Re: Answers and Bonus Round....
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Posted by Deanhil on August 04, 2002 at 20:34:17:
In Reply to: Answers and Bonus Round.... posted by PCF Cody on August 02, 2002 at 10:31:31:
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::1. What is the name of the little Mongolian wild horse named after a Russian explorer?
:Przewalski's Horse
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::2. How many poles are there in Pole Bending?
:The answer here is 6
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::3. True or False: In Hunter classes, the jumps are raised higher and higher until a winner is determined?
:False :)
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: *********************Bonus Round*********************
:Ok....No whining about how tough these might be...its the bonus round after all....Let's see how well we know equine history...
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:1. To what use did they put the first 7 horses that were sent by the London Company to help settle Jamestown in 1610?
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:2. Where was the horse breeding industry centered in Ancient Greece?
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:3. Who brought many fine desert stallions into Spain in the 3rd Century BC during his unsuccessful attempt to invade Carthage?
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: *******************Double Bonus****************
:I couldn't pass this one up, but its a tough one and not an easy one to look up, though its out there, I learned about it in one of my college courses...so 10 points to anyone who gets it...
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:The oldest engraved tablets written on horsemanship were written in 1400 BC by a Hittite. What was his name?
1. I gotta come up with something besides "eating them"... I'm going to say they used the manure to burn for fires in the huts...
I have no clue on the others.. but as I was in the Paddock on Sat night.. and thanks to Mark... The Hittite's name was Kikkuli of Mitanni :)
Robin
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