Flashcards in Horsemanship-Horses and Horsemanship Deck (35)
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1
What should be considered when buying a horse?
Price, Brokeness, Size
2
Which is better suited for novice rider to begin on? Three gaited horses or five gaited?
Three Gaited
3
What is the purpose of the bridle?
Hold the bit in the horses mouth
4
Who developed the snaffle bit?
The Greeks
5
What is the oldest known type of bit?
Snaffle
6
Which bit rests lower in the mouth, curb or snaffle?
Curb
7
What is the most widely used bit used for training?
Snaffle
8
What type of snaffle is most commonly used on hunters and jumpers?
Egg Butt
9
Which single bit is a combination of both a cub and a snaffle, used with two reins and a curb chain?
Pelham
10
What does the term "single bridle" refer to?
One bit
11
What does the term "double bridle" refer to?
Two bits and two headstalls
12
Most common bit
Snaffle
13
What type of bit is braided rawhide or rope noseband referred to?
Bosal Hackamore
14
Where should a well fitting hackamore sit on a horses nose?
Four inches above the nostril.
15
How many fingers should fit between the hackamore and the branches of the jaw?
Two
16
Why is the hackamore bridle bit considered a "fake" bit?
It has shanks but no mouthpiece.
17
When was the "horse cloth" or earliest form of saddle, used?
800 B.C.
18
When was the first saddle with a tree made?
4th century A.D.
19
Who is credited with introducing the ladies sidesaddle and in what century?
Anne of Bohemia in the 14th century
20
In what type of events is an English saddle with a forward seat used?
Jumping and Hunting
21
Who first developed and used Western saddles?
the Spaniards in Old Mexico
22
How have American ranchers changed the western saddle?
Made them lighter, less cumbersome, added a higher pommel and a swelled fork.
23
How much does the average western saddle weigh?
35-40lbs
24
Who is believed to have invented the wheel?
The Egyptians
25
When was the first carriage built in Great Britain Made?
1555
26
A light racing vehicle with bicycle wheels
Sulky
27
How much does a sulky weigh?
29-37lbs
28
How many people could fit into a dogcart?
Four with the hounds carried under the seat
29
Which carriage is named after a town in Germany where it was first made in 1790. Its a covered carriage that the roof can be opened.
Landau
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