Essex Horse And Pony Protection Society

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Kids! Test Your Pony Knowledge

1.	Name two different brushes for grooming a pony.
2.	What is a metal curry comb used for?
3.	What does “casting” a shoe mean?
4.	What is a white patch of hairs on a ponies’ forehead called?
5.	Name the nine breeds of ponies native to the United Kingdom.
6.	What are a foal’s first set of teeth called?
7.	What is a female pony up to the age of three years called?
8.	What is a pony in its first year called?
9.	Can a pony see behind him?
10.	How often should a pony’s teeth be inspected for sharpness?
11.	What is the wound called when a hind shoe cuts the bulb of the front heel?
12.	Which ailment are ponies with thin, flat soles likely to suffer from?
13.	What should you do if you think a pony is being neglected or cruelly treated?
14.	What is a mare used for breeding called?
15.	Which breed of heavy horse has no feathers and is always chestnut in colour?
16.	What was the name of Dick Turpin’s horse?
17.	Who is the Patron Saint of Horsemen?
18.	What clothing is used to keep a stabled pony warm?
19.	What is the name of the “girth” that is padded to prevent pressure on the spine and is also used to keep a rug or blanket in place?
20.	What colour is a grey pony in whose coat black hairs predominate?

ANSWERS:

1.	Body brush and Dandy brush.
2.	To clean the Body brush.
3.	Losing a shoe.
4.	Star.
5.	Connemara, Dale, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Fell, Highland, New Forest, Shetland and Welsh.
6.	Milk teeth.
7.	A filly.
8.	A foal.
9.	Yes.
10.	At least twice a year.
11.	Over-reach.
12.	Bruised sole.
13.	Ring EHPPS of course!
14.	A brood mare.
15.	The Suffolk Punch.
16.	Black Bess.
17.	St Christopher.
18.	A day rug, night rug or horse blanket.
19.	A roller.
20.	Iron grey.