20 Horse Anatomy Quiz & Trivia Questions
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Having a knowledge of basic horse anatomy can help you a lot when you’re around horses. By knowing what’s normal and what isn’t, you’ll be able to spot issues with your horse much quicker. Plus, you can show off your knowledge to family and friends!
There are many professions that are based on horse anatomy and physiology. The vet, farrier, saddle fitter, or equine massage therapist are all experts in the field.
Whether you already know it all or are still learning, you’ll enjoy our fun horse anatomy trivia!
1. Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal.
2. Which one is the horse’s ‘true knee’?
3. Name this structure of the horse’s hoof:
4. How many toes does a horse have on each foot?
5. Which horse breed has one less rib, lumbar vertebrae, and tail bone?
6. How many teeth can horses have?
7. Which arrow is pointing to the horse’s point of hip?
8. Do horses have collarbones?
9. What range of motion do horses’ ears have?
10. Name this bone of the horse’s skeleton:
11. What do you call the section of the mouth where the bit sits?
12. Name the main muscle supporting the rider’s weight:
13. How wide is the horse’s range of vision?
14. What are the long hairs on some horses’ legs called?
15. Typically, how many bones does a horse have?
16. A horse’s teeth take up more space in their skull than their brain.
17. Why is it considered cruel to trim a horse’s whiskers?
They are sensory hairs that play a role in the horse’s perception
They repel flies from the horse’s face
Trimming them is painful fo the horse
It’s not cruel to trim the whiskers
18. How long does it take to regrow an entire hoof?
19. How big is the horse’s brain relative to the human brain?
20. Female horses tend to have more teeth than males.
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