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Having a knowledge of basic horse anatomy can help you a lot when you’re around horses. By knowing what’s normal and what isn’t, you’ll be able to spot issues with your horse much quicker. Plus, you can show off your knowledge to family and friends!
There are many professions that are based on horse anatomy and physiology. The vet, farrier, saddle fitter, or equine massage therapist are all experts in the field.
Whether you already know it all or are still learning, you’ll enjoy our fun horse anatomy trivia!
1. Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal.
True
False
Correct!
Wrong!
2. Which one is the horse's 'true knee'?
B
A
Neither
Both
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Name this structure of the horse's hoof:
Frog
Bulb
Triangle
Saddle
Correct!
Wrong!
4. How many toes does a horse have on each foot?
One
Two
Five
None
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Which horse breed has one less rib, lumbar vertebrae, and tail bone?
Arabian
Akhal-Teke
Quarter Horse
Friesian
Correct!
Wrong!
6. How many teeth can horses have?
36-40
36-38
38-40
37-39
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Which arrow is pointing to the horse's point of hip?
B
A
C
None of these
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Do horses have collarbones?
No
Yes
Correct!
Wrong!
9. What range of motion do horses' ears have?
180°
90°
240°
360°
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Name this bone of the horse's skeleton:
Cannon bone
Tibia
Radius
Long pastern bone
Correct!
Wrong!
11. What do you call the section of the mouth where the bit sits?
Bars of the mouth
Hiatus
Mandible
Maxilla
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Name the main muscle supporting the rider's weight:
Longissimus dorsi muscle
Trapezius muscle
Latissimus dorsi muscle
Intercostal muscles
Correct!
Wrong!
13. How wide is the horse's range of vision?
350°
300°
280°
240°
Correct!
Wrong!
14. What are the long hairs on some horses' legs called?
Feathers
Forelock
Slippers
Fetlock Hairs
Correct!
Wrong!
15. Typically, how many bones does a horse have?
205
211
250
201
Correct!
Wrong!
16. A horse's teeth take up more space in their skull than their brain.
True
False
Correct!
Wrong!
17. Why is it considered cruel to trim a horse’s whiskers?
They are sensory hairs that play a role in the horse's perception
They repel flies from the horse's face
Trimming them is painful fo the horse
It's not cruel to trim the whiskers
Correct!
Wrong!
18. How long does it take to regrow an entire hoof?
1 year
2 years
6 Months
9 Months
Correct!
Wrong!
19. How big is the horse's brain relative to the human brain?
Half the size
Quarter of the size
Same size
Double the size
Correct!
Wrong!
20. Female horses tend to have more teeth than males.
False
True
Correct!
Wrong!
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Canela
Monday 28th of March 2022
i love doing these quizzes so much! I would love more quizzes.
Makenzie
Tuesday 7th of December 2021
i always heard feather never plural form
Lexane
Thursday 2nd of December 2021
My collage teacher thought that i should use this so i could write my horse anatomy book
PS the book is called anatomy of a horse
the book is by Lexane.C.P
Makenzie
Monday 6th of December 2021
@Lexane, i will look for it and see if i can find it . it sounds cool
Know it all
Wednesday 18th of August 2021
And it’s “feather” not “feathers” (long hair on horses legs)
Foolproof
Thursday 10th of March 2022
@Know it all, where im from its feathers
Makenzie
Monday 6th of December 2021
@Lexa, me too
Lexa
Thursday 2nd of December 2021
@Henrietta Szathmary, i agree
Rhonda
Sunday 19th of September 2021
@Know it all,
I've always heard feathers. Never heard it in singular form, ever.
Horse feathers it is.
Henrietta Szathmary
Wednesday 18th of August 2021
Hi there,
Both words are actually correct, different parts of the world just use one or the other. Sometimes the spelling can differ too. Where I live they say "feathers" 🙂