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Just a typical riding lesson... Quiz

Just a quick quiz on the aids, exercises and terminology commonly used in English riding schools, combined with a little bit of general horse knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by pugzzzz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pugzzzz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
362,252

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
774

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Question 1 of 10

1. At the start of the lesson, you traditionally mount from the right side of the horse.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Your instructor asks you to start the ride on the right rein. What does this mean? Hint

Walking anticlockwise around the arena

Walking clockwise around the arena

Walking straight down the centre of the arena

Walking with an inside bend

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Question 3 of 10

3. Your instructor asks you to squeeze with your lower legs. What does this do? Hint

Asks your horse to canter

Encourages your horse to gallop

Slows your horse down

Asks your horse to trot

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Sitting trot' is one type of trot a rider can do. What is the other?
Hint

Standing trot

Pacing trot

Rising trot

Piaffe

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Question 5 of 10

5. When doing rising trot, how do you change your diagonal?
Hint

Change the rein you are riding on

Sit for three beats then rise

Sit for two beats then rise

Stand for one beat then rise

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which is your horse's correct leading leg in canter? Hint

The outside hind leg

The outside foreleg

The inside foreleg

The inside hind leg

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is it called when your horse has energy but not speed? Hint

Extension

Expulsion

Impulsion

Collection

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does it mean when your horse is disunited? Hint

Its canter has four beats

When it swings its hindquarters in trot

When your horse is not collected

Its front and back legs are cantering on different leads

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a rein-back? Hint

Where your horse's legs cross over

When your horse's back arches

When your horse rears on command

Where your horse moves backwards

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the lesson, you need to cool your horse off until it has recovered from the exercise. What should a relaxed horse's breathing rate be? Hint

35 - 50 breaths per minute

5 - 8 breaths per minute

60 - 70 breaths per minute

8 - 20 breaths per minute

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At the start of the lesson, you traditionally mount from the right side of the horse.

Answer: False

You would traditionally mount from the left of your horse. This is an old tradition which can be traced back to Medieval knights who always carried their swords on their left hip. Mounting from the left meant the swords would not get in the way. However, many people now mount from both sides as this can stop unnecessary strain being put on the left side of the horse.

2. Your instructor asks you to start the ride on the right rein. What does this mean?

Answer: Walking clockwise around the arena

Your 'rein' is the side of you which is facing the middle of the school. It is only related to your horse's bend when you are out hacking.

3. Your instructor asks you to squeeze with your lower legs. What does this do?

Answer: Slows your horse down

This puts pressure on your horse's back and restricts their movement, subsequently slowing them down.

4. 'Sitting trot' is one type of trot a rider can do. What is the other?

Answer: Rising trot

Pacing is a gait used by some western breeds, but is totally different from a trot. A piaffe is a dressage move involving a trot with little or no forwards motion, usually performed in sitting trot.

5. When doing rising trot, how do you change your diagonal?

Answer: Sit for two beats then rise

Trot is a two beat gait. As you rise, the horse's outside foreleg should be moving forward, so you are taking the pressure off of your horse's outside leg. Sitting for two beats will change the beat you are rising on.

6. Which is your horse's correct leading leg in canter?

Answer: The inside foreleg

If your horse is on the incorrect leading leg, it will be unbalanced and may trip as it turns a corner.

7. What is it called when your horse has energy but not speed?

Answer: Impulsion

Impulsion means that your horse's power is coming from its back end. This means it is pushing itself along with its hind legs, rather than pulling itself along with its front legs.

8. What does it mean when your horse is disunited?

Answer: Its front and back legs are cantering on different leads

During canter, the first leg to move is the outside hind leg, then the diagonal pair, and then the inside foreleg. When a horse is disunited, it starts with the inside front leg, then moves the outside foreleg and hindleg together, then the inside foreleg. A disunited canter is unbalanced and uncomfortable.

9. What is a rein-back?

Answer: Where your horse moves backwards

A rein-back is when a rider ask for a few paces backwards in walk. This is used as a punishment, during a halt to canter transition, or when performing tasks such as opening gates. It is asked for by gently squeezing back on both reins whilst asking your horse to walk forward with your lower legs and knees. Squeezing the reins means the horse can't go forward, so moves backwards.

10. At the end of the lesson, you need to cool your horse off until it has recovered from the exercise. What should a relaxed horse's breathing rate be?

Answer: 8 - 20 breaths per minute

Horses have a large chest cavity and large lungs. They breathe slower than we do, as their lungs take longer to inflate with each breath.

Source: Author pugzzzz

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