SHB Category: H, Horse Showing

Question 1

Which is more common pacing or trotting races in Standardbred?

Answer 1

Pacing

Question 2

What term describes one who rides horseback?

Answer 2

Equestrian

Question 3

What area of the horse’s legs should be wrapped before traveling?

Answer 3

Wrap from coronary band to knees and hocks

Question 4

What is the usual distinction between a horse and a pony?

Answer 4

Ponies are less than 14 or 14.2 hands in height

Question 5

What is a group of animals that have certain distinguishable characteristics, such as function, conformation and color?

Answer 5

Breed

Question 6

What are the 3 categorizes that Thoroughbreds use to measure performance?

Answer 6

Earnings, Handicaps and time

Question 7

What type of branding was developed for the thoroughbred race horse as a means of identification to prevent the running of ‘ringers’?

Answer 7

Lip tattoos

Question 8

Name 2 breeds whose primary performance measure in speed.

Answer 8

Standardbreds and Thorughbreds

Question 9

The single, double, half & triple diamonds, squaw & Arizona are all types of what?

Answer 9

Hitches used to secure a pack load

Question 10

In harness racing, which is a 2-beat lateral gait?

Answer 10

Pace

Question 11

What are 2 basic types of mortality insurance for horses?

Answer 11

All Risks Mortality (also called ARM or Full Mortality)& Specified Peril (also called Named Peril, FLT(Fires, Lightning & Transportation)

Question 12

What does spread mean?

Answer 12

To stretch or pose.

Question 13

What is the term for a horse that is owned by several people?

Answer 13

Syndicated

Question 14

Nosebleeds occur often in what type of horses?

Answer 14

Race horses just after a race

Question 15

How long is 6 furlongs?

Answer 15

3/4 of a mile

Question 16

Which type of horse would use the Weymouth bridle?

Answer 16

3 & 5-gaited saddle horse

Question 17

Which Quarter horse stallion is known for his cutting traits & passes these traits to his offspring?

Answer 17

Doc Bar

Question 18

What ages are the horses competing in the NRHA Derby & NRHA Superstakes?

Answer 18

4 & 5 years old

Question 19

When judging reining events, one or more judges will score each horse between 0 & infinity with, what as an average?

Answer 19

70 points

Question 20

In the NRHA, each horse competing automatically begins each event with how many point?

Answer 20

70

Question 21

Maryland Governor, Samuel Ogle was credited with introducing what to North America?

Answer 21

Originated Thoroughbred racing

Question 22

What type of horse is trained to separate a cow or calf from the herd & prevent it rom returning to the herd?

Answer 22

Cutting horse

Question 23

What is unique about Hackneys that fascinates the spectators & exhibitors & is the reason for its dominance of the show ring for harness ponies?

Answer 23

Extreme action of the front legs & matching high hock action

Question 24

What term derives from the English custom of docking the tail to a 6-inch length for carriage style?

Answer 24

Cob tail

Question 25

Who was the American Paint Horse Association champion?

Answer 25

Yellow Mount

Question 26

Which event is described as the judged event designed to how the athletic ability of a ranch type horse in the confines of the show arena?

Answer 26

Reining

Question 27

What is the measurement of performance in Standardbreds?

Answer 27

Speed

Question 28

The best description of the size of a horse is a combination of what 2 factors?

Answer 28

Height & weight

Question 29

Name the famous gray Standardbred who held the trotting record in 1938 that stood for 31 years.

Answer 29

Greyhound

Question 30

Which famous Saddlebred was a six time winner of the $10,000 five-gaited championship at the Kentucky State Fair?

Answer 30

Wing Commander

Question 31

What is a time trail in harness racing?

Answer 31

Race against the clock instead of against other horses

Question 32

What are the 2 largest Thoroughbred sale organizations in the US?

Answer 32

Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton

Question 33

Why is it important for a rider to stay deep in the saddle & sit up straight?

Answer 33

Horse responds readily to shifts in the rider's weight. Exaggerated weight shifts can throw the horse off balance & confuse it

Question 34

According to the American Horse Council, horse shows generate how much money per year?

Answer 34

$223 million

Question 35

Secretariat won the Triple Crown in what year?

Answer 35

1973

Question 36

Name 3 benefits of therapeutic riding on an individual with a disability.

Answer 36

Improved muscle tone, posture, coordination, motor coordination, motor development, emotional & psychological well being

Question 37

Who was the first horse to win the title of "Champion" for the American Paint Horse Association?

Answer 37

Yellow Mount

Question 38

What is the best measurement of growth in a horse?

Answer 38

Weight

Question 39

In racing terms, what is a ringer?

Answer 39

A look-alike horse that runs in place of the real race horse

Question 40

Why would you carry Vicks Vapor rub in your horse trailer?

Answer 40

To apply to horse's nostrils to prevent him from smelling another horse & from fighting in the trailer

Question 41

What are the 5 different walks that may be used in dressage testing?

Answer 41

Working walk, collected walk, medium walk, extended walk & free walk

Question 42

What organization has responsibility for maintenance of the American Stud Book?

Answer 42

American Jockey Club

Question 43

In a halter class, what is a judge looking for?

Answer 43

Horse that is most typical of its breed

Question 44

How many furlongs are in a one & one half race?

Answer 44

12 furlong

Question 45

For an entry in a get of sire class, how many horses are shown together?

Answer 45

Three

Question 46

What equine sport was socially unacceptable in colonial New England because it was too closely associated with the landed gentry in England?

Answer 46

Horse racing

Question 47

What is the difference between a loose rein &a long rein in dressage?

Answer 47

Loose rein- reins are slack | Long rein- reins are stretched to their utmost

Question 48

Name 5 pieces of information listed on the registration papers.

Answer 48

Current owner, white markings, scars, brands, initial owner & breeder, previous owners, 3-5 generations of ancestry, tattoos, registration number, sex, name of horse

Question 49

When traveling long distances, how often should a horse be offered water?

Answer 49

Every 3 - 4 hours

Question 50

What type of branding was developed for the thoroughbred race horses as a means of identification to prevent the running of ringers?

Answer 50

Lip tattoos

Question 51

How do time traits differ from dash races?

Answer 51

Time trials are races against the clock instead of other horses

Question 52

Ho many approved reining patterns are recognized by the NRHA?

Answer 52

Nine

Question 53

Dressage tests are a series of how many movements combined into a single, predetermined pattern?

Answer 53

12 - 30 movements

Question 54

What does the letters TT in front of a record time indicate?

Answer 54

Record was a time trial & not a dash race against other horses.

Question 55

Which Standardbred was considered by many to be the greatest harness horse of all times & held the pacing record for 35 years?

Answer 55

Dan Patch

Question 56

At horse shows, Hackney ponies are divided into what 2 types of classes?

Answer 56

Cob tail & long tail classes

Question 57

Which organization was created by Claude Mullins in 1947 to encourage youth to stay in school & promote the highest type of conduct & sportsmanship?

Answer 57

National High School Rodeo Association, Inc.

Question 58

What is the pair of horses in a six horse hitch located directly in front of the car?

Answer 58

Wheelers

Question 59

What term describes the use of painful methods & devices to enhance the horse's gait in the show ring?

Answer 59

Soring

Question 60

Name the special requirement of the Peruvian Paso Championship shows to ensure that a completely natural gait & action is exhibited.

Answer 60

All horses must be shown barefoot

Question 61

Describe freestyle reining.

Answer 61

Reining maneuvers set to music in a format designed by each competitor

Question 62

Name 4 forms of doing business as related to horse ownership & horse management.

Answer 62

Sole proprietorship, Partnership, Syndicate, S corporation, Regular Corporation

Question 63

Name 4 National events are sponsored by the AQHA.

Answer 63

National high school rodeo, 4-H awards program, inter-collegiate rodeo, Nat. cutting horse, FFA events, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Assoc, Competitive trail riding, US dressage federation, Eastern Nat. 4-H horse Round-UP

Question 64

Name 8 of the 12 approved classes in NRHA competition.

Answer 64

Open, Limited Open, Non-Pro, Intermediate Non-Pro, Limited Non-Pro, Rookie, Snaffle Bit, Novice Horse Open, Novice Horse Non-Pro, Youth 14-18, Youth 13 & under, Freestyle

Question 65

Name 3 types of hitches that the Hackney is shown in harness classes.

Answer 65

Single, pairs, tandem

Question 66

Name 5 of the 7 most important natural environment factors to consider for the location of a horse farm.

Answer 66

Topography, drainage, prevailing winds, solar radiation, precipitation, vegetation, soil characteristics

Question 67

Name 6 different equine events or uses.

Answer 67

Pleasure, flat racing, harness racing, dressage, combined training (Eventing), rodeo, polo, reining, team penning, shows, draft work, fox hunting, field trials, steeple chase, combined driving, jousting, endurance, cutting, gymkhana, pilling contests, jump

Question 68

Name the 6 maneuvers required in each approved reining horse patterns.

Answer 68

Small slow circles, large fast circles, flying lead changes, roll backs over the hocks, 360 degree spins done in place, sliding stops