Riding Level 3

Of medium difficulty, Riding Level 3 includes quite specific questions, directly related to the world of horses.

If you pass it, you can open your own equestrian centre !

 

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If your horse is lacking minerals, what can you do to help add more minerals to their diet?
* Provide a Mineral Block
* Vet recommended

Feeding your horse sugary feeds and treats can give them cavities in their teeth:
* True

A horse that requires little extra dietary maintenance and maintains a healthy weight is often times called a:
* Easy Keeper

Which feed or grain provides a horse with the highest amount of energy?
* Corn

How many stomachs do horses have?
* One

Horses that are frequently exercised need what?
* Increased protein
* Increased carbohydrates

Pasture can provide your horse with an excellent source of fresh forage:
* True

What is Founder?
* Inflammation of the laminae of the hoof

If a horse needs 2.2 pounds of hay per 100 pounds of body weight per day, how much hay does a 900 pound horse need in a day?
* 19.8

What vitamin is essential for a breeding stallion to have in his diet?
* Vitamin A

When your horse refuses food and water, looks around at their sides, paws the ground and tries to lay down often, what is wrong?
*They have Impaction Colic

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* What are the safety rules when riding a horse?
Keep a safety distance of one horse's size

* Two horses nipping at each other get on well.
True

* A horse's daily ration is mainly determined by its weight and the work it does?
True

* When we talk about a horse, we say that it has…
Legs

* Is it important to put drinking troughs for horses in the meadows when there is no natural water source?
Yes

* A filly is a mare:
under 4 years' old

* Does the curry comb have to be used in circular movements?
Yes

* Do horses have dentists?
Yes

* How long was the longest mane?
5.5 m

* Is walking a gait that comprises four times?
True

* Horses must only be fed once a day.
False

* Are horses mainly fearful or aggressive by nature?
Fearful

* What is the bit directly attached to?
to the bridle mounts
to the reins

* Which parts of the human body does a horse not have?
Toes

* Does the saddle have to be washed after each use?
No

* When I remove my horse's saddle, I have to…
Pull up the stirrups
Place the strap on the saddle to transport it

* In what order must these brushes be used to groom a horse properly?
Curry comb - dandy brush - soft brush

* Before the invention of the steam engine, horses were the main mode of transport for humans.
True

* What are the last checks to be done before mounting a horse?
Check the harness
Check the length of the stirrups