Horses quiz: Easy

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Among these breeds, which one is a French draught horse?

The percheronIt takes its name from the Perche, a region west of Paris

Which coat colour describes a horse with a reddish coat and mane, with no black parts?

ChestnutA bay horse, by contrast, has a black mane, tail and legs

What is traditionally examined to estimate a horse's age?

Its teethThe phrase "looking at the teeth" comes straight from this practice

Which gait of the horse has three beats?

The canterThe walk has four beats and the trot only two

What do you call a male horse that has been castrated?

A geldingA stallion, by contrast, is an entire male kept for breeding

In the gait called the amble, how do the limbs move?

Both limbs on the same side move forward togetherSome North American breeds perform this gait naturally

What digestive peculiarity does the horse have compared with the dog or the cat?

It cannot vomitA powerful sphincter stops food from coming back up the oesophagus

On which part of the body is a horse's height measured?

The withersThe withers sit at the base of the neck, between the two shoulders

Eventing combines dressage, show jumping and which other phase?

Cross-countryCross-country is ridden outdoors over fixed, natural obstacles

What does the word filly mean in horse vocabulary?

A young femaleThe male foal becomes a stallion or a gelding as it grows up