Jr. Flashcards
Equipment for horses is called what?
Tack
How many legs does a horse have?
4
What is an Equine
Horse
What part of the bridle goes in the horse’s mouth?
Bit
What is the long hair between the horse’s ears that hangs forward on their forehead?
Fore Lock
What tool do you use to clean the horse’s hooves?
Hoof Pick
What is the triangle shaped part on the underside of the hoof called?
Frog
What color is a horse with a red colored body and the same color mane and tail?
Chestnut
This is the term we use for a horse with a stomach ache?
Colic
What is the most important nutrient for a horse?
Water
What do you tighten on a saddle before you mount up?
Girth or cinch
Name a horse breed which is known mostly for its success in racing and in hunter/jumper?
Thoroughbred
What is the back of the seat of a saddle called?
Cantle
Name a professional person who usually gives your horse its shots and will come to see him if he is sick?
Veterinarian
When a mare has a baby, the baby is called a what?
Foal