Riding Level 6

Riding Level 6 is difficult.The questions become increasingly complex. If you pass this test, you will win a horn of plenty.

 

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Foreword

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Where did fox hunting originate?
* United Kingdom

Who was the first equestrian to be inducted to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame?
* J. Michael Plumb

What riding discipline is most popular in the United States?
* Western

What type of riding competition is the historic Sante Fe Trail?
* Endurance

Which Olympic Three Day Event team won the gold in the 2000 Sydney Three Day Event?
* Australia

The Peruvian Paso is famous for
* The Termino

Which famous show jumper now has a line of English saddles?
* Blythe Tait

What is a Charro?
* A traditional cowboy of Mexico

Which kind of riding demands perfection riding in an upright position with a strong curvature of the haunches, regularity, skill and finesse in all of the natural gaits in dressage?
* Haute école

What rider, atop the horse Salinero, claimed gold in the 2004 Olympics for Individual Dressage?
* Anky van Grunsven

What breeds of horses are represented by the acronym PRE?
* Andalusian
* Lusitano

What nomadic people were meticulous in the careful, planned breeding of fine horses to gain desirable traits?
* The Bedouins

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* What is the best season for cutting horses' hair?
Autumn

* Grooming helps the skin breathe.
True

* Why is bedding used in a box?
To enable the horse to sleep more comfortably
To absorb urine

* What nickname is sometimes given to Carmargue horses?
The sea horse

* It is important to warm up horses before making them work.
True

* What is the particularity of western bridles?
  They do not have a noseband
  They are often highly coloured

* Galloping is at least three times faster than walking.
True

* Where is the noseband?
On the bridle

* My horse is sweating. Can I?
Brush it with straw

* When cleaning and grooming a horse, it is important to cut the hair inside the horse's ears.
False

* A horse must be shoed.
False

* What is the sweat scraper used for?
Wring the hair

* Which of these parts of the horse's head is not the same as in humans?
The moustache

* When I am in an indoor riding school, which of these figures can I not do?
The perpendicular

* When do you have grease your horse's feet?
One to two times a week

* Mules are a cross between:
A donkey and a mare

* The domestication of horses started ago…
5,000 to 6,000 years.