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Date: _______________
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Principles of Ag – Mrs. Sheffield
Introduction to Horses & Horse Breeds – Test Review
Introduction to Horses:
1. What was the earliest ancestor of the modern-day horse?
2. What was the first relationship between horses and humans?
3. When did horses begin to be domesticated?
4. When did the first bits develop?
5. When did people begin riding on a horse’s back?
6. Which group of people was known for having the first recorded geldings, was excellent
horse-mounted archers, and measured their wealth in horses?
7. What is a cavalry?
8. During which dynasty were horse-drawn carriages being used in China?
9. During which time period did horses develop their use further in agriculture?
10. During which time period was horse anatomy studied, and horses also became more
important in transporting goods and people?
11. Who brought over the “first” horses to the Americas in the 1500s?
12. What is a draft-cross?
13. Which colony was the “Kentucky” of its time, before the United States was formed?
14. What is the name of the track that the Kentucky derby is held at?
15. What is the oldest continuously run horse race in the United States?
16. How old are the horses that compete in the Kentucky Derby?
17. Who were the original cowboys?
18. About how many horses were there at the beginning of the 20 th century (1900s)?
19. What were two reasons for the rapid decline of the importance of horses in the city?
20. What was the first American war in which a cavalry was used? (hint: at this time, they
were called the Light Dragoons or Mounted Riflemen)
21. How many horses did the United States export to Europe during World War I?
22. During which war were horse vans used for horse ambulances and field veterinary
hospitals used?
23. What happened with horses in the military during the 1930s?
24. By the 1950s, how many cavalry units were still mounted on horseback in the U.S. and
British armies?
Horse Terms:
25. Define stallion:
26. Define mare:
27. Define foal:
28. Define colt:
29. Define filly:
30. Define gelding:
31. What is a brood mare?
32. What is a foundation sire? (Horse Breeds Notes)
33. One hand is equal to ________ inches.
34. How do you determine if a horse is considered a pony?
35. What is a light horse?
36. What is a draft horse?
37. What does a bay horse look like?
38. What does a sorrel horse look like?
39. What does a buckskin horse look like?
40. What does a dun horse look like?
41. What are the categories for classifying horses according to size, weight and build?
42. What are light horses used for?
43. What is a draft horse primarily used for?
44. What is another way to describe Draft horses?
45. What are some characteristics of the American Buckskin?
46. What are some characteristics of the American Quarter Horse?
47. What are some characteristics of the Clydesdale breed?
48. What are some characteristics of the Mustang?
49. What are some characteristics of the Paint Horse?
50. What are some characteristics of the Thoroughbred horse breed?