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Breeds and Breed Characteristics Flashcards

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What is the average height of the American Saddlebred horse?

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15.3 hands

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What breed of horse is shown in three and five gaited classes?

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American Saddlebred

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What are two four-beat gaits that the “five gaited” American Saddlebred Horse has the natural ability to learn?

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The slow gait and the rack

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What is the distinguishing hair coat color of the Golden American Saddlebred?

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Body color has a golden hue with a white or flaxen mane and tail

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The English Pacers were the basic ancestors of what breed?

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Saddlebred

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What was the first association for an American breed of horse?

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American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA)

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In both Europe and Asia, cave drawings of the Appaloosa have been found and dated to what year?

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20,000 years ago

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What Indian tribe bred the Appaloosa horse?

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Nez Perce

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When was the Nez Perce War and what was the significance of the event?

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The war was in the late 1800’s and the Nez Perce were forced to give up their remaining horses to the soldiers

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In what year was the Appaloosa Horse Club formed and what was its purpose?

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1938, to preserve and promote the disappearing Appaloosa

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Name the four identifiable charecteristics of an Appaloosa?

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A coat pattern, mottled skin, white scelera around the eye, and vertically striped hooves

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Th Appaloosa Horse Club describes the Appaloosa using how many base coat colors? How many coat patterns?

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Fourteen base coat and 8 coat patterns

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Appaloosas vary in their size and muscling, but they are commonly refered to as what type of horse breed?

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Stock horse

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Ture or False? If a horse has Paint breeding, it is eligible for Appaloosa registration.

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False. It may not have Paint, Pinto, draft, pony, or albino breeding.

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What do the initials AHRA stand for?

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Arabian Horse Registry of America

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What year was the Arabian Horse Registry of America formed?

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1908

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Prior to 1908 Arabians in America were registered in what stud book?

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The Jockey Club in the American Stud book

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Where is the Arabian Horse Registry of America located?

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In Westminister(Denver), Colorado

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Who started the first purebred Arabian breeding program in the United States?

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Randolf Huntington

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What are the most popular colors in Arabian?

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Bay and Grey

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Why do Arabians have less sun reflecting into their eyes?

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Because of the dark skin surrounding the eyes

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What were the two Arabian stallions presented to General Ulysses S Grant?

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Leopard and Linden Tree

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What type of animal does the ADMS register?

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Donkeys and Mules

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24
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Give two other names for the American Jack

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Standard Jack and the Mammouth Jack

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What breed of horse is ultimate mount for classical horsemanship?

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Lipizzan

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What must a Lipizzan be able to do to be eligible for registration?

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They must trace without interuption to the male lines and female families of official European farms and their approved breeding stock.

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How would you distinguish a Lipizzan?

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By its balanced agility, temperament, and good character

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What is the Lipizzan noted for?

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Sturdy body, brilliant action, and proud carriage

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What is the average height of a Lipizzan?

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14.2-15.2 hands

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What is the dominant color or a Lipizzan today?

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Grey

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Born dark, black-brown, brown, or mouse-grey, Lipizzans usually turn what color in between the ages of 6 and 10 years?

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White

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32
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During what war was the Lipizzan breed threatened with extinction?

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World War 2

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33
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Today, Lipizzans are found beyond the borders of what country?

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The old austrian-hungarian empire

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Lipizzans were not imported in any great number to the United States until when?

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The late 1950’s

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35
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Lipizzans are considered a rare horse as there are fewer than how many in the world?

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3,000

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36
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How old must a miniature horse be in order to apply for a permanent certification of registration?

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Five years old

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37
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What is the maximum height requirement for the American Miniature Horse?

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34 inches

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38
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What breed registers in horses on a temporary basis until age 5?

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American Minature Horse Association

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39
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What is a breed?

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A group of animals that has certain distinguishable characteristics, such as color, function and conformation and that passes these traits to the next generation

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40
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What is the term for a horse belonging to a specific breed and having “papers” to document its ancestors?

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Registered

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41
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What is an animal of unknown or non-registered ancestry of breeding?

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Grade

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42
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Name 3 racing breeds of horses.

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Thoroughbred, Standardbred, Quarter Horse, Arabian, Paint, Appaloosa

43
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Name three horse breeds that require a specific color or color pattern for registration

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Palamino, Buckskin, American Cream, Appaloosa, Paint

44
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What breed is known for its unique “hooded-eye”?

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Canadian Mountain, Moreland Society Dales, and Exmoor Ponies

45
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What is the most frequent color of the Welsh pony?

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Gray

46
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What two breeds were crossed to produce the Americana?

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The Hackneys and Shetlands

47
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Where did the gotlands originate?

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Sweden

48
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What registry registers horses htat are dun, red dun, grullo, and buckskin?

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International Buckskin Horse Association

49
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What breed is a descendant of the great horse of Flanders?

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The Belgian

50
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Name the seven approved coat patterns of the POA

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Snowflake, frost, blanket, white with dark spots over hindquarters, marbelized roan, few spot leopard

51
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What two people are credited with the formation of the first and oldest mustang registry?

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Robert and Ferdinand Brislawn

52
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The forerunner of the Percheron Horse Association of america was first organized in what year?

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1876

53
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What breed has the ability to travel long distances at a comfortable speed of five to eight miles long?

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Missouri Fox Trotter

54
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What breed is often described as every person’s pleasure horse?

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Missouri Fox Trotter

55
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What gait is basically a diagonal gait; the horse will perform this gait by walking in front and trotting behind, with reach in each stride? What breed does it?

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The Missouri Fox Trot gait done by the Missouri Fox Trotter

56
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How tall should a Missouri Fox Trotter be?

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14-16 hands

57
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What are the basic requirements for breed registration of the Missouri Fox Trotter Horse?

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Both the sire an ddam must be registered Missouri Fox Trotters

58
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What does MFTHBA stand for?

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Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association

59
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In what year was the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association Formed?

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It was formed in 1948

60
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What is the only breed that name after a horse and what was the horses name?

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Morgan- Justin Morgan

61
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Name the original Morgan horse.

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Justin Morgan

62
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What are the basic requirements for registration in the American Morgan Horse Association?

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They sire and dam must be registered with the AMHA. The horse must not have any natural white above the hock, except on the face, and cannot have blue eyes

63
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Which president did Justin Morgan carry on a muster-day parade ground?

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President James Monroe

64
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The Morab breed of horse is a cross between what two other breeds?

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Morgans and Arabians

65
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What two breed registries could a Palomino horse typically be registered in?

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Palomin Horse Breeders of America and American Quarter Horse Assciation, Saddlebred or Golden Saddlebred

66
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What are the four pinto patterns?

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Tobiano, frame overo, calico overo and pinto pattern

67
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Name two main coat patterns of a paint horse

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Tobaino, overo, tovero

68
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White Foal Syndrome is gentically related to what color pattern?

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Overo

69
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Name three of the nine traits that must be exhibited by an American Paint Horse

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1) White leg markings extending above the knee and/or hocks 2) Glass, blue, or watch eyes 3) Apron face or bald face, described as outside a line from the inside corner of the eye to the inside corner of the nostril 4) White on the jaw or lower lip 5) blue zone around a natural Paint marking 6)Two color mane, one color being natural white 7) Dark spots or freckles in white hair on the face or legs 8) White areas in the non-visible zone, excluding the head, completely surrounded by a contrasting color 9) Contrasting area of another color in the non-visible zone including the head, the head, or the predominately white horse

70
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Which paint horse pattern has white extending over the back, the legs are predominately white and the head is usually normally marked?

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Tobiano Pattern

71
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Which paint pattern has the head often heavily marked with white- bald faces are common; white does not usually extend over the back, the edges of the white areas are quite irregular, the white areas are predominatly on the body or neck and often are enclosed by colored areas and the legs are a streaked mixture of colored and white areas?

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Overo Pattern

72
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On paints, what is the color pattern when white does not cross the back betwee the withers and tail?

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Overo

73
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American Paints must have a definite natural paint marking. What is a natural paint marking?

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This means a predominant hair coat color with at least one contrasting area of solid white hair with some underlying pink skin present on the horse at the time of its birth. This solid white area must be in the prescribed zone. In the event the horse has a predominatly white hair coat the natural Paint marking means that at least one contrasting area of colored hair iwth some underlying dark skin must be present on the horse at the time of its birth. This colored area must be in the prescribed zone.

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Name the breed of horse that began in Spain with a mix of Barb, Andalusian, and Spanish Jennet

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Paso Fino

75
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Name the breed whose name means “fine walk”

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Paso Fino

76
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Who was the first registered Quarter Horse?

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Wimpy

77
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When and where was the American Quarter Horse Association established?

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1940, Fort Worth, Texas

78
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Between 1988 and 1991, in which year were th emost horses registered in the American Quarter Horse Association?

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1988

79
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Which grandson of the Godolphin Arabian is said to have had a lasting influence on the development of the Quarter Horse?

A

Janus

80
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Which breed of hors got its name because one of the first requirements for admission into the stud book was that the horse had to trot or pace a measured mile in 2 minutes, 30 seconds?

A

Standardbred

81
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Which association registers the Stnadardbred?

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United States Trotting Association

82
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What breed was developed for its smooth gaits and gentle dispostition, making it ideal for young or old, experience or novice?

A

Tennessee Walking Horse

83
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In what breed is it normal to notice a rhythmic head nod with each stride?

A

Tennessee Walking Horse

84
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Who was th efoundation sire of the Tennessee Walking Horse?

A

Allen F-1

85
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The flat foot walk, running walk, and “rocking chair” canter are natural, inbred gaits, exhibited by not other than what breed?

A

Tennessee Walking Horse

86
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Where was Tennessee Walking Horse Association formed?

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Lewisburg, Tennessee

87
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The predisposition for twinning is highest for which breed?

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Thoroughbreds

88
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Where did the Welsh Pony first appear?

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In the hills and valleys of Wales

89
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What would Welsh Cobs do on the farms of Wales?

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Plow fields, carry farmers to market, drive the family to church

90
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Historical evidence supports the belief the Welsh Pony did what things?

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Pulled chariots, worked coal mines, worked on ranches, and on postal routes

91
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Why is the Welsh Pony a first choice of the family wanting a child’s pony?

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They are friendly, responsive, and dependable

92
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The Welsh Cob has often been referred to as what?

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“the best ride and drive animal in the world”

93
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What are the four sections of the Welsh Pony?

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Section A, Section B, Section C, and Section D

94
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What is the height of a Section A Welsh Pony?

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Not to exceed 12.2 hands

95
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What is the height of a Section B Welsh Pony?

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Not to exceed 14.2 hands

96
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What is the height of a Section C or Cob type Welsh Pony?

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Not to exceed 13.2 hands

97
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What is the height of a Section D or Welsh Cob?

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It exceeds 13.2 hands with no upper limit

98
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Are piebalds and skewbalds eligible for registration with the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America?

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No

99
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What are some traits of a Section A and Section B Welsh pony?

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A large, bold eye, tiny head, short back, and strong quarters

100
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Is the section D Welsh Cob popular for combined training?

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Yes

101
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Can an adult ride a section C or section D Welsh Cob?

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Yes

102
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Today’s Welsh pony is used increasingly in what activities?

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4-H, Vo-Ag, and FFA projects

103
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True or False? The Welsh cob is a tremendously competent athlete is equally at home in what events Dressage, Hunter, Driving, Western, or Cross Country

A

True

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