The Tack Box - Canadian Equine Website

Novice Riders Quiz

Check the answer you think is right. The answers are at the bottom. Don't look till you answer.

1) How many hands high is still considered to be a pony?

    A) 15.0 hh 
    B) 14.2 hh 
    C) 13.3 hh 

2) What is the most important thing at the horse show?

    A) Winning a ribbon? 
    B) Safety? 
    C) Showing your friends how well you ride? 

3) What do horses and riders compete in at a Combined Training Event?

    A) dressage, stadium jumping and cross country 
    B) Equitation, Stadium jumping, dressage 
    C) cross country, dressage, hunter hack 

4) If you are on the correct diagonal you will be:

    A) Rising out of the saddle at the same time as
    the horses outside front leg is off the ground. 
    B) Rising out of the saddle at the same time as
    the horses inside front leg is off the ground. 

5) What is the judge looking at in an equitation class.