Breeds

Question 1

Define a breed

Answer 1

A breed is defined as a group of animals within a species that have distinctive characteristics which are transmitted to their offspring

Question 2

What are some distinguishing characteristics of a breed?

Answer 2

conformation, size, action, function, and color

Question 3

natural selection

Answer 3

shaped by the environmental factors

Question 4

artificial selection

Answer 4

shaped by human desires

Question 5

What are the three main classifications of horse breeds?

Answer 5

light horses, ponies, and draft horses

Question 6

Where did hot blooded horses originate from?

Answer 6

They stem from the eastern origins and include the Arabian, the Barb, and the thoroughbred

Question 7

What breeds are in cold blooded horses?

Answer 7

Drafts

Question 8

What is a feral horse?

Answer 8

A horse that was once domesticated before escaping into the wild again. American Mustang and Australian Brumby

Question 9

What are some American Breeds of horses?

Answer 9

American Cream, Appaloosa, Missouri Fox Trotter, Palomino, Quarter Horse, Standardbred, Tennessee Walking Horse, POA, Chincoteaque

Question 10

Andalusian

Answer 10

Originated in Spain and is descended from the Barb

Question 11

What was the dominant breed brought by Columbus to America?

Answer 11

Andalusian

Question 12

What are the characteristics of an Appaloosa?

Answer 12

Spotted coat pattern, visible white sclera in the eye, mottled skin, and striped hooves

Question 13

What are the coat patterns of an Appaloosa?

Answer 13

Blanket, Leopard, Snowflake, Frost, and Marble

Question 14

What is known as the world’s oldest breed of horse?

Answer 14

Arabian

Question 15

Who first brought over the Arabian to America?

Answer 15

Homer Davenport

Question 16

Arabians have how many pairs of ribs?

Answer 16

17

Question 17

the Barb

Answer 17

Originated in Morocco and Algeria, on Africa’s Barbary Coast

Question 18

What is the oldest breed of horse in England?

Answer 18

Cleveland Bay

Question 19

Cleveland Bay is also called what?

Answer 19

Chapman’s Horse

Question 20

Through what horse is the French Trotter and the American Standardbred related?

Answer 20

Sampson

Question 21

Fresian

Answer 21

Originated in Holland, one of the oldest breeds in Europe.

Question 22

Hanoverian

Answer 22

Originated in Germany

Question 23

When and who founded the Spanish Riding School

Answer 23

Founded in 1729 by Charles VI

Question 24

What were Figures four famous sons?

Answer 24

Sherman, Woodbury, Bulrush, and Revenge

Question 25

What breeds did the Morgan influence?

Answer 25

The Standardbred and the American Saddlebred

Question 26

Orlov

Answer 26

Originated in Russia, derived from the Arab, Fresian, Thoroughbred

Question 27

What are the two primary coat patterns of a pintos?

Answer 27

Tobiano and overo

Question 28

Paso Fino

Answer 28

Originated from Puerto Rico, from Spanish Andalusians

Question 29

What are the paso fino's three natural gaits?

Answer 29

paso fino, paso corto, paso largo

Question 30

What are some famous early quarter horses?

Answer 30

Steeldust, Peter McCue, and Old Shiloh

Question 31

Who was the first registered quarter horse?

Answer 31

Wimpy P-1

Question 32

Who are Hambletonians most famous sons?

Answer 32

Happy medium, electioneer, dictator, and George Wilkes

Question 33

Thoroughbred

Answer 33

Originated in England in the 1700's

Question 34

What are the three foundation sires of the thoroughbred?

Answer 34

Darley Arabian, Godolphin Arabian, and the Byerly Turk

Question 35

Famous thoroughbred race horses

Answer 35

Man O war, Secretariat, Citation, Native Dancer, Ruffian, and Seattle Slew

Question 36

Trakehner

Answer 36

Originated in Germany, also called East Prussian

Question 37

Akhal-Teke

Answer 37

Originates from the Turkmenistan Desert, north of Iran; has no Arabian influence

Question 38

Connemara

Answer 38

Originated in County Galway, Ireland

Question 39

Dartmoor Pony

Answer 39

Originated in Great Britain, in Dartmoor. influenced by thoroughbred

Question 40

Exmoor

Answer 40

originated in Southwest England, noted for their unusual toad eyes

Question 41

Fell Pony

Answer 41

Originated in Cumbria, England. influenced by the Fresian

Question 42

Fjord

Answer 42

Originated in Norway, also known as wetlands pony

Question 43

Galiceno

Answer 43

Originated in Mexico, prized for Endurance

Question 44

Gotland Pony

Answer 44

Originated in Sweden on the Gotland Islands, also called the Skogsruss

Question 45

Halflinger

Answer 45

Named for the village Hafling in Italy.

Question 46

Icelandic Pony

Answer 46

Originated in Iceland, they eat fish