Module 2 - Describing, Selecting and Judging the Horse

Question 1

The description of horses and ponies depends on identifying many features such as: (6)

Answer 1

• Sex
• Height
• Color
• Markings
• Age
• Description Type

Question 2

It is a young horse of either sex up to 1 year of age.

Answer 2

Foal

Question 3

It is a female less than 3 years of age

Answer 3

Filly

Question 4

It is a male less than 3 years of age.

Answer 4

Colt

Question 5

It is a mature female, 4 years of age and older

Answer 5

Mare

Question 6

It is a mature male 4 years of age or older

Answer 6

Stallion

Question 7

It is a male that has been castrated.

Answer 7

Gelding

Question 8

It is a male horse that has retained one testicle within the abdominal cavity.

Answer 8

Rig

Question 9

Horses are traditionally measured in hands, with a hand being equivalent to ___________.

Answer 9

4 inches (10.16 cm)

Question 10

All height measurements for competition horses and ponies are now given in _______________.

Answer 10

Centimeters

Question 11

For the purposes of the Joint Measurement Scheme, the horse should be measured with or without shoes?

Answer 11

Without shoes

Question 12

It should be deducted for horses and ponies that are shod.

Answer 12

1 cm or 0.5 inches

Question 13

These are important for dividing horses into their correct height classes.

Answer 13

Correct height measurements

Question 14

It is important when describing horses.

Answer 14

Precise color assessment

Question 15

The points of the horse are used for more accurate assessment of color, and these refer to: (5)

Answer 15

• Muzzle
• Legs
• Mane and tail
• Eyelids
• Tips of the ears

Question 16

A horse with no white
markings at all is termed __________.

Answer 16

Whole colored

Question 17

White patches caused by rubbing or excessive pressure such as ___________ and ___________ are also used to help identify horses.

Answer 17

• Girth gals
• Saddle sores

Question 18

It can also result from injuries such as cuts and are usually associated with some scarring.

Answer 18

White hair

Question 19

These acquired white patches should be or should not be confused with natural areas of white hair in the identification of color?

Answer 19

It should not be.

Question 20

These horses all become white with age, but are always described as grey and never as white.

Answer 20

Grey horses

Question 21

A bay horse is found in three different shades.

Answer 21

• Light Bay
• Dark Bay
• Bright Bay