Question Section

1 Q. Why do horses flatten there ears?
1 A. They flatten their ears to show anger, or fear, or aggravation.

2 Q. Why don't I run up to a horse?
2 A. Horses can only see you out of the side of their eyes, and running up will spook them.

3 Q. What does a 'green' horse mean?
3 A. No, it does NOT have anything to do with the colour. A green horse simply means that the horse is not trained fully.

4 Q. I heard someone talking about the 'four gaits' of a horse. What are they?
4 A. The four gaits of a horse are the walk, trot, canter, and the gallop.

5 Q. What is '3 Day' eventing?
5 A. 3 day eventing consists of show jumping, dressage, and cross country. In other words, it is a series of shows that consist jumping, cross, and dressage.

6 Q. What kinds of colours there are for horses?
6 A. The colours are chestnut (light brown), bay (brown with a black mane and tail), dark bay, light bay, dapple grey, (dark circles or rings that appear on the body) flea-bitten grey (grey with flecks of brown hair), grey, red roan (brown mixed with white hair), blue roan (black mixed with white hair), black, white (albino), brown, palamino (golden coat with a white mane and tail), skewbald (brown and white), piebald (black and white), dun (beige coat with a black mane and tail), and an appaloosa (a spotted horse).