Miniature Horses

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1. Miniature Horses are small sized: animals who are cousins to horses. ponies. horses of any color and conformation. mixes between horses and mules.

2. Miniature horses are mostly used for: show and pets. meat and hides. coal mining. Olympic equestrian sports.

3. Miniature horses are never found in pinto colors. True False

4. The maximum height for a registered AMHA horse [American Miniature Horse Association] is: 34" 36" 33" 40"

5. Miniature horses are more often than not shod with horse shoes. True False

6. One (possibly apocryphal) theory of the origins of the Miniature Horse is: they were first discovered in the Grand Canyon by early miners. they were developed to pull Queen Victoria's carriage. they evolved as a separate horse species from Eohippus. they are simply ponies starved since birth to stunt their growth.

7. Shetland Ponies and American Minature Horses are interchangeable names for small horses. True False

8. In order to measure a miniature horse's height, one measures from the ground to: the tip of the ears. the highest point on the back. the top of the head. the last hairs of the mane at the horse's shoulder.

9. Miniature horses eat the following: corn, oats, barley and molasses mixture. all of these. alfalfa/grain pellets. hay.

10. AMHA sponsered miniature horse shows can offer the following classes: tricks, jumps and speed. height, width and length. halter, driving and color. child riding, halter and driving.

11. Miniature horse can live to be: 40 years old. 25 years old. 30 years old. 50 years old.

12. The gestation period of a miniature horse is: 2 years, 4 months. 9 months, 4 days 11 months, 10 days. 6 months, 23 days.

13. Many miniature horse owners use the following as guard animals to protect their horses: llamas. foxes. deer. pigs.

14. Minature horses can be trained to: weed your garden. answer the telephone. use a litter box. help blind people.

15. When breeding miniature horses, the following general rule is used: mate brother and sister to get them smaller. mate a smaller male to a larger female. use as many stallions as possible to impregnate the female. make sure that the stallion calls the next morning.