Horse Quiz: 20 General Knowledge Trivia Questions About Horses

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Test your equestrian general knowledge with these 20 horse trivia questions. This quiz is the sixth in our series of horse quizzes. Don’t forget to share your results and to check out our other fun horse quizzes!

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1. To measure a horse, you go from the ground vertically up to where?

Withers

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Top of the ears

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Lowest part of the back

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Highest part of the bum

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2. Which of the following is NOT a horse breed?

Sheltie

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Criollo

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Trakehner

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Connemara

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3. True or false: Horses can only breathe through their nose.

False

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True

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4. Which of these is not part of a horse hoof?

Bridge

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Hoof wall

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Frog

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Sole

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5. What do you call a horse with white patches on top of a base coat color?

Pinto

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Tricolored

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Paint

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Appaloosa

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6. What is the segment of hair that hangs between a horse's ears?

Forelock

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Fringe

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Quiff

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Pony Tail

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7. What is the smallest breed of horse?

Falabella

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Icelandic Horse

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Shetland

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Haflinger

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8. Name this horse gait: fast, two-beat, the legs on the same side move together

Pace

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Trot

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Walk

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Canter

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9. True or False: Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.

True

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False

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10. How many bones are there in a typical horse skeleton?

205

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320

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312

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201

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11. The mother of a horse is called its…

Dam

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Sire

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Mater

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Mare

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12. Approximately how many months is the normal gestation period for a pregnant horse?

11

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9

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8

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10

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13. What is a bosal?

A type of bitless bridle

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A brush used to oil the hooves

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A strap that prevents the saddle from sliding backwards

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A type of snaffle bit

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14. What is this behavior called?

Flehmen

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Grimace

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Sniffing

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Smiling

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15. Which animal below is the horse's closest relative?

Rhino

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Elephant

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Giraffe

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Deer

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16. How many hours a day do horses sleep?

3-4

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1-2

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7-8

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More than 10

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17. Are equines carnivores, herbivores or omnivores?

Herbivores

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Omnivores

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Carnivores

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18. Which Western riding sport is this?

Cutting

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Rodeo

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Roping

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Reining

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19. True or false: Estimating a horse's age by its teeth is a myth.

False

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True

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20. Which one is NOT a cue riders use to guide a horse?

Elbows

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Voice

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Heels

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Seat

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