1. Shetland
   Falabella
2. Miniature horse
   Tennessee Walker

Falabellas are tiny little horses, even smaller than Shetland ponies. They are usually smaller than 32 inches tall.

1. Herd
   Pack
2. Flange
   Flock

It's a herd of horses, as you doubtless know. Hang in there - this quiz is about to get harder.

1. 10,000 years ago
   6,000 years ago
2. 3,000 years ago
   20,000 years ago

Horses were domesticated a few thousand years after farming was invented. Once the choke collar was replaced by traces, horses became critical to farming. In this way, the domestication of the horse is one of the most important historical events ever.

1. Colt
   Filly
2. Foal
   Any of the above

A male baby horse is a colt, a female is a filly. A foal is either.

1. Arabian
   Thoroughbred
2. Cobb
   Friesian

Thoroughbreds are the fastest horses. They are a mix of English horses with Arabian.

1. They are the fastest.
   They can handle the heat best.
2. They have one less vertebrae.
   They have a dish-shaped face.

Arabians are among the oldest breeds and have one fewer vertebrae than other horses. They are also among the fastest, generally speaking.

1. Percheron
   Clydesdale
2. Shire
   Suffolk punch

Shire horses are huge but they are one of the kindest, most agreeable breeds. They have nothing to prove, clearly.

1. Lots of stomach issues under one umbrella
   Bowel problems
2. To put it bluntly, it's gas!
   Twisted intestine

Colic is an umbrella term for a few things. Horses cannot vomit so if they get a gut problem, it can really mess them up.

1. Zebra
   Donkey
2. Giraffe
   Cow

Donkeys are of course the most closely related to horses!

1. A kind of gymnastics
   Jumping
2. Racing
   A kind of dance

Dressage is riding a horse in an elegant, flexible, beautiful routine. It's like floor work at the Olympics. A truly talented dressage horse is a joy to watch.

1. Fashion!
   To protect the whole foot
2. To protect the frog
   To prevent hoof splitting

Horses like to be barefoot some of the year but generally speaking, shoes protect the whole foot from splitting, cracking, injury etc. There are different shoes for different landscapes.

1. It has arthritis in the hock.
   It has a growth in the leg bone.
2. It has sprained a leg.
   It has twisted an ankle.

A horse that is spavined is probably out of competition for good, poor thing. There are good drugs for this but they are not permitted in competition horses.

1. It's brown and white.
   It's black and white.
2. It's bald!
   It's white.

Piebald is black and white. Skewbald is brown and white.

1. It's a quarter as big!
   It can sprint for a quarter mile.
2. It has great quarters.
   It's a quarter as expensive.

The quarter horse's specialty is short sprints, hence the name.

1. It's a little amphibian creature.
   It's a spongy part in the hoof.
2. It's a benign growth under the skin.
   It's not relevant to horses.

The frog of the hoof is a spongy part that protects the horse from impact. It's basically a little shock absorber.

1. The top of the horse's butt
   The base of the neck
2. The highest point on the neck
   Underneath where the girth sits

The withers is where you measure the horse's height from. It is at the base of the neck.

1. The fleshy part is chopped off.
   It is braided up neatly.
2. It is injured.
   It is split into two.

Docking is banned in many places. Sometimes it is necessary if the horse is injured. However horses need their tails and there's no good reason to mutilate them.

1. Height
   Weight
2. Breed
   Temperament

Ponies are smaller than horses - under 14.2 hands. They are also often a little less friendly.

1. 28
   32
2. 40
   42

Adult horses have 40 teeth. A horse's tooth is like a tree ring in reverse: you can accurately tell the horse's age by looking at them, as well as a lot about the horse's health and history. That's why it is rude to look a gift horse in the mouth - because it suggests you think the giver is fobbing you off with a crappy old horse.

1. Ankles
   Tufted hair at the ankle
2. Tufted hair on the head
   Tails

Fetlocks are a tuft of hair at the ankle. They're very cute but they do pick up the muck! Shire horses have big beautiful feathery ones.

1. Elbows
   Knees
2. Shoulders
   Ankles

A hock is essentially an ankle, though it's halfway up the leg. It has several joints in it.

1. A person who walks horses
   A big merry-go-round to exercise horses
2. A fairground ride with real horses
   A lunging session

A horse walker is a device that ensures horses get exactly enough exercise, but no more. It's good for horses coming off an injury, who cannot be left in a field as they may hurt themselves.

1. Walk
   Canter
2. Gallop
   Lope

Walk, trot, canter, and gallop are the four gaits of a horse.

1. Owning four horses
   Grooming four horses
2. Four horses pulling a carriage
   A herd of four mares and one stallion

Four horses pulling one carriage are "four in hand".

1. Moving from canter to gallop
   Moving from gallop to canter
2. Changing the leading leg in canter
   Changing the leading leg in gallop

Flying change is when the horse's leading leg is switched. Canter is a three-beat gait, so it has one leg that lands in the front.

1. Trotting with the horse's neck curved in so the chin is tucked
   Trotting in place
2. Trotting really fast
   Trotting crabwise

Collected trot looks pretty but is contrary to a horse's natural instinct, so it has to be learned. It's not uncomfortable for the horse, just a new skill.

1. Blaze
   Star
2. Sock
   Snip

A sock is on the leg. A snip, blaze or star is on the face.

1. Chestnut
   Chestnut and black
2. Light brown
   Tan and black

A bright bay has a reddish body and a black mane and tail.

1. Saddle
   Girth
2. Stirrup
   Reins

The stirrup was invented in China and made its way west. It is vastly easier to ride with stirrups.

1. One is front legs up, one is back legs up.
   Trick question - they are the same.
2. One dumps the rider, the other doesn't.
   One is to the left, one is to the right.

Rearing is when a horse rises up on its back legs. Bucking is the opposite.

1. Walking sideways
   Rearing
2. Walking backward
   Freaking out and lurching to the side

Horses shy when they are startled, which happens a lot.

1. Dancing
   Speed
2. Their color
   Always having twins

The horses "dance" and it is very beautiful to watch - and also, not cruel, as they clearly enjoy it.

1. Fluffing
   Piloerection
2. Fuzzing
   Bigging

Piloerection is really what it is called. It fluffs up the fur to make the air get trapped, which warms the horse. It's basically like goosebumps.

1. Yes
   No
2. Only if leaning on something
   Only if there is no place to lie down

They sure can! It's a great skill.

1. Bone
   Cartilage
2. Keratin
   Iron

That's right, it's the same thing as your nail! They walk on a great big nail.