

Stallion

Answer 3

Entire male 4+

Question 4

Filly

Answer 4

Female <4

Question 5

Mare

Answer 5

4+ years

Question 6

Gelding

Answer 6

Castrated male

Question 7

foal

Answer 7

up to 6 months

Question 8

Weanling

Answer 8

Foal weaned off its mother older than 6 months

Question 9

Yearling

Answer 9

1 year old (august 1 of first year)

Question 10

maiden

Answer 10

female having first foal/horse theat has never won a race

Question 11

broodmare

Answer 11

mare used for breeding

Question 12

dry mare and wet mare

Answer 12

mare w/o foal and with foal

Question 13

Thoroughbred life schedule

Answer 13

born spring, weaned at 6 months, prepped for yearling sales, broken in and pre trained for 6-8 weeks, racing at 2 years old

Question 14

Standardbred racing types

Answer 14

trotters (diagonal gait without hobbles) and pacers (legs on same side move together with hobbles)

Question 15

Standardbred Branding

Answer 15

S(state)(year born) (rego number)

Question 16

Thoroughbred Branding

Answer 16

R shoulder (foal at stud/year) . L shoulder (stud brand)

Question 17

Ageing horse by teeth

Answer 17

incisors erupt at 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5, come into wear at 3,4,5

Question 18

Bay colouring

Answer 18

Brown body with black extremities

Question 19

Brown colouring

Answer 19

All dark all over

Question 20

Chesnut

Answer 20

Lighter brown/red coat, mane and tail either lighter or darker

Question 21

Grey

Answer 21

white and black hairs

Question 22

Star

Answer 22

splodge on head

Question 23

Snip

Answer 23

strip of white on nose

Question 24

Stripe/blaze

Answer 24

thin stripe down face/ thicker strip

Question 25

White face

Answer 25

completely white across face

Question 26

Brushes

Answer 26

curry comb, dandy brush and body brush

Question 27

leg parts (from knee down)

Answer 27

knee, cannon, fetlock, pastern and coronet

Question 28

Black spots and stripes on hooves

Answer 28

ermine spots