Walking On Volume 5, Issue 2, February 2018 | Page 9

Just Horsing Around (Horse Trivia)
By Deanna Mascle
1. What is the fear of horses called?
A. Hippophobia
B. Riddiophobia
C. Sadlophobia
D. Equiphobia
A. Hippophobia
TBD: Hey, you know we don’t make this stuff up, right?!?
2. Which is NOT a form of horse racing?
A. Flat racing
B. Harness racing
C. Steeplechasing
D. Hop-scotching
D. Hop-scotching
TBD: Did you know that horse racing may well be the oldest sport? By the time humans began recording
history it was already well established. Does that mean that book making may really be the oldest profession?
3. Which is NOT a breed of American saddle horse?
A. Tennessee Walker
B. Morgan
C. Quarter Horse
D. Kentucky Sprinter
D. Kentucky Sprinter
TBD: Although, it could be an unofficial breed!
4. The horse’s single toe on each of its four feet is its most marked an-
atomical characteristic and makes it a perissodactyl or odd-toed ungulate.
The horse shares this trait with which other animal?
A. Rhinoceros
B. Tapir
C. Elephant
D. Cow
E. A and B
F. C and D
E. A and B
TBD: Very curious, indeed.
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