Horse Quiz: 20 General Knowledge Trivia Questions About Horses

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Horses are fascinating and versatile animals and there’s so much to learn about them. Once you get roped in by their charm and beauty, there’s no turning back.

If you’ve stumbled upon our popular horse quizzes, you’ve probably been a horse lover for a while. Perhaps you take regular riding lessons, own a horse yourself or admire them some other way.

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

Top of the ears

Lowest part of the back

Highest part of the bum

Correct!

Wrong!

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

Sheltie

Criollo

Trakehner

Connemara

Correct!

True

False

Correct!

Wrong!

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

205

320

312

201

Correct!

Wrong!

11. The mother of a horse is called its…

Dam

Sire

Mater

Mare

Correct!

Wrong!

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

Correct!

Wrong!

13. What is a bosal?

A type of bitless bridle

A brush used to oil the hooves

A strap that prevents the saddle from sliding backwards

A type of snaffle bit

Correct!

Wrong!

14. What is this behavior called?

17. Are equines carnivores, herbivores or omnivores?

Herbivores

Omnivores

Carnivores

Correct!

Wrong!

18. Which Western riding sport is this?

Cutting

Rodeo

Roping

Reining

Correct!

Wrong!

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

False

True

Correct!

Wrong!

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

Elbows

Voice

Heels

Seat

Correct!

Wrong!

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David M. Sheeran

Monday 6th of December 2021

Good

Lillian Bokrkowski

Sunday 14th of November 2021

Knew I didn't know much but this taught me I am so out of schooling with horses, yet, I love them so much and I have had a good response with those I've been with. I definitely don't know the lingo.

Janet L Westminster

Sunday 12th of September 2021

My Icelandic pony was bit on the nose by a rattlesnake. The swelling was so bad she couldn't breath so she started breathing through her mouth. Icelandics are know to breath through their mouth.

Henrietta Szathmary

Monday 13th of September 2021

Hi Janet,

That's interesting, the horse's anatomy doesn't allow them to breathe through their mouths and that's true for every breed. So I'm not sure what happened there but I would love to find out more 😊

Tommy Lee Fossen

Saturday 11th of September 2021

fun quizz thanks!!

Anne Phaff Ussing

Friday 10th of September 2021

The question about sleeping does not specify whether you mean deep sleep, just nodding off, dozing, lying down, or just resting flat on his side with closed eyes.

Hi Anne,

Fair point. We meant how many hours do horses sleep with all forms of sleep included. That's why we didn't specify 🙂