Hi guys! Merry Christmas!
REMINDER: Competition One: Your Dream horse. Look at post titled Christmas and look at bottom for details.
Competition 2: Banner competition. Look at post Titled ALL NEW CHRISTMAS COMPETITION for details to enter.
Email your entries to : inluvwithponies@gmail.com
MUST be in by New Years Day (Jan 1st)
So! What did you guys get for Christmas?
I want to do another quiz, I know, another one.
This one should be a cinch for those who know about preparing for shows!
This shouldn't be hard for most people as there is only 5 questions and NO BQ!
Preparing for shows (showdays, gymkhanas, etc.)
1. What can be used to plait your horse/pony's mane besides a Plaiting/rubber band?
a. Needle and thread
b. Cord
c. Hair bauble
d. Hairband
2. What design would you draw on your horse/pony's rump with or without a stencil?
a. Circle
b. Triangles
c. Checker/Chess board/ Quarter design
d. Nothing
3. If you were competing in Cross Country in a show, what gear and clothes would you need/wear?
a. Helmet, jacket, gloves, jodhpurs, riding boots, shirt and tie
b. Helmet, back protector, jodhpurs, riding boots
c. Helmet and back protector
d. Helmet, back protector, gloves (if needed), riding boots, jodhpurs, whip
4. What category is the Pussiance event in?
a. Dressage
b. Showjumping
c. Cross Country
d. Hunter Trials
5. Should your horse wear bell boots or tendon boots for dressage?
Merry Christmas, everyone! Tonight, a big, heavy man in a cherry red suit will be dropping presents into everyone's chimneys. Yay!
There is one amazing vid on Howrse (Horse Breeding Game). It is a caroling vid. You guys will love it!
I love to play Howrse but I mostly play Howrse UK, where I can be hunted down with the name Lilaimztwili. Howrse is a really fun game! (Hint: Don't skip the tutorial. It's gives you loads of things!)
But that is for another day (Possibly December 26th and upwards). Now here is the vid they have on the Players Home Page in the News area. This vid belongs to Howrse, not me.
Thw Howrse and Owlient team wishes all the best for 2013! Join them on howrse.co.uk
So, what do you think? If you're a bit confused, the song is 'Silent Night'. Pretty cool, huh?
(if video doesn't show, please register on to Howrse UK and take a look to the right side of the screen where all the news is in the Player's Home Page. It is under the name '
Christmas Carols!
Anyways, yesterday I did a Horse Breeds Quiz because I'm big on quizzing you on your knowledge. SO I NEED EVERYONE TO COMMENT OR EMAIL ME YOUR PERCENTAGES! I want to know!
(Email address at bottom)
Now for those of you who don't know, I have a new Christmas Competition! To learn about it, click the post CHRISTMAS COMPETITION and you can learn the details there.
If you wanna enter, please send your entries to:
inluvwithponies@gmail.com
PLEASE enter!
There is a second one on too. It's called Your Dream Horse.
To enter, email me.
For details look at my first December post Christmas!
(It's at the bottom of the quiz)
Anyways, I was wondering about a quiz. I know you're saying, "Really? Another one? You gotta be kidding me!" but I really like testing your knowledge. This will only be 7 questions with a Bonus Question (So, 8, really) so honestly, it won't be that hard.
English and Western Tack and riding
1. Is a Dutch Gag bit for English or Western?
a. Neither. It's for dutch riding. Really, you should know that.
b. English
c. Western
2. In what type of riding do the riders do bareback instead of tack?
a. English
b. Western
c. Neither. In English riding they only go bareback sometimes, and that's still with tack.
3. In English riding, what does the martingale do when your horse has it on?
a. Keeps them from putting their head down
b. Keeps them from putting their head up
c. Keeps the saddle on and in the right place
4. Can you translate Walk, Trot and Canter gaits into Western? (Sorry if that's a bit confusing)
a. Walk, Jog and Lope
b. Slow Jog, Fast jog and run
c. They don't change. Honestly, you should know that!
5. Western riders hold the reins in one hand. What is that called?
a. Lope
b. Rope reining
c. Neck reining
6. In basic words, What is Competitive Trail Riding? (Hint: Western riding) a. A competition where you have to ride over rough terrain and whoever finds their flag with their name on it first wins b. It measures the fitness of your horse/pony. It's basically a journey from 20 - 120 miles. c. Riding through fake haunted forests 7. What type of riding do 'Polo' and 'Hunter Pace' belong to? a. Neither b. English c. Western BQ: What breed of horse has a bit of a 'cow sense'? (Hint 1: That 'cow sense' is for Western riding / Hint 2: Think about it) a. Quarter Horse b. Mustang c. Lusitano d. Arabian (Arab) e. Thoroughbred f. Anglo-Arab g. Clydesdale h. Connemara i. Kerry Bog j. Hanoverian k. Holsteiner l. Irish Draught m. Irish Hunter Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B BQ: E: Thoroughbred Results: 0 - 3 right (including BQ) Okay, well, it is hard to identify Western and English riding. It's quite confusing. But different origins have different styles of riding and if you want to be a pretty much pony/horse expert you need to learn. Don't get me wrong, you are pretty good. There MIGHT be a chance I'd do a post about it, the difference between Western riding and English riding. Google the ones you got wrong, learn about them and quiz yourself until my post (Near enough to the end of JAN 2013)
4 - 6 right (Including BQ) You know a good bit, you proved that, but you aren't exactly perfect either. Don't get me wrong, you are good. Google the ones you got wrong, learn about them and quiz yourself until my post (Near enough to the end of JAN 2013)
All right (NOT including BQ)
Well done! Don't worry, that BQ is pretty confusing with loads of possible answers instead of a, b, and c. It's the same for everyone else.The answer was Thoroughbred. It's surprising, right? I would be thinking it would be a Quarter Horse or a Mustang. Wouldn't you? That's why I put up the hint 'Think about it'.
All right + BQ
Awesome! You know a lot about Western and English, and the differences too. There with be a post up near the end of January about the differences and about the two riding styles. It might help you improve your knowledge. What style do you ride, or do you at all?
Thanks guys! Ye were ALL fantastic. Some of these questions are hard. There is 50 points for each question you get right and 100 for the Bonus Question. What do you get? Merry Christmas Everyone!
It's TWO WHOLE DAYS to Christmas! Can you believe it? I can't!
I have been asked to do A Horse Breeds Quiz! I can't wait to quiz you on your knowledge of the horse breeds! Good luck! No cheating!
1. What horse breed is also the name of a car?
a. Mustang
b. Volvo
c. Fjord
d. Oliver
2. How big on average is the Shire Horse?
a. 16.3hh
b. 11-14hh
c. 17.2hh
d. 20hh+
3. How big would Shetlands be?
a. 11hh+
b. 11hh-
c. 14.3+
d. 13hh+
4. What colour are Friesians?
a. Friesians are cows and black and white!
b. Chestnut
c. Grey
d. Black
5. Who is the Lusitano's 'Twin brother'?
a. Andalusian
b. Exmoor
c. Volvo
d. Spanish Purebred Horse
6. Where does the Lusitano originate?
a. Spain
b. Majorca
c. Portugal
d. Andalusia
7. Where do the Holsteiner and Hanoverian originate?
a. Iceland
b. Arabiana
c. Steiovera
d. Germany
8. What is an 'Anglo-Arab'?
a. Half throughbred, Half Arab cross
b. Half Clydesdale, half Exmoor cross
c. A breed that always is born with a black coat
d. Angloanian and Arab cross
9. Where does the Marwari originate?
a. Kentucky, USA
b. India
c. Clifden, Galway, Ireland
d. Brazil, South America
10. What bred is almost 100% black?
a. Friesian
b. Arab
c. Anglo-Arab
d. Exmoor Pony
Answers:
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5.A
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. A
0-3 right:
You do know I put some made-up stuff in there? Really? You have to focus on breeds! Soon there will be a post on breeds. Google 'horse breeds' and get all that info in your head! Until that post, you might have to! Take the quiz again!
Percentage: 0% - 30%
4-6 right
You know a few breeds here and there. There will be a post up soon. Quiz yourself on your knowledge now and wait for the post to come up for more of it!
Percentage: 40% - 60%
7-9 right
Perfect! You know a fair bit but there is only 10 questions! But you do know a Shire horse from Exmoor pony, don't you?
70% - 90%
10/10 all right!
You know a lot, don't you? But you can learn more. Wait for my Learners Special: Horse Breeds and learn all the more!
Percentage: 100%
Well done for your participation! Look out for my new Learners Special: Horse Breeds that will up sometime around January!
Hi guys! Happy Christmas!
I haven't been blogging in about two or three months due to school and stable work and making an effort in the horse commitment! I may start the blogging up again! Yay!
When I last posted, a had about a 1000 readers! And when I checked five minutes ago I had over 2605 VIEWERS! Thanks everyone so much for reading even when I completely stopped posting. It means so much! I saw that my most-read post is the General Knowledge Quiz, so I decided I might do another one at the end of this post. It's Christmas! What are you getting? Things that have happened since I stopped posting:
The buying of our new, flashy horsebox for Lily's shows
My highest jump on complete nutter TJ, who gave me a whopping 1m 35!
My stallion getting bound (Constipated. It was when we went away for the weekend and my cousins were taking care of the horses: BIG MISTAKE!)
My instructor asking me if I could take over the ride on TJ.
And... well... yeah, that's it, I guess.
Now it's time for Christmasy books! There is one I really love and it's by my favourite author, the one and only Stacy Gregg. She has written my favourite series in the entire world, The Pony Club Secrets. I'll telll you about them another day! She is writing the Pony Club Rivals, which I will also tell you about another day. But this is her Christmas special for The Pony Club Secrets books, starring Issie Brown. This special for Christmas is called Issie and The Christmas pony.
Issie and The Christmas pony is a heart-warming, lovely story that is just amazing all year round, not to mind Christmas! An extra-special Christmas story about Issie and her friends at pony club. With gymkhanas to win, rivals to defeat, mysteries to solve and ponies in danger to save - these books are perfect for all girls who love ponies. Issie had always wanted her very own pony, and perhaps this Christmas her wish would come true... In this gorgeous Christmas special, Issie tells the story of how she first met Mystic - and how a little magic helped Issie and her perfect pony to stay together forever. A sparkling, festive prequel to the popular Pony Club Secrets series.
This is Stacy Gregg with her horse Luka (Top)
and this is also her with Ash (bottom).
To learn more about Stacy Gregg, her books and her horses, visit:
www.stacygregg.co.uk
Now to wrap up this festive special, I will be doing a General Horsey Knowledge quiz with 10 questions. Don't cheat! That's even worse than getting the answer wrong!
1. Which one is the colour 'Bay'?
a.
b.
c.
2. How many Centimeters in a 13.2 hand horse?
a. 138 b. 132 c. 168 3. Where does the Arab horse originate from? a. Arabia b. Arabiana c. Indiana 4. What is a farrier? a. It's another name for jockeys. Jockeys race horses. b. He's the person that comes to shoe a horse c. a farrier has nothing to do with horses at all. You should know that! 5. What is a 'Bomb Bucklery'?
a. A bomb bucklery is a vicious buck gone wrong. The horse ends up on top of it's rider. b. A bomb bucklery? Bomb Bucklery is a horse that won the Kentucky Derby ten times over! c. Has nothing to do with horses/isn't real when talking about them. You should really know that!
6. Where is the Spanish Riding School? a. Andalusia, Spain b. Vienna, Austria c. Kentucky, USA 7. What is a white horse called when talking about horses? a. Lipizzaner (It's a breed) b. Grey (You don't call horses white!) c. White... right?
8. True or False: Both the walk and the gallop are both a four-beated gait. a. True b. False 9. Which one of the following is the best to describe a palomino? a. Golden coat with white/blonde mane and tail. b. Dark brown with white/blonde mane c. Reddish-Brown coat with white/blonde mane 10. What is an appaloosa? 1. It's a horse colour 2. It's a type of bridle 3. Not sure BQ: What horse would you prefer/suit you? a. Chestnut gelding 16hh. Amazing all-rounder. Not a novice ride. 3 yrs old. b. Palomino mare. 14hh. Super star jumper. 6 yrs old. Suit novice ride. c. Blue roan mare. 15.2. Needs more training in jumping and dressage. Suit advanced. 3yrs old d. Dapple grey stallion. 17hh. Advanced ride only. Is superstar all-rounder. 3 yrs old e. Bay mare. 13.2hh. Suit any rider. Lovely all rounder, very quiet. 10 yrs old. f. Any of the above Answers: 1. C 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.A 10. A BQ: Your choice :) Results: 0-3 right Honestly? No offence, but you don't know a whole bunch about ponies. Start reading my blog, every post. There's some valued info in each. You need it! 4-6 right You know the basics. But your not exactly perfect either. You need to keep reading. You'll be a star! 7-10 right Pony star ! Well done, you proved you know a fair bit. But when it comes to horses, we can always learn more, right? I'm still learning more as well. Keep reading! So what is your perfect horse? Email me at inluvwithponies@gmail.com. I want to know! Christmas Competition! Your dream horse. I want to know! Email your entries to me at inluvwithponies@gmail.com and make sure to include all these or I can't include you!: Name Colour Height Temperament Strong point Breed Gender: (Gelding/mare/Stallion) And hurry!
