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| A military force mounted on horseback |
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| an animal or team of animals used to pull a load, something is that is drawn or pulled, or the force required to pull. |
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| a division of geological time following the Paleocence and ending about 37 million years ago. |
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| the earliest known ancestor to the modern horse |
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| refers to a process of continuous change from a lower simpler state to higher, more complex state. |
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| animals produced from the mating two different breeds |
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| federal law beginning 1862 that established land grant institution in each state |
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| cross between a female horse and a male donkey |
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| oldest species of horse still in existence |
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| public event in which the more exciting features of a roundup are presented |
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| Vast Semiarid, grass covered plains as found southeast Europe, Siberia, and Central North Americz |
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| A hoofed mammal of the Equidae family |
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| a horse with a small mature size usually 58 inches or less |
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| A group of horses with common ancestry and/or common characteristics |
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| a wild (free-ranging) horse that is the descendant of a domesticated horse |
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a term for measuring a horse height
1 hand = four inches |
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| a mature male horse, that is intact not been castrated |
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| A mature male horse that has been castrated (or "gelded"). |
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| a newborn horse (of either gender) |
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| A horse that is of one year of age (up to two years of age) |
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| The order of how the horses' feet fall when the horse is in motion. Include the walk, trot, canter, and gallop as well as other breed specific gaits. |
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| a general term for the equipment used on the horse |
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| a piece of tack that is used for riding. Includes a bit tat goes in the horse's mouth and reins that are held by the rider |
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| A piece of tack that is placed on the horse's back and where the rider sits for riding. |
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| A piece of tack that goes on the horse's head and is used for leading or tying |
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| a rope or leather "leash" for leading horses |
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| horse with black hair on its body and a black mane and tail |
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| A horse with red or brown hair on it's body and black points it's mane, tail, and lower legs |
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| Chestnut/sorrel color pattern |
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| A red or brown body color with brown (or red or flaxen) mane and tail |
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| a horse with a golden or yellow color on it's body and light mane and tail |
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| A horse with a yellow or beige body color with black points |
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| a horse with a mix of white and dark hairs over black skin |
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| A horse with a yellow or beige body, dark mane and tail, and "primitive" markings such as a dorsal stripe or zebra stripes on its legs. |
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| What is the knee of a horse most similar to on a human |
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| What is the cannon of a horse most similar to on a human |
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| Long bones in hand (or foot) |
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| What is the fetlock of a horse most similar to on a human |
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| What is the hoof wall of a horse most similar to on a human |
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| What is the stifle of a horse most similar to on a human |
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| What is the hock of a horse most similar to on a human |
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| True/False The first fossil horse, Eophippus, was about the size of one of today;s donkeys. |
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| True/False: Equus asinus is the scientific name for today's true horse |
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| True/False: Przewalski's horse was discovered as a fossil in 1879 |
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| True/False: Prehistoric humans probably hunted and ate horses |
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| True/False: Metal bits were first used about 1810 in England. |
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| Arrange the following geologic time periods from oldest to most recent: Pliocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, and Miocene |
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| Paleocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene |
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| List four trends documented in the evolution of the horse |
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| Reduction of toes, increase of size of teeth, lengthening of face, increase in size. |
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| List the following ancestors of today's horse in order of their appearance on Earth: Philohippus, Eohippus, Mesohippus, and Mercyhippus |
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| Eophippus, Mesohippus, Mercyhippus, Pliohippus |
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| Where and when was Przewalski's horse discovered? |
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| Name three horses or horselike animals mentioned in mythology or legend. |
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| Centaur, Unicorn, Pegasus |
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| Name three horses made famous by movies or television |
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| Flicka, Black Beauty, Francis |
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| List the scientific name for the horse and three of its close relatives. |
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| equine: donkey, mule, zebra |
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| Name two factors that caused a decrease in demand for draft horses during the history of the U.S. |
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| motorized taxis, gasoline powered trucks |
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| Name the zoological kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species for the domestic (true) horse |
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: Equus Caballus |
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| How did horse racing start in the U.S.? |
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| In Rhode Island as key to improved breeding. The Kentucky Derby started when M. Lewis Clark visited Europe to study their farms and races |
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| Describe how the Romans influenced the use of horses |
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| Started the cavalry in military conflicts |
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| What 20th Century events have changed how horses are used in this country? |
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| Growth of heavy industry, increase European immigration |
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| Describe the events during the 19th and early 20th century that caused the number of horses to steadily increase in the U.S. |
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| Civil War, World War 1, World War II |
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| What effect did the Middle Ages have on the use of the horses? |
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| They were used for battle and hunting and were largely used in agriculture and farming |
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| Discuss the concept that Spanish conquistadors actually reintroduced to the horse to America |
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| no horse survived prehistoric times except those that possibly went to Asia over a land bridge |
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