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Horses Trivia
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Which rider won the first Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping by taking Aachen, Geneva, and Spruce Meadows in 2015?
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What exact distance is the Kentucky Derby run at since 1896?
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Which racing event is nicknamed the Run for the Roses?
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What is the fastest natural gait of a horse?
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Which racehorse set a still standing world record of 1:32.9 for a mile on dirt in 2003?
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What is the typical gestation length for a mare?
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Which horse played The Black in the 1979 film The Black Stallion?
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What piece of tack is used to sit on a horse?
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Which equestrian event combines dressage, cross country, and show jumping?
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What do you call a horse's forehead hair that falls between the eyes?
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What exact number of jumps make up the modern Olympic individual show jumping final round before jump-off?
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What exact number of fences are jumped in the Aintree Grand National each circuit?
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What is the term for a horse's height measurement unit?
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Which discipline features a rider guiding cattle from a herd?
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Which horse was the companion of the Lone Ranger on radio and television?
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Which ancient text contains the earliest known horse training manual by Xenophon?
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Which sport involves four riders with long mallets and a small ball?
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What is the exact height in centimeters of the Parthenon frieze horsemen panel number thirteen at the British Museum?
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Which horse won the Breeders Cup Classic by ten lengths in 2000 on dirt at Churchill Downs?
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In which year was the General Stud Book first compiled by James Weatherby for thoroughbreds?
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What is the exact number of vertebrae in the typical horse neck?
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Which job do Clydesdales often perform in public parades?
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What is the exact chromosome count for the domestic horse Equus caballus?
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Which precise muscle group powers the hindquarter propulsive phase in gallop according to biomechanics studies?
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Which mythic horse was said to be winged in Greek legend?
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Which genetic condition results in foals born white with a nonfunctional colon?
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What is a mature male horse that has not been castrated called?
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Which famous horse statue is located in Florence created by Giambologna?
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Which book by Anna Sewell was published in 1877 and sold millions worldwide?
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Which mare completed the New Zealand Filly Triple Crown in 1980 winning all three legs?
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Which Scottish clan treasure features a medieval silver horse harness from the fourteenth century?
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What is the typical number of teeth in an adult male horse including canines?
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What precise heart weight in pounds was recorded for Secretariat during necropsy?
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Which horse set a world record of 1:57.2 for the one and one half mile harness trot in 2014?
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Which horse won the first modern Olympic individual dressage gold in 1912?
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What is the soft area at the back of the hoof that aids shock absorption?
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What was the precise top auction price in US dollars for Fusaichi Pegasus at stud rights sale in 2000?
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Which exact stud fee in US dollars launched Northern Dancer at Windfields Farm in 1965?
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What is the common name for the protective leg gear used during exercise?
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Which mare produced both Galileo and Sea The Stars as dam in consecutive years?
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Which horse is known worldwide for starring in a novel about a black coat?
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Which Arabian strain is traditionally associated with the Kuhaylan family lines?
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Which classical school is famous for airs above the ground performed by Lipizzaners?
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What is the maximum number of points for a perfect dressage movement scored by a judge?
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Which domestic animal group do horses belong to?
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What exact date did Frankel achieve a Timeform rating of 147 after the Juddmonte International?
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What is the term for a young female horse?
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Which Roman emperor commissioned the equestrian statue now thought to depict Marcus Aurelius around 175 CE?
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What is the FEI acronym in international equestrian sport?
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Which exact date did Secretariat win the Belmont Stakes setting a track record?
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What is the recorded top speed for a Quarter Horse over a short sprint distance?
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Which Mongol strategy relied on small hardy steppe horses with remount strings?
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Which country is the Icelandic horse native to?
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Which precise length in meters is the Longines standard for a show jumping stride used in course design?
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Which mare produced the stallion Nearco at the Dormello stud in 1935?
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Which color describes a reddish brown coat with black mane and tail?
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In what year did Man o' War set a world record at one and five eighths miles at Belmont Park?
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Which Mongolian festival features the cross country horse race over 25 kilometers for children riders?
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Which French cavalry officer wrote a classic text on equitation in 1894?
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Which exact fiber length in millimeters characterizes high quality tail hair used for violin bows historically?
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Which body part do farriers trim and balance?
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Which equestrian venue hosts the Badminton Horse Trials cross country course?
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Which gait is a natural four beat movement slower than a canter?
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Which breed registry was founded by Colonel Sanders D Bruce in 1876?
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Which breed is famous for its dished face and high tail carriage?
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What exact stride length in meters is assumed for a five stride show jumping line in standard design?
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Which herd management act in the United States was enacted on December 15, 1971 to protect wild horses?
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Which American race is held at Saratoga and is nicknamed the Mid Summer Derby?
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Which historic mail service in the United States used fast relay horses in 1860 and 1861?
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Which film featured a horse named Joey set during World War One?
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What is the term for a horse's upper lip whiskers used for sensing?
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Which mare was the dam of Phar Lap foaled in 1926 in New Zealand?
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Which museum houses George Stubbs' painting Whistlejacket from the 1760s?
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What is the exact number of bones in the typical adult horse skeleton excluding the wolf teeth?
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What do you call the hair that grows along the neck of a horse?
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Which horse inspired the statue on the Brandenburg Gate quadriga restoration in 1958?
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What exact percentage of body weight can a healthy horse safely drink in water per day in hot weather?
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Which breed originated from the Habsburg stud at Lipica in present day Slovenia?
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Which famous mare won the Melbourne Cup in 2005 breaking a 34-year drought for mares?
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Which horse won the Epsom Derby in 1903 under jockey Danny Maher with a time of 2:36.4?
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What is the term for the part of the hoof that contacts the ground inside the wall?
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In the sport of reining, which maneuver requires a horse to drop quarters and slide straight?
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Which piece of tack goes around the horse's middle to secure the saddle?
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Which term describes a light two wheeled horse drawn vehicle for one or two people?
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What do you call a horse with white patches over a darker base and irregular edges?
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Which coat pattern is characterized by intermixed white and colored hairs but solid head?
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Which Hittite treaty from around 1284 BCE mentions horse training methods by Kikkuli?
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Which horse won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1987 breaking the track record at Longchamp?
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Which stud in Ireland is home to the skeleton of the eighteenth century Eclipse?
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What is the tallest point used to measure a horse's height?
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What was the exact sale price in guineas for the racehorse Hyperion as a yearling?
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In what exact year did the Jockey Club implement the lip tattoo identification system in the United States?
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What exact weight did Red Rum carry to win his third Grand National in 1977?
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Which equestrian discipline uses a dressage test labeled Grand Prix Special?
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Which English farrier text of 1656 by Thomas Blundeville influenced hoof care in the seventeenth century?
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Which ancient Persian cavalry unit specialized in armored horse and rider formations?
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Which Spanish city is home to the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art?
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Which stud book was founded in 1735 by George the Second in Celle?
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Which famous race is the final leg of the American Triple Crown?
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Which hoof angle in degrees is recommended for the average front foot in classical farriery texts?
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Which exact protein is the primary structural component of the hoof wall?
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Which genetic marker test identifies the mutation for hyperkalemic periodic paralysis in Quarter Horses?
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Which equine parasite is targeted by ivermectin paste on a regular schedule?
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What is the common term for a horse's foot covering made of metal?
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Which exact year did the Cavalia equine show premiere in Quebec?
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Which famous racehorse won the Triple Crown in 1973?
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What is the common term for a horse marked with small round dark spots on a light coat?
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Which horse holds the world record for the longest distance covered in 24 hours under saddle on a track?
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What was the exact time of Ruffian's ill-fated match race through the mile pole in 1975?
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Which horse carried Alexander the Great in historical accounts?
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Which breed is famous for speed in quarter mile sprints?
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Which American museum houses Frederic Remington's sculpture The Broncho Buster?
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What is the exact number of alveoli in a horse's lung estimated in veterinary texts?
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What is the classic height cutoff in hands for a pony classification by many registries?
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Which breed is renowned for five natural gaits including the tolt and pace?
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Which breed is nicknamed the Black Pearl of Friesland?
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Which color pattern is caused by the cream gene acting on a chestnut base?
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What is a young male horse under four years called?
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Which equine disease was eradicated in the United States by 1942 through testing and slaughter?
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Which American state features wild horses called the Outer Banks herd?
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What exact number of piaffe steps must be shown on the center line in a Grand Prix dressage test per FEI 2021 rules?
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Which stallion sired both Galileo and Montjeu through his sons?
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Which small sturdy breed is commonly used for children's riding?
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