All About Horses Trivia Quiz

Answer: floated

The main reason for this is because horses should have flat surfaced teeth so they can chew their food well. If they are not flat, it can cause digestive problems. The file used is called a "float". Mares have up to forty teeth and adult male horses have 40-44 teeth.

Answer: frog

A horse's frog is like a shock absorber every time the hoof makes contact with the ground.

Answer: only through their nostrils, they can't breathe through their mouth

Horses are "obligate nasal breathers." This means they can only breathe through their nostrils. The nasolacrimal duct is actually a tear duct that drains the tears from the eye down through an opening inside the nostrils.

Answer: directly in front of their face, directly behind, and under their head

Horses will sometimes kick, if you walk up to them without warning into their blind spots. Most of the time horses have monocular vision. This means they see two different pictures at a time.

Answer: about eleven months

A horse's placenta doesn't begin to form before forty days into the pregnancy. Ultrasounds can be used to show the sex of the foal by seventy days into the pregnancy. Colts are usually carried longer than fillies.

Answer: working with them on the ground

Horses become spooked and upset easily, and will sometimes kick or bite. If you are not alert, you can get a nasty injury. It's always best to let them know you are there, and to be aware of their size and strength as well. If you have to take your eyes off them, you should keep a hand on them at all times. By doing this you could feel movement or tensing due to them preparing to bite or kick you.

Answer: timothy

Horse owners should check their pastures regularly for plants that are toxic, and remove them. Horses will sometimes eat plant matter that can make them ill. Some other toxic plants are: yew, deadly nightshade, ragwort, acorns, bracken, laurel, privet, meadow saffron, castor bean, locoweed, horsetail, star thistle, and sorghum. Timothy is not harmful to horses.

Answer: quarter miler

They were called quarter milers because of their ability to reach fast speeds over short distances, so they dominated the quarter mile track.

Answer: to save the breed

The AHC was started because the U.S. Calvary slaughtered the Native American's horses after chasing the tribe in Montana. People from Moscow, Idaho, did not want the breed to die out, so they decided to start a registry for the appaloosa breed.

Answer: because it does not trot, but has a gait called a "running walk"

The "running walk" gait gives the rider a very smooth and comfortable ride. The rider doesn't bounce in the saddle because of this. These horses are also known for their great dispositions, gentle manners, and their beauty. They were developed in Tennessee in the late 1800s.