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Tack and Equipment Flashcards

1
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Name the materials bits can be made of?

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Stainless Steel, German Silver, Solid Nickel, Copper, Aluminum, Vulcanite, Happy Mouth, Rubber

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What is a happy mouth?

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A soft, apple flavored rubber mouthpiece which is gentle to use and non-allergenic

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What type of bit has four reins and one mouthpiece?

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Pelham bit

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What are three basic types of classified bits?

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1) Snaffle bit 2) Curb bit 3) Hackamore bit

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How many types of snaffles are there?

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4

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What are four types of snaffles?

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Jointed mouth loose ring, rubber covered racing dee, egg butt full cheek, metal mullen mouth

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7
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List the minimum amount of equipment necesssary for full enjoyment of a horse.

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Saddle, bridle, saddle pad, lead rope, and halter

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What are the three basic parts of the bridle?

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Headstall, bit, and reins

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Name two of three types of Western headstalls.

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Split ear, slip ear, and conventional

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What is the equipment that helps in positioning the head and works on the mouth to keep the head low with reins running through the rings?

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Running martingales

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Name four types of reins that can be used for different riding conditions based on the personal preference of the rider.

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Plain reins, rubber reins, laced reins, and web reins

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What is the primary drawback to riding with plain reins?

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They may become slick from rain or sweat

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How many parts does an English bridle have?

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8

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What are the 8 parts of the English bridle?

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Crown piece, reins, brow band, noseband, bit, throatlatch, cheekpiece, headstall, cavesson

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What is not on the Western bridle but is on the English bridle?

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Noseband

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How many parts does a western bridle have?

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6

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What are the 6 parts of a western bridle?

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Crown piece, browband, throatlatch, headstall, cheek piece, bit, curb strap, the reins.

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What are the protective pieces fastened to the bottom of a horse’s hooves that protect the wall?

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Shoes

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19
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How many years have shoes been used to protect horses’ feet?

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2000 years

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What is the purpose of using horseshoes?

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To protect horses feet from excessive wear and alleviate problems due to disease and injury

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How many nails are used to put on a horseshoes?

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8

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Name three of the tools required by a farrier to trim a horse’s feet.

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Hoof pick, knife, rasp, and nippers

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What farrier tool is used to level the bearing surface of the foot and finish the clinches?

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The tang rasp

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What tool is used to make a level bearing surface after the hoof has been trimmed with nippers?

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A rasp

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What is a hoof parer?

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Similar to the nippers but has a blunt edge and a sharp edge used to remove excess hoof wall

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26
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What is used on horseshoes to take the stress off the nails and stabilize the shoe on the foot?

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Clips

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27
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Clips on a horseshoe are used for what?

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To take the stress off the nails and stabilize the shoe on the foot

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What are clinches?

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the ends of the horseshoe nails that are bent over to hold the shoe in place

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29
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What is a pritchel used for?

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To open the nail holes on a horseshoe

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30
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Why is borium applied to a horseshoe?

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To improve the gripping properties and the life of the shoe

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31
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Why are weighted shoes used in some breeds?

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Enhance leg action

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32
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What is a pattern shoe used for?

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To elevate the heels of a horse that is confined to stall rest

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33
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What type of high tech development of recent years permits the application of a shoe to a foot without nails?

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Glue-on shoes

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34
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Name four types of shoes

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heart bar, egg bar, square toe, and rocker toe

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35
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What are squared toed shoes most commonly used for?

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On hind feet to stabilize the breakover of the foot

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36
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On what type of horse do you commonly see sliding plates on the back feet?

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Reining shoes

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What type of shoe is used to support the rear portion of the foot?

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Egg bar shoe

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38
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What term means a mechanical technique to assist in the medical treatment of foot or limb disease?

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Corrective shoeing

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What is a mechanical technique to assist in the medical treatment of foot or limb disease?

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Therapeutic shoeing

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40
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When would heavier shoes be desirable?

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To enhance action, protect the foot or prolong wear

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41
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What factors should be considered when selecting size and type of bar stock to make handmade shoes for each individual horse?

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Intended use of the horse, stage of training, terrain to be worked on, size of the horse, and interval between shoeing

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42
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What are used on the horseshoes to take the stress off the nails and stabilize the shoe on the foot?

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Clips

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43
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What type shoes are used on the front feet of horses, particularly those in training or used for trotting harness racing or reining?

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Half-round shoes

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44
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What are used on the back feet of reining horses to help the horse slide across the ground while he is in the sliding stop?

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Sliding plates

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45
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What shoes are used mostly on the hind feet to stabilize the breakover of the foot?

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Square-toed shoes

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46
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Which shoes can be either medial or laterals, putting more stress on the foot and let at the moment of breaking over than the square-toe, but helping a horse stand straighter and breakover more in the center of the toe? They are also to help correct stance and gait defects in young, growing horses?

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Extension shoes

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47
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Which shoes are used to enhance leg action by changing the timing of and adding momentum to a hoof light patterns?

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Weighted shoes

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48
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What is used on the hind feet when teaching a five-gaited horse to do the racking gait?

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Weighted shoes or toe weights

49
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What are the most commonly used on a horse to increase knee action, such as on a trotter or driving horse?

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Weighted shoes or toe weights

50
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Which type shoes are used on the front feet of reining and western pleasure horses to allow the horse to keep the feet closer to the ground and have a freer, longer stride?

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Aluminum shoes

51
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Which type of shoes have fullering or creasing all the way around the shoe?

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Concave or rim shoes

52
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What is the purpose of using concave shoes?

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The fullering fills with dirt and then dirt against dirt gives more traction than steel against dirt. In addition, concave or rim shoes have a sloping inner ground surface border that gives a self-cleaning feature to the shoe so mud, snow, and other debris will fall out of the shoe easier as the horse moves.

53
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Which type shoe is used to support the rear portion of the foot and is very useful in horses that have under-run or collapsed heels, especially those that have pain in the posterior heel area, such as horses with navicular disease?

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Egg bar shoe

54
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Which shoe is frequently used in conjunction with the egg bar to alleviate tension on the deep flexor tendon at the moment of breaking over?

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The rock-toe shoe or set toe

55
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Which type shoe is used to transfer weight from the wall, where weight is normally borne, to the frog temporarily while the wall area is healing?

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Heart bar shoe

56
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What is used to raise the angle of a foot?

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Wedge heels

57
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What is used to elevate the heels of a horse that is confined to stall rest?

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Pattern shoe

58
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What is used to protect the bottom of the foot?

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Pads

59
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What is a hospital plate?

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A type of pad that is removable after the shoe is on the foot to be able to apply medication to the bottom of the foot.

60
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What type of she can be applied to a foot without nails and are useful on foals with thin fragile hoof walls?

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Glue-on shoes

61
Q

Name four things that are considered barn equipment.

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Shovel, broom, manure fork, wheelbarrow

62
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What are five grooming tools?

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Soft brush, mane and tail comb, horse hairbrush, hoofpick, hoofpick brush, sweat scraper

63
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What is a planchette?

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A wooden step used to support the feet of side saddle riders

64
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What were the four early reasons for packing?

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Transportation, raiding, commerce such as packing furs, and enjoyment

65
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What do we use packing for today?

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Hunting, fishing, photo tours of high country, and other remote areas

66
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What single-rigged lightweight saddle has been used to pack?

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The traditional McClellan saddle

67
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What two pieces of tack can easily be added to a stock saddle or the McClellan to make them more suitable for packing?

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A breeching and a breast collar

68
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What are the two basic styles of traditional pack saddles?

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The crossbuck and the decker

69
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Name four parts of a sawbuck or crossbuck saddle?

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Breast collar, butt plate, front cinch, rear cinch

70
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What are panniers?

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The containers used to carry supplies in

71
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What is the purpose of a pannnier?

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To carry gear, food, and equipment on a pack horse

72
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List four materials panniers can be made of.

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Wood, canvas, heavy canvas, rawhide

73
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How are panniers attatched to the saddle?

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With loops that go over the crossbuck or are buckled through the frame of the decker

74
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What type saddle is normally a centerfire-rigged, single-cinch saddle with a half breed?

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The Decker

75
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What is a heavy canvas or poly cover over the saddle with a wooden bar at its bottom that provides extra padding?

A

The half breed

76
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Which lasts longer, a half breed made of poly material or canvas?

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Poly material

77
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What is the purpose of a half breed?

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To hold the pack away from the animal’s side

78
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What does “mantied” means?

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A load placed in a canvas cover

79
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Why is the hitch important?

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It must secure the entire, balanced load to the pack animal

80
Q

List four variation of hitches?

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Single, double, half-diamond, triple diamond, squaw, and Arizona

81
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The addition of what on the blades of the saddle can give your pack animal a lot more protection?

A

Sheep skin lining

82
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What is the breeching?

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The rigging of butt plate, connecting straps and canvas or leather that attaches to the back of the saddle and goes around the animals hind legs

83
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What is the purpose of the breeching?

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To hold the saddle when going downhill and to keep the load centered on the animal’s back

84
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What is the manta?

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A piece of canvas from 6by6 up to 10by12 used to throw over the load as a cover to protect it

85
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Other than the breeching, what else is used to control keeping the pack centered on the horse’s back?

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The breast collar

86
Q

What is a small device that goes around the base of the animals’ tail and attaches to the saddle?

A

Croupier

87
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What must be tight before putting on the pack?

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The cinches

88
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What things should be considered when selecting a cinch?

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They type of saddle and whether it is single rigged or double rigged

89
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The length of the cinch depends on what?

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The size of the animal to be packed

90
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What purpose is the extra ring at each end of a pack cinch?

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To tie the last rope on

91
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Does the Decker saddle usually have a single or double cinch?

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Single

92
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Does the Crossbuck usually have a single or doulbe cinch?

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Double

93
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Which is the most widely used pack saddle?

A

A crossbuck or a sawbuck pack saddle

94
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List seven parts of a sawbuck or crossbuck saddle?

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Breast collar, front cinch, rear cinch, latigos, breeching, hip straps, connecting straps, butt plate, back straps rigging, bars buck

95
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What type of materials are panniers made of?

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Wood, rawhide, fiberglass, canvas, leather and leather reinforced canvas, aluminum and metal

96
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When hard-sided panniers are used what extra care should be taken?

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The panniers should be curved to fit the side of the animal and you should use an extra-long pack saddle pad or half-breed bar on the Decker saddle

97
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How long should the lash cinch be?

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45-50ft

98
Q

What are the two basic saddles?

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English and Western

99
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How many parts does a western saddle have?

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16

100
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Name three types of Western saddles.

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Pleasure/trail, endurance, Western Pleasure/equitation, reining, barrel racing, roping, cutting

101
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What is the most important thing to consider when purchasing a Western saddle?

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It needs to fit your horse properly, especially across the withers

102
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What are the two main types of English saddles?

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Saddle Seat and Hunt Seat

103
Q

Name 3 types of hunt seat saddles?

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All-purpose, close contact, and dressage

104
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All-purpose, close contact, and dressage are all considered what type of saddle?

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Hunt or Forward seat

105
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What is the main purpose of an all purpose saddle?

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Generally the most popular, it is used for eventing, equitation, or pleasure or trail riding

106
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What is the main purpose of a close contact saddle?

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Jumping with a little or no equitation or flat work

107
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What is a dressage saddle designed for?

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It gives balance through the seat and allows maximum side contact between the horse and rider

108
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Upon dismounting, what is the first thing an English rider should do?

A

Run up the stirrups

109
Q

When properly fitted, and the cinch drawn tight, how much space should lie between the withers and the fork of a western saddle?

A

Enough space to insert two fingers

110
Q

What are at least four purposes for saddle blankets or pads?

A

to protect the horses back, to absorb sweat and moisture, to protect the saddle, to help saddle fit better

111
Q

Name five types of saddle pads.

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Sheepskin pad, foam pad, hair pad, therapeutic pad, felt pad

112
Q

What is the key factor to consider when selecting a vehicle to pull a trailer?

A

Safety

113
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Other than safety what are four important items to consider when selecting a vehicle to pull a trailer?

A

Truck and engine, size, brake and electrical system, type of hitch, and correct ball size

114
Q

Many horses that do not trailer well are the result of what?

A

Poor drivers

115
Q

Should a horse be tied or not tied in a trailer?

A

tied

116
Q

Why should a head bumper be used in trailers?

A

It is good for horses that fight the trailer to prevent cuts to the poll and other areas of the head

117
Q

Every trailer should have what behind each horse?

A

A butt bar or chain

118
Q

What is the purpose of a butt bar or chain behind each horse in a trailer?

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The bar provides a safety mechanism in case the door comes open or was not properly fastened

119
Q

Name 5 trouble spots to check on your trailer before hauling a horse.

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Tire damage, Rotted floorboards, safety chains, light, brakes, wheel bearings, broken hitch welds

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