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Horse Quiz: 20 General Knowledge Trivia Questions About Horses

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

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

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Wrong!

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


Bridge
Hoof wall
Frog
Sole

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Wrong!

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


Pinto
Tricolored
Paint
Appaloosa

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


Forelock
Fringe
Quiff
Pony Tail

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Wrong!

7. What is the smallest breed of horse?


Falabella
Icelandic Horse
Shetland
Haflinger

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Wrong!

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


Pace
Trot
Walk
Canter

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


True
False

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Wrong!

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


205
320
312
201

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Wrong!

11. The mother of a horse is called its…


Dam
Sire
Mater
Mare

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


11
9
8
10

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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

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14. What is this behavior called?


Flehmen response action on a horse
Flehmen
Grimace
Sniffing
Smiling

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


Rhino
Elephant
Giraffe
Deer

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16. How many hours a day do horses sleep?


3-4
1-2
7-8
More than 10

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17. Are equines carnivores, herbivores or omnivores?


Herbivores
Omnivores
Carnivores

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18. Which Western riding sport is this?


Horse cutting sport. Horse stopping a cow in a pen
Cutting
Rodeo
Roping
Reining

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Wrong!

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


False
True

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Wrong!

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


Elbows
Voice
Heels
Seat

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Wrong!

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Also, don’t forget to check out our other fun horse quizzes on topics such as dressage, horse racing, horse breeds, horse anatomy, and many more!

Elena

Friday 23rd of September 2022

10/10 I know a lot about horses, have 7, two quarter horse mares, two Frisians (gelding and mare) and three Tennessee walkers.

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.

James and Cookie

Thursday 1st of December 2022

@Lillian Bokrkowski, Nice to see some honesty from people on this forum!!!! :D Keep up the schooling!!! Good Luck!!

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.

Scarlet

Monday 12th of September 2022

@Janet L Westminster, is your horse okay????????? poor horse

Scarlet

Monday 12th of September 2022

@Henrietta Szathmary, thanks for quiz

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!!