false horse tails Unbelievable Equines

2. Which country has the most breeds?

5. How is a horses height measured?

9. 6000-7000 wild mustangs, they can be any color or size, 14.2 hands high on average

1. The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont

1. What are the three races in the Triple Crown?

5. Racing, but also make excellent jumpers

4. True, depending on what teeth a horse has and which teeth show cups.

Rack- a gait performed by some horses, in which the horse lifts its feet very high and looks as though it is dancing

10. Appaloosas, horses that can be any color with spots, they stand 14.2- 15.2 hands high, first bred by the Nez Perce Native Americans

8. Percheron, they have a little feathering, and come in any shade of grey or blackHorse hair fabric-No.38-Herdsma, a vorite of bareback circus riders

1. How many breeds of equines are there?

3. How many horses have won the first two Triple Crown races, but have lost the third?

6. How big does an equine have to be before it is considered a horse and not a pony?

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5. In hands from their withers down

3. What is the normal life span for a horse?

11. Friesians, 15-16 hand high horses, with full manes and tails, feathered legs, and always black coats

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2. 11, Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Assault, Citation, Secretariat, Seattle Slew, and Affirmed

3. What is a Falabella?

Triple Crown- three of the most mous horse races in the world, each taking place at a different track, in the USA

4. True or False: The teeth of a horse can show that horses age.

2. Old Billy, an English horse who lived 62 years from 1760-1822

6. 14.2 hands high.

3. Name 4 of the markings a horse can have on its ce.

1. 207 (67 ponies, 36 working horses, 104 sport horses)

2. coronet (white covering coronet), pastern (white covers entire pastern), half-pastern (white covers half the pastern), fetlock (white covers the fetlock), sock (white extends half way up the cannon, AKA half stocking), stocking (white extends from coronet to knee or hock), distal spots (dark spots in white, AKA Ermine spots)

7. Clydesdales, large, strong draft horses, with long feathers on their legs, can be 16-18 hands high, usually dark brown or bay

Equine Research Park: Educational Materials for Horse Owners a guide to the markings, colors, and some of the tatoos that horses have

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Morris, Desmond. Horsewatching. 1st ed. New York City: Crown Publishers Inc., 1988.

4. The Darley Arabian, The Godolphin Arabian, and the Byerly Turk

Peter: looks good, has a lot of information, liked the opening picture

2. Name 3 of the markings a horse can have on its legs.

1. bay (reddish/brown coat, black points), Dun (yellow to reddish coat, with dorsal stripe), grey (black skin, white or grey hairs), white (pink skin, white hair, must have a white parent, rare), buckskin (yellow/tan coloring, black points), chestnut (AKA Sorrel, reddish brown, points the same color), black (pure black coat, no signs of other colors), palomino (gold colored coat, white or cream mane and tail), roan (any color coat with white hairs mixed in, but not spots, single hairs), champagne (bright pink skin, blue eyes), dappled grey (grey and black hairs forming clear rings), pinto (black/brown coat, white areas all over)

6. Stamina, they are strong dainty looking horses with large, wide-spaced eyes, dished noses and small ears, they come in any color

2. Russia, 27; Britain, 19; France, 18; USA and Germany,Horse hair braids for, 16 each; Italy, 10; Poland 9

7. True or False: Some horses are called hot bloods, some cold bloods, and horses with a mixed parentage are called warm bloods.

For a more detailed explanation of the different ToL page types, have a look at the Structure of the Tree of Life page.

7. True, hot bloods are Arabs, and Thoroughbreds, cold bloods are big work horses, usually from the north

Hiley, Lisa H. The Horse Breeds Poster Book. 1 ed. North Adams: Storey Publishing, 2003.

3. star (white mark on forehead), snip (white mark between nostrils), stripe (white mark between eyes and muzzle, on bridge of nose), blaze (covers area of star, strip, and snip), bald (white covers most of ce, including lips), lip (white lip), muzzle (just the muzzle is white)

3. 20, Burgoo King, Bold Venture, Pensive, Tim Tam, Carry Back, Northern Dancer, Kauai King, Forward Pass, Majestic Prince, Canonero II, Spectacular Bid, Pleasant Colony, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Silver Charm, Real Quiet, Charismatic,Horse hair fabric-No.43-Herdsma. War Emblem, Funny Cide, and Smarty Jones

Jo Ellen: looks good, interesting

I made this tree house, to share with others a major part of my life. I hope you enjoy learning about my vorite animal and have fun doing it! ^__^ From my site a person could learn more about some breeds of horses. They could learn about the coloring and markings one might find on a horse. They can learn some general cts about horses, and a little bit about the Triple Crown.

The horse, or Equine, or Equus caballus, is an animal that has been an important part of the American past since the beginning. This is one of my vorite animals, and here is a fun activity, to help you learn more about these amazing animals. There are four sections for answering horse trivia, some great pictures, a glossary of terms and an answer key.

Ransford, Sandy. Kingfisher Riding Club Horses and Ponies. 1st ed. New York City: Kingfisher Publications, 2001.

2. What is the name of the oldest horse on record?

4. Companionship, pulling carts, circus acts, some are trained as seeing eye animals for the blind

4. What are the names of the first three Arabian Stallions to be put in the General Stud Book?

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1. True or False: Some horses have been known to exhibit color prejudices.

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1. True

2. How many horses have won the Triple Crown, all three races in the same year?

3. 20-25 years

branch of the Tree of Life.

3. a miniature horse, 34 inches tall when full grown, born the height of a Barbie doll