General Horse Facts Trivia Quiz

Answer: 11 months

The exact amount of time can vary greatly depending on a number of factors. Things such as the breed of horse, the sex of the foal and the age of the horse in gestation are factors.

Answer: Crawl

Put simply, horses are most well known for their agility which is on display when they have free range of movement. Have you ever seen a horse crawl to get anywhere before?

The three incorrect options for this quiz do not require a horse to contort its body in any particular way, while crawling absolutely would.

Answer: Western

This isn't recreational - it's a style of horseback riding which was developed for its utility. It was intended originally for use by actual American cowboys. As time went on and horseback travel was phased out by modernization, it became a recreation seen in all parts of the world to some degree.

Answer: False

The idea is for the rider to hold one end of the reins, and gently attach the other to the bit in the horse's mouth. When done this way, the rider can better control the direction their horse travels in.

Answer: in the mouth

Along with the reins, properly positioned bits tend to give riders the best possible control over their horses.

The bit can end up being worn as somewhat of a mouth guard, which can give the misconception that this is its purpose.

Answer: No

There is no risk whatsoever, as horses physically cannot vomit. A strong muscle in the stomach, known as the cardiac sphincter, prevents vomiting in all circumstances, regardless of how nauseating a situation may be.

That said, horses can definitely still feel the pain or discomfort caused by overeating, so it'd be best to maintain a consistent, healthy diet.

Answer: No

A horse's brain is approximately 22 oz (0.6 kg) in size, just less than half the average human brain size of 47 oz (1.3 kg).

Answer: Purple

Flamboyant colors in general may be difficult for some horses to see, but they can definitely see red, green and yellow, at least, consistently.

Answer: Fusaichi Pegasus

Fusaichi Pegasus is most notable for winning the Kentucky Derby in 2000. In Japanese speaking parts of the world, "Fusao" and "ichi" roughly combine to indicate that this was supposed to be one of the greatest horses of all time. And it certainly has a lot going for it in such a discussion.

Answer: Cold-blooded

The five categories for breeding are hot-blooded, the mentioned cold-blooded, warmbloods, ponies and miniatures. There are dozens of other unmentioned horse breeds which exist in popular fantasy video games and similar media, but not in real life.