Riding Level 9

- When grooming a horse's mane, you can make fine plaits, called:
slugs

- Which one of these bones is not found in a horse?
the clavicle

- What are the wedges?
a part of a tooth which falls out at 3 years
the angles of a part

- Healthy tendons are:
fine, dry and smooth

- In this list, what names designate reins?
the blinkers
the elastics
the martingale

- To what does the horse's hock correspond to in humans?
to the ankle

- What does the verb "to paddock" mean?
for a horse, to refuse to go riding by "pushing" its horse rider to the door (so, the paddock)

- After being born, foals, in general:
is fed for a long time by its mother
stands up in less than one hour

- What are the elements of the bridle?
the bit
the cheek strap
the reins
the throat latch

- For the "Arab" trot, I am
stood up on the stirrups, legs straight

- In horses, ingesting less than 10 grams of yew can cause death
true

- Who was Baucher?
The author of the saying "hands without feet, feet without hands"
The inventor of the eponymous bit

- Who created the famous saying "Calme, en avant et droit"?
General L'Hotte

- In hurdle jumping races and in cross races, the hurdles:
the red flag is on the right, the white one on the left
have a jumping over direction in hurdle racing

- In cross races, what types of obstacles are there?
flight hurdles
directional hurdles
panoramic hurdles

After a work session, I have to
inspect its tendons
thoroughly check there is no harness wound
pick my horse's hooves

- What is the average length of a galloping stride?
3.50m