Horse Country Gymkhana IQs

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Words and Terms Used About Horses Word Scram
1) A newborn horse is called a (Unscramble these letters: lofa)
2) From the time it leaves it's dam, until it's first birthday a young horse is called a (Unscramble these letters: gnilneaw)
3) On it's first birthday a young horse becomes a (Unscramble these letters: ngilyrea)
4) A young male horse is called a colt and a female is called a filly until they are years old (Unscramble these letters: etrhe)
5) A filly becomes a when she turns four (Unscramble these letters: amre)
6) An adult male horse may be a stallion or a (Unscramble these letters: niglgde)
7) Unscrable the latin root word for horse (Unscramble these letters: uesqu)
Extra hint: lookup equine in a good dictionary.
True or False
8) A mare is in foal (pregnant) for eleven (11) months. Most foalings are planned for the spring and like all mammals, mares produce milk for their young. (true or false)
9) A foal can stand and walk within the first two hours of birth with legs that are almost his/her full adult length. (true or false)
10) A foal can focus his/her eyes shortly after they are born and the first teeth appear by the second week. (true or false)
11) The four natural gaits of most horses are walk, trot, canter and gallop. (true or false)
12) The average lifespan of a horse is 25-35 years old, though some live to age 30-40. Ponies tend to live longer than horses. An English barge horse called Old Billy is said to have lived 62 years. (true or false)
Pick the answer that doesn't belong The family Equidae contains one genus (Equus) with nine species (including burchellii, caballus, przewalskii, grevyi, quagga, zebra). In the species Equus caballus there are over 350 different breeds, which are grouped as four categories: light, heavy, ponies and feral horses
13) Horses with small bones, thin legs and who weigh less than 1300 pounds are considered light. Which of these is NOT a light horse breed: Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Morgan, Welsh, Arabian
14) horses with large bones, sturdy legs and who can weigh up to 2000 pounds are considered heavy or draft breeds. Which of these is NOT a heavy horse breed: Percheron, Icelandic, Clydesdale, Shire
15) Ponies are not just small horses, but are usually not more than 58 inches tall (14.2 hands and under). Which of these is NOT a pony breed: Haflinger, Shetland, Appaloosa, New Forest
16) Feral horses are wild or semi-wild horses. Which of these is NOT a feral breed: Mustang, Brumby, Connemara, Tarpan, Przewalskii

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