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British Native Horses and Ponies

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British Native Horses and Ponies game quiz
"The British Isles has a number of native breeds of horses and ponies, some of which have been around for hundreds of years and some of which are now critically rare. See how much you know about the different breeds."

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1. Which horse was originally bred in Northern England as a pack horse but is now more usually seen as a carriage horse?
    Clydesdale
    Hackney
    Cleveland Bay
    Shire


2. Which moorland pony stands 11.3 - 12.3 hands high, is bay, brown or dun and is described as having a characteristic "mealy muzzle" and "toad eye"?
    Exmoor
    Shetland
    Dartmoor
    Highland


3. The oldest English draught breed is next. This horse is always chesnut and is very stocky and powerful. It used to be widely used as a farm horse but is now on the rare breeds critical list as numbers have fallen - which is it?
    Shire
    Cleveland Bay
    Clydesdale
    Suffolk Punch


4. The next British pony is always born black or bay but changes colour as it matures. Which of these is it?
    Eriskay
    Welsh Mountain
    Shetland
    Highland


5. Which stocky pony is nearly always grey or mousey in colour and nearly always has an "eel stripe" along its back? It is friendly and sensible in nature and makes a good family pony.
    Highland
    Shetland
    Eriskay
    Welsh Mountain


6. Which hardy English moorland pony was originally used as a pack pony for the tin-mining industry but is today more often used as child's riding pony?
    Exmoor
    Dartmoor
    New Forest
    Hackney


7. Which English working horse can stand as high as 18 hands and weigh up to a ton? It has heavily feathered, long powerful legs and a friendly nature.
    Shire
    Suffolk Punch
    Cleveland Bay
    Clydesdale


8. Which two sturdy pony breeds are very similar to look at, both being dark coloured ponies standing about 14hh and both originating from the North of England?
    Shetland and Highland
    New Forest and Suffolk
    Dartmoor and Exmoor
    Fell and Dales


9. Which tough pony is described by the breed society as being Section A, B ,C or D, depending on how big and solidly built it is?
    Shetland
    Welsh Mountain or Welsh Pony
    New Forest
    Dartmoor


10. Which is the large draught horse which was developed in Scotland from native mares and imported Flemish stallions?
    Shire
    Clydesdale
    Suffolk Punch
    Cleveland Bay

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