Christmas Eve!

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!

Without BQ:
1: 50
2: 100
3: 150
4: 200
5: 250
6: 300
7: 250