1. What should you do when you catch a horse who had been trying to get away from you? Give it a quick slap as punishment Reward it Longe it for awhile Different punishments will work 2. What is the MOST common reason a horse won't let someone catch it in the field? It doesn't like its owners It wasn't trained to as a baby It wants to make you mad It knows they'll make it work, & it doesn't want to 3. How should you approach a horse you wish to catch? At an angle, no eye contact Quickly, to get it before it has a chance to run From behind Directly from the front, direct eye contact 4. A more longterm way of getting the horse to let you catch it is to Consistently punish it Work off it's energy by lunging Not catching it from the field Spend time with it after catching it, not making it work all the time 5. If a horse is afraid and spooks, what should you do? Stop, then reassure it. Later on, work on fear control Punish it, so it's afraid of you more Let it go Hang on for dear life 6. Horses need Equality To be bullied around To be babied Structure & security 7. A horse may test you at first to: See who is the leader Show it doesn't like you Show off Make itself an equal 8. Horses need a leader to Keep the herd organized Keep the herd safe Guide the herd All of the above 9. If a horse is afraid to go near something, you should Let it take its time Make it walk straight up to it Bring the object to it None of the above 10. If a horse has refuses bigger jumps, the best course of action is usually to Keep working at those jumps Go back to smaller jumps Alter the course Not jump for a long time Score = Correct answers:
2. What is the MOST common reason a horse won't let someone catch it in the field? It doesn't like its owners It wasn't trained to as a baby It wants to make you mad It knows they'll make it work, & it doesn't want to
3. How should you approach a horse you wish to catch? At an angle, no eye contact Quickly, to get it before it has a chance to run From behind Directly from the front, direct eye contact
4. A more longterm way of getting the horse to let you catch it is to Consistently punish it Work off it's energy by lunging Not catching it from the field Spend time with it after catching it, not making it work all the time
5. If a horse is afraid and spooks, what should you do? Stop, then reassure it. Later on, work on fear control Punish it, so it's afraid of you more Let it go Hang on for dear life
6. Horses need Equality To be bullied around To be babied Structure & security
7. A horse may test you at first to: See who is the leader Show it doesn't like you Show off Make itself an equal
8. Horses need a leader to Keep the herd organized Keep the herd safe Guide the herd All of the above
9. If a horse is afraid to go near something, you should Let it take its time Make it walk straight up to it Bring the object to it None of the above
10. If a horse has refuses bigger jumps, the best course of action is usually to Keep working at those jumps Go back to smaller jumps Alter the course Not jump for a long time
Score = Correct answers: