Riding Level 4

- The expression "lame duck"
Comes from the fact that horses suffering from emphysema, in the age of cavalry, were considered as "good for nothing"
Designates someone that is lazy

- Can I stroke my horse during riding?
Yes

- A Zebroid is the combinaison of:
A zebra and a pony
a donkey and a mare
a zebra and a horse

- What is one of the essential factors of a horse's fitness and form?
Work

- Can you adjust your stirrups whilst being on a horse?
Yes

- Some vaccinations are compulsory for competing in horse competitions:
Rabies
Horse flu

- Can too many apples cause diarrhea?
Yes

- My horse is cantering. I would like it to go back to walking. What do I have to do?
Pull on the reins


- How tall was the largest horse in hands?
Over 2 metres

- A horse's diet includes cereals, these are preferably given (adjective depending on the type of cereal):
Broken
Flattened

- I have to clean my horse's box…
every two days

- I can clean the dirt stuck under the hooves with a soft brush.
false

- The quality of the soil on which the horse works is very important, check the right statements:
Deep soil tires out the tendons
Hard soil tires out the joints
The frog has a shock-absorbing role; it must be released to work well

- Can you make your horse canter whilst staying seated?
Yes

- What do you have to do to increase to a faster speed?
Use your calves

- To jump a hurdle, I have to:
Place my horse in the middle

- When riding my horse, do I have to respect the highway code?
Yes

- How often should a horse be clipped?
Once a year

- Can horses get tetanus?
Yes

- How often does an adult horse have to be dewormed?
* Every year (pas sur)

- How may breeds of horses are there today?
Over 100

- To notice a limp and determine where it comes from,
You make the horse trot

- The bit is placed…
under the tongue

- A constellation bears the name of a famous mythological horse. What is its name?
Pegasus

- What is deworming used for?
To remove parasites from the horse that are squatting in its intestine

- Do you have to loosen the girth of a horse when someone is about to mount it?
No

- To go from cantering to galloping, my horse must return to walking.
false


- Horses must not drink a lot of cold water in one go if they are sweating.
true
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