Learn To Ride Levels 1-2 Flashcards
The Forehand:
Head, neck, shoulders, chest and forelegs.
The Body:
Withers, back, loin, flank and barrel
The hindquarters:
Croup, haunches, buttocks, hind legs and tail
Where is the poll?
Behind the ears.
Where is the lower jaw?
Behind the lips.
Where is the cheekbone?
Mid face.
Where is the cheek?
Ball shaped past the lower jaw.
Where is the elbow?
Joint joining the torso and leg.
Where is the forearm?
Upper leg
Where is the cannon bone?
Lower leg where shin guards go
Where is the fetlock?
Knotch near the ankle that shin guards hook on
Where is the pastern?
The ankle
Where is the loin?
Lower back
Where is the flank?
Lower side torso
Where is the croup?
Leading to tail on back
Where is the haunches
Back leg shoulders
Where is the stifle joint and stifle?
Back legs shoulder
Where is the hock?
Back leg knee
Bay:
Brown to bright reddish hair with dark or black mane, tail and extremities.
Buckskin:
Beige to yellow body with black mane, tail and extremities often with a dorsal stripe.
Mouse coloured:
Ash grey hair with a black mane, tail and extremities.
Grey:
Mix of white and black hair in the mane and the extremities, which are usually darker in tone when the horse is young. As a grey horse ages it’s coat becomes lighter.
Strawberry roan:
Mix of chestnut and white hair in the mane and extremities.
Blue roan:
Mixture of black, white and chestnut hair.
Bay roan:
Mixture of brown, white and chestnut hair.
Piebald:
White with black patches.
Skewbald:
White with brown patches or white with chestnut or bay patches,
Appaloosa:
Mostly white with small black or chestnut spots usually on the hindquarters.
Flea-bitten:
Small black or brown spots in the coat often seen in grey horses.
Dun:
The coat varies from mouse colour to golden. The extremities are generally black and show zebra marks on the legs and a dorsal stripe.
Hairless skin:
Often the result of a scar, Little pigmentation and no hair on the muzzle, nostrils, lips, teats or sheath.
Dorsal stripe:
Black band from the withers to the tail.
Star:
Roundish marking on the forehead.
Faint star:
A few white hairs on the forehead.
Blaze:
Any white mark which extends down the front of the horses face.
Stripe:
A narrow blaze.
Snip:
A white spot on the muzzle between or below the nostrils.
Bald face:
A large blaze that covers most of the horse’s face.
Walleye:
Either/both eyes being white/blue-white.
Stocking:
White on the leg that goes from the knee to the hoof
Sock:
White that covers the pastern and ankle.
Ermine:
Small black spots on white markings.
Coronet:
A ring of white just past the hoof
Ears back:
Surprise/fear
Ears relaxed:
Sleepy
Ears laid flat back:
Angry
Ears forward:
Curious
Ears out to the side:
Sick
Rubber curry:
Removes heavy dirt and loose hair. Circular motions:
Dandy Brush:
Removes sweat, caked dirt, dust. Flicking motion.
Soft body brush:
Dust. In motion with hair. Used with metal curry comb.
Dry rag or Towel:
Smooth hair and add shine.
Damp sponge:
Clean eyes, nostrils, tail, anus, sheath/teats.
Toe:
Front of hoof
Sidewall:
Second most front of hoof
Quarter:
Third quarter from front of hoof
Heel:
Back of hoof
Wall:
Outside of hoof
White line:
Outer lining of hoof inside the wall.
Sole:
Bottom of hoof
Bars:
Between the sole and frog
Cleft of Frog:
Back of the frog:
Heel:
Back of hoof sole
Types of bedding:
Straw: Warm and comfortable, drains well, easily stored
Oat straw: Horses tend to eat
Wheat straw: Hard to find
Barley Straw: Prickly and uncomfortable
Shavings: Cheap, difficult to store, comfortable, absorbs, heavy, creates ammonia smell
Newspaper: Large quantity needed, cleaned regularly, difficult to manage, blows around
Peat moss: Dusty, difficult to manage, high resale value
