Answers and Bonus Round!
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Posted by PH Cody on August 09, 2002 at 11:10:06:
In Reply to: Summer Trivia 2 posted by PH Cody on August 06, 2002 at 11:48:29:
:1. Should the rider's heel be tipped up or down in equitation?
Down of course! Toes up, heels down, shoulders back...you know the routine :)
:2. When one talks about "all that chrome" when referring to a horse, what are they talking about?
The white on a colored horse.
:3. What is "the Sport of Kings"?
That would be Thoroughbred racing :)
Now for my Favorite part! :::::::Grinning very wickedly....:::::
****************************************Bonus Round***********************
1. How many years are horses given to jump the lower-than-standard heights in "green hunter" classes?
2. Which European leader in 1806 created six national studs, thirty stallion centers, and three riding schools in his country?
3. While we're on European leaders...which British leader declared that all stallions MUST be stabled and could not run free?
************************Double Bonus*********************
Here's a good one for ya! Why did the Mongol armies put slabs of raw beef or mutton underneath their saddles when riding?
There ya go - yeah, yeah, I know, you have to get your whining in but remember, it is a BONUS round, and only lasts the weekend...you'll live ;p
PH Cody
Evil Horsehobbyist Community Director!
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