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20 Horse Anatomy Quiz & Trivia Questions

20 Horse Anatomy Quiz & Trivia Questions

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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'?
Horse knee and anatomy trivia question
B
A
Neither
Both

Correct!

Wrong!

3. Name this structure of the horse's hoof:
Frog part of a horse's hoof trivia quiz question
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?
What point is the horse's hip horse anatomy trivia question
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 on a horse's leg from a horse anatomy quiz
Peter Turner Photography / Shutterstock.com
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:
Muscle on a horse's back that supports a rider's weight
SciePro / Shutterstock.com
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" 🙂